TEFL.COM and the DREAM ROOM

PAPERDREAMS is all about sharing dreams for a better world so when I asked the TEFL.com team if I could
include a post on their project support in Ethiopia, in particular, the DREAM ROOM FUND, I was very glad they said yes. Here is their warm New Year wish to teachers around the world:

Wishing you a very happy, peaceful and prosperous 2013

Veronica, David & the TEFL.com Team

This year TEFL.com is supporting English Alive Academy, a school for the poor in Nazareth, Ethiopia. Our sponsorship includes the cost of a teacher for a year as well as a contribution to the school's Dream Room Fund which will refurbish and equip an existing classroom, in desperate need of repair, into a 'dream room' for the class and its teacher.

In a country where 77.8 % of the population live below the poverty line, there is an enormous need for a high quality, subsidised education which enables all pupils to reach their own potential, regardless of ability. All of the pupils' families live on less than 2 dollars a day.

You can learn more about the school at www.englishaliveacademy.org.

Wishing the school great success and we hope the DREAM is fulfilled very soon.

The Travelling Book

This is a dream come true for Gal Kleinman, founder of Magical Moments around the World, an online global project whose virtual pages have turned into PAPER and can be seen, read and felt by people across the world. Xisca Riera and I joined the project in 2009, sharing and registering the special moments of a group of Na Caragol students. Three years on we have the honour of being the first to receive and host the "Magical Moments Travelling Book", and our students have the great satisfaction of seeing their words in print in a beautiful publication. Thanks to Julia Oliver Koppen and Ana Garcia, English Coordinators of the British Council Project a special ceremony was organised to celebrate the arrival of the book. Both High School pupils and Primary are continuing to share positive experiences and even families have become involved as parents and grandparents tell of their magical moments.  Congratulations GAL and PARTICIPANTS around the world. The book came with a message of LOVE, PEACE and HARMONY which reflects the essence of the blog PAPERDREAMS. I am very proud to be part of this amazing global initiative and invite everyone to turn the pages and take part too....
http://www.magicalmoment.net/

Thanks to local magazine Bellpuig and Ultima Hora for publishing the Travelling Book news.
http://ultimahora.es/mallorca/noticia/noticias/part-forana/momentos-magicos-caragol-emprenden-viaje-por-mundo.html
Watch this space for more on the journey of the book!!!!!

Paper paradise

A very cool place in Beijing where anyone can leave a note, message, poem....stick it on the wall or even on the ceiling.
The place was covered with notes in all different languages.












Downstairs you can sit , write out postcards or letters and send them straight off.

paper creativity in China

In the classroom in Beijing, having fun with newspapers as we get ready to act out my story "The Castle Hunters".

"A CASTLE, A CASTLE, WE WANT A CASTLE!!!"

So much fun with a couple of old newspapers...hats, crowns, swords, capes and even super-hero goggles.

Collage creations with newspapers-"City Scenes"

A little bit of paper can go a long, long way in a classroom in China.

paperdreams in china

The China experience begins! This summer I experienced Asia for the first time with a working holiday in Beijing. Absolutely AMAZING...

A park in Beijing, sightseeing on our first day.

Views around the Summer Palace

Tiananmen Square

798 Art District....soooooo cool

Tree Expo Closes

Dance and poetry performance, choreographed by Marga Llobera with Cloe, Alma and Estrella

Julie and family

Joel, Pau and the girls.

Aquí celebrando la belleza del bosque a través de la fotografía, danza y poesía en el cierre del evento "Arbres" en Ses Josefines. Gracias a todos por participar y animar. Gracias sobre todo a Jaume de Fotos Casa Cabrer, a Duplicat, a Artà Digital, a Steve e Isabel de la tienda Art-Decor. Esperamos que Antònia Llabrer de la Xarxa Forestal vuelva algún día a dar otra ponencia de la misma calidad que "Els valors del bosc". Fantástica. También GRACIAS al Ayuntamiento de Artà por incluir el evento en el programa de fiestas de Sant Salvador y a la revista Bellpuig por ayudarnos a difundir las iniciativas del centro cultural Ses Josefines. Las asociaciones Dignitat i Feina i Novena Nube quieren seguir promocionando eventos y proyectos artísticos y culturales y esperan vuestras sugerencias.

Last but not least, estas GRANDES MUJERES artísticas y creativas Lucia Lummel, fotógrafa profesional y especialista en instalaciones innovadoras FLASH y Mari, leñadora, diseñadora y soñadora .....

Photo Competition Capdepera

Photography lovers TAKE NOTE....

PHOTOWALKING in CAPDEPERA....Post your photos via FACEBOOK...another very nice initiative introduced by Cati Vallespir and promoted by Capdepera Council. BIG PRIZES and a BIG CHANCE to show or get to know the beauty of the area and its rich cultural heritage. Let your EYES take a walk, CLICK, POST and SHARE.....

https://www.facebook.com/PhotoWalkingCapdepera



NO NOS CANSAMOS DE LA FOTOGRAFÍA Y POR ESO OS PONGO EL ENLACE SIGUIENTE.

https://www.facebook.com/PhotoWalkingCapdepera

NUESTRA AMIGA CATI VALLESPIR CELEBRA SU PRIMER AÑO DE MATERNIDAD LANZANDO IDEAS Y PROYECTOS CREATIVOS, CULTURALES,Y "COOL" POR SUPUESTO...ESTO ES SOLO EL PRINCIPIO..PHOTOWALKERS WATCH OUT!!!!!!!! HAPPY DAY! FELIZ CUMPLEAÑOS para vuestra princesa Nora y que sigas lanzando y danzando con energía.