You could try your hand at shooting baskets or your putting skill at miniature golf. Children were busy choosing ducks from a pond or lollipops from a tree. You might have been the lucky winner of Philadelphia 76ers' tickets or a basket of games and toys for the kids. Keynote speakers were Fred Rogers of the long-running television program, Mr. Rogers' Neighborhood , and distinguished author Jonathan Kozol. His new, most personal and hopeful book, Ordinary Resurrections , will be in stores in April.
Popular polls show education to be a priority issue every day.
Politicians and candidates are paying attention. The American Montessori Society is the largest national, educational organization in the United States devoted to Montessori education. The conference included tours of Montessori schools in Manhattan and Brooklyn, NYC, Yonkers, NY and Greenwich, CT, and the United Nations. The children have been learning about what's happening in Mozambique. The idea for this fundraiser came from them.