Page 25 - Norwood Spring 2019 Magazine

Middle School FALL PLAY
Student Leader Once Upon
Breakfast
Each year, in February, the a Pine: The
Parents Council of Washington
hosts the Middle School Student Adventures
Leader Breakfast, providing a of Pinocchio
forum for confidential peer-to-
peer, self-directed conversation
on a variety of issues such as On November 16 and 17, 2018,
social status, self-image, stress, Norwood’s seventh and eighth
technology, social media, and graders brought the tale of
communication with family and everyone’s favorite puppet to
teachers. Member school are life in an outstanding dramatic
invited to send two students. production.
Travis Wooden accompanied two Based on the beloved classic by
seventh graders this year. Carlo Collodi, the performance,
adapted by Tommy Jamerson,
Model U.N. and the told the story of Geppetto, the
Greater Washington lonely toymaker, who longs to
Conference on have a child to call his own. He
International Affairs gets more than he bargained for
The GWCIA is an annual when Pinocchio—a marionette
single-day Model United carved from an enchanted log—
Nations conference for middle springs to life before his eyes!
school students hosted every Filled with memorable characters
fall by the George Washington and magical adventures, this
University International A‹airs year’s fall play was a poignant
Society. For more than a decade, reminder of the importance of
Norwood has been sending its love, friendship, and honesty.
Model U.N. students, coached by Congratulations to the cast
Middle School Media Resource and crew, and to director Emily
Specialist Sue Gail Spring, to Nichols, who always makes the
GWCIA so they can further magic happen. And that’s no lie!
develop critical-thinking skills
needed for resolution building,
communication skills to excel in
a collaborative setting, and the SEE MORE:
confidence to lead and advocate View more Pinocchio photos:
for what they believe in. This year, norwoodschool.smugmug.com/
November-2018
24 seventh and eighth graders
participated in the conference Watch the show:
where they did an outstanding vimeo.com/norwoodschool
job representing countries such
as Iran on the U.N. Women’s COMING UP NEXT:
Committee on increasing THE LITTLE MERMAID
education for women, Ireland > May 3 & 4, 2019
on the Council of the European
Union, and Egypt on limiting
climate change and helping
environmental migrants.

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