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Pride Is A Bridge: BoPH Celebrates the Pride in the Park
Bridges of Peace was honored to participate in the first annual Ridgefield Pride in the Park! The incredible even was organized by BoPH teacher partner, Maureen Tyra and the Gender and Sexuality Alliance Clubs from East Ridge Middle School, Scotts Ridge Middle School, and Ridgefield High School. Their combined efforts made for a fun and […]
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AIS and MTS Share “High Hopes”
The High Hopes Project was inspired by John Farrell’s original song of positivity! Students from both Mukwashi Trust School and the American International School in Vienna were delighted to dream up new lyrics that celebrated their unique communities!
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Literacy is a Bridge
An essay by Keith Mathews, 13 years old in answer to the question: What’s the one thing you could/would do to change your school, community, or the world. A community feels more alive when the people who live there love it enough to help improve it. I strongly feel I am one of those people that […]
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A Summer Dream
This June, Bridges of Peace and Hope is working to make our dreams for the future a reality. A more peaceful world will be a more connected world, centered on community and the values we share as humans with hope in our hearts. In this world, everyones talents are recognized, their individuality and identity are validated, […]
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AIS Danbury Collects for Dorothy Day House
BoPHoper’s at AIS Danbury and their fellow students have been hard at work collecting food and clothing for donation to the Dorothy Day Hospitality House. Students had the opportunity to drop off their contributions to the Danbury, CT service center and received a tour of the facility. Dorothy Day Hospitality House has been feeding the […]
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Strengthening Bridges: AIS Vienna at the Mukwashi Trust School
AIS Vienna’s trip to Mukwashi Trust School was an incredible success and testament to the deep bond of friendship between both educational communities. Enjoy these photos from the excursion and check soon back for teacher testimonies!
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John’s Journal: Meaningful Connections in May
In the past few months, I’ve been reminded that some connections we make with others don’t reveal themselves until long after they occur. This isn’t a unique or unusual observation but I’m writing about it now because our theme this month is stories, and these are two stories that have enriched my life in unexpected […]
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Share and Celebrate Stories This May!
Joan Didion said, “We tell ourselves stories in order to live.” It is an inherently human quality, to look for narrative structure in a chaotic world. In fact, it is believed by most historians and psychologists that storytelling is one of the many things that define and bind our humanity. In stories we create comfort, purport […]
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Seeds of Hope: Bethel Community Earth Day
Bridges of Peace and Hope was delighted to spend another Earth Day celebrating sustainability and stewardship in Bethel, CT! Last year at the BoPH booth, we built spaghetti bridges and raised funds for the Mukwashi Sanitation Initiative. We also spent some quality time with community members and the awesome alpacas at the event! This year […]
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Strengthening Bridges: AIS Vienna and the Mukwashi Trust School
(From left to right: Elissavet Pontikakis, Nicole Forbes, Nicola Del Fabbro, Gen Trutschmann, Rosalie Rozema — front: Kilian Kröll) Greetings from Vienna! Our teacher team is eagerly planning and preparing for our visit to Mukwashi Trust School. Thanks to the connecting power of BoPH, for years AIS Vienna and the Mukwashi Trust School have been […]
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