In 1999, iEARN-USA launching a student essay initiative which is supported by the John Templeton Foundation called the Laws of Life Essay Project. In this project students submit essays on personal impressions of the values that have helped shape their lives. Students will write in English, Russian, Chinese, Spanish, Arabic, as well as in other languages. Training a Community of Learners. The Smile Train Cleft Buddy Project.
Students ages five and older are encouraged to participate.
Save The Children International. NIS Secondary Schools Program. Regional English Language Office, U.S. Department of State. In Spring 2000, students in sixteen schools in Poland, Lithuania, Romania, Latvia, Bulgaria, Hungary, Belarus, Russia and Kazakhstan completed the third year of a project co-funded by the Regional English Language Office in Vienna, Austria. Test scores rose at each of the participating schools as a result of on-line discussions on issues of civic responsibility, cultural identity, school, bullying, media influence on teenagers, charity, and substance abuse.