This was my favorite picture from the community walk because I was glad to see that the community gave tribute to the Philadelphia Negro League because a lot of black people do not recieve a lot of credit and for them to have a whole memorial deicated to the Philadelphia Baseball Negro League its a step up from not reconizing black people at all.

Today i thought that the visitors told me things that i thought were interesting. They told me about most of their religions and also food and clothes. The visitors came to the class rooms during the tour telling the other students about where they came from and what it's like there. The students would be interested with these teachers because the student want to learn the different languages the visitors know and are able to teach, as so am i. Some of them were from Mylassia, Algeria, Egypt, and more. They also showed us there currents from where they're from. I think that this encounter with these visitors will be a pleasent experience.

Today on the 5th day of February 5 people from 4 different countries came to visit us here at the School of the Future. It was 4 male teachers and 1 female. They were all English teachers. This was the 1st time for some of them to ever come to the US. They are here for until June. For the next six weeks they will be at the School of the Future observing the learners as well as the educators. They all speak at least two languages some even four. Therefore they will be helping the learners learn their new languages.

They came today, talked one on one with about 11 learners and had a tour of the new school. They spent some time in some of the classes and got to see how some of the learners act. They got to see how our school differs in many ways. They got to go to the gym and they enjoyed there selves. They played basket ball and did some pull ups. They really had fun. They had lunch with 11 learners and left at about 12:30.

The article's topic was based on xenophobia and discrimination. The article was talking about how a man named Simon attented a christmas party that was organized by the manager from work. The people who also attented were some of his friends. Simon stayed in a small group of people that consisted of students, engineers, IT specialist, lawyers, and laboures. They were all having a good discussion until it became political. A man named Phil introduced his thoughts of manners. He stated that he can't believe those bastards killed our children in Bali. Kick them, send them back to where they belong. They can't fit in with our, the Australian. Simon stated his opinion about what Phil said and Simon asked Phil you are trying to say that we should deport, kick out, detain every single Muslim and person who doesn't fit into of society? You are telling me that al Muslims are terrorist and all of them hate us? Phil said yes. Simon felt as though that was vey ignorant and discrminating because he felt like all Muslims aren't terroist and everyone should be treated equally. He also thought that people discriminating other people was over and thar was over a hundred yeas ago.

Do you think what Phil said was worng?

Do you think other people think that all Muslims are terrorsits?

Are their more people like Phil still out there?

Does discrimination still exist agianst other races?

What can we do to prevent it?

What I thought about today was that I think that we weren’t as prepared as we could have been because I really didn’t comprehend a lot of what they were talking about as far the lady answering the other student’s questions. It wasn’t really a big issue as far as us being prepared because the students from the other school actually take a class that deals with human rights and migration.
Our school went to the UN day to learn other information the migration and the other 5 topics. When we broke up into our small group discussions I was in the group concerning children’s rights. I thought my group was interesting and I learn a lot about children’s rights. There was a girl named Jenifer in my group and she went to Delaware Valley Friends. I not sure what grade she was in but she knew a lot about children’s rights. My Facilitator named was Sara Kitchen and she told us that she started to want to be involved in children’s rights when she was a teenager and she worked as a waitress at a dinner in Massachusetts she overheard two guards that worked at a school a mile away from her home would talk about how they would torture the young men that went to the school. That situation made her want to go into the fields of children’s rights so she studied law and decided after a while to go from law to the classroom and now she is a professor at Chestnut Hill College.
Some of the things I learned The Convention on the Rights of the child is part of education and core curriculums around the world, parents leave their homes to migrate and sometime they take their children with them or they leave them with family members Children migrate to the U.S. so that they can get a better education to receive better jobs some become citizens of the United States others go back to their country, if a child were migrating to come to a Quaker school they could do community service to receive a green card or they can go back to their country, also if they are in a quarter school they would learn the religion if they are a Quaker, and they can easily be abused. This was a good opportunity because I learned a lot about children’s rights and that’s something I wouldn’t mind studying in the future I can’t wait to learn more when everybody come on Dec.1.

1. Why did you attend the UN conference?
I attended the UN conference because i wanted to learn more about children who migrate and their rights.
2. What is your interest in learning about human rights/migration?
My intrest is to learn about children's right and migration because i think it is importatnt for all people and children to be free from anything that may harm them and anyone should have the right to choose where they want to live.
3.What do you already know about human rights/migration?
i know some of the human rights and i know that when you migrate you have to get a green card and when it expires you can either go back to your country or get your green card renewed.
4. What did you learn at the conference?
At the conference i learned about children's rights and that The Convention on the Rights of the child is part of education and core curriculums around the world,parents leave their homes to migrate and sometime they take their children with them or they leave them with family members,
children migrate to the U.S. so that they can get a better education to receive better jobs some become citizens of the United States others go back to their country,If a child were migrating to come to a Quaker school they could do community service to receive a green card or they can go back to their country,also if they are in a quarter school they would learn the religion if they are a Quaker,and they can easily be abused.
5. What aspects are you interested in learning more about?
The aspects i am intrested in learning in are children's right/youth.
6. Do you know what the Millennium Development Goals are? If so, what do you know about them? No i do not know about the Millennium Development Goals.

What can we do to minimize this violence?
To minimize violecne we could starting having neighborhood recration centers have disscussion or diffeent activites for the s=children so that we can get them off the corners and the streets. So that they are occupied with something else other than drugs and hanging on the corner half the night. We also could have more police out at night on the corners getting the children in the house safe so that the violence doesn't increase.
How can we bring about change?
We can bring about change by getting unlisenced guns off the streets, making sure children under 18 aren't outside half the night, and more security around the neighborhoods and schools areas.
How does it affect our identity?
It affects our identity by how we abuse it. We abuse it by using unlisenced guns to kill each other and young children are out here working on corners and using violence such as guns and fighting. I think if we didn't abuse the issuse that there are unlisenced guns out there that people could get to use that we would be safer because if its a lisenced gun they should use it for self defense not to kill people. We would be more safer if we would stop the violence and increase the peace

The way 9/11 effected me, well i'm going to be honest with you it didn't effect me at all because none of my family got hurt or killed, but i do eel sorry for the people that did lose family members and/or friends.

Tony Pauline

I think this is an important issue that i am glad that is being addressed. i know that this march goes on every year. Stoping the violence march is something that effects poeple who have had people in their lives die from violenece, and they come out to supposrt to hope trhat this issue sinks into the minds of people who own a weapon that can kill. Its not only weapons its poeple too. Violence can be fighting and it needs to stop. If this march goes on every year why do we continue to have so many people dying in Philadelphia? People need to really come out and listen to the message that we are trying to get across because having more than a thousand people dying is unexceptable. They need more cops to get these drug dealers off the street, the guns off the street and our kids need to stay safe. I hope the message that we present helps people to understand that this matter in hand needs to be handled because we need to stop the violence and increase the peace.

stop the violence march is very important well to me it is because violence is taking over people is dieing getting hurt and being emotionally effect by it. violence is everywhere and its dominating soon it will be legal because its alredy hard to stop helping this stop the violence wold be a good thing because a bullet does not have a name on it and you will naver know who's next it could be you.

I am bringing a picture of me and my mother to school because it represents my culture and I chose this because every time I see it ,it reminds me who I am and never lets me forget where I come from and it also is a part of me and it is very special to me I love it and it cheers me up every time I see it ,it puts big smile on my face and it is a giant part of my life and my culture. Because seeing my mom just reminds me of the most wonderful thing a person could ever do she bought me in this world to live and be raised and grow up in this wonderful culture I live in.

1. Describes the community you looked at.
The community I looked at is a little the same as the community we live in but ours is more modern we have building, they have buildings we have trees, and they have tree. they have way more trees then us they have villages there community come together like almost everyday but we are more independent.
2. What is different about your community and the community you looked at?
The difference between our two communities is that they have way more nature then us. They have a lot of trees and animals just running wild unlike us we have to hold them captive we live in a totally different invirement.
3. What is the same about your community and the community you looked at?
The things that is the same about our community is we have group cerimonies but for special occasions not just for nothing we have buildings, streets, cars and advertising to sell certain things etc… we live in similar areas but yet so different.

4,.What was the most interesting thing about the community you looked at? Why?

The most interesting things I saw was the bill boards and they try to sell things just like us we are not total strangers to the things going on in our inviroment we are not

1. The state of Oaxaca is part of Mexico. It is the fifth largest state in Mexico.Oaxaca has a warm and dry climate. Oaxaca's economy is highly dependent on tourism.
2. The difference between my community and the community i looked at was that my community has a sesonal change it does not always stay warm and dry like Oxaca. Also Oaxaca, Mexico is located in the southeast and my community is located in the northeast of the United States.
3.The similarities my community has with the community i looked at is that we both depened on a lot of tourism. Also We both have flags to represent our countries.
4. The most intresting thing i looked at while exploring the community of Oaxaca as ow there were some many different Ethnic groups. It was interesting becsause in my community we are all one whole we have different religions but not different gruops. We come together as a whole to discuss an issue or to make a statement. In Oaxaca they come together in their ethnic groups to come up with discussions and descions.

in five years the 9/11 traggity has impacted on us alot and made a big change in the world as well as some peoples life Some people may say they dont care, they dont want to keep hearing about a day when someone important in their lives life got taking i dont blame them but you cant cross it out all together you shouldn't just want to forget. And say you dont care becuse saying you dont care about a day thats so precious and sad to others is disrespectful . And in my opion its very important .That was a big part of some peoples lives. They watched them buildings rise and then we all watched them falled down into a big pile of dirt and dust what was once up and sturdy is no more .some people care .And lives were taking in the anger of terrerist .Its very important and it desearves a day, a moment of silence whatever it takes to have it recognized as it should....i read Quasuans reflection and i totally agree with it i wish i could say more but it would be entirely to much.

My name is Amira Johnson, my birthday is april 29 and i'm 15 years old. I'm light skin with brown eyes and light brown hair. I'm Blessed, very blessed especialy to wake up every morning with air in my body, i'm blessed to have such a wonderful family whoes always there for me. I am also blesssed to be choosen as one of the sudents to be attending the SCHOOL OF THE FUTURE, I am so happy i just can't wait to get inside. I'm smart, nice, funny, kind, fun to be around, friendly, and most of all respectful. I have 7 brothers and 2 sisters and we all have the same mother and father. I have decided that after i get out of school and i finish college i want to be a Dermotologis (a skin doctor) because i have Eczema and i know how it feels to be teased by people who just don't understand. I want to make a differece in our world. I would like to help thoses who can't help them self. I feel as though we should be a family and work together as a whole. When i was a little bit young i used to watch my mother have an alergic reaction, and because i didn't know or understand what was going on i would just sit there and watch. I felt so powerless because i didn't know what to do, i wanted to help her but i didn't know how. I got tiered of the teasing and all the name calling so i said that when i get out of college that i wanted to be an Dermotologis. I love helping out, i'm a very clean and neat person.