This doesn't answer Caroline's question, but I think a workshop led by the kids we worked with the summer to kick off the fall where parents and the whole school community is invited would be a great way to go.
-walter On Wed, Jul 29, 2009 at 11:05 PM, <fors...@ozonline.com.au> wrote: >> We found out today that summer school ends a week sooner then we thought! It >> ends next week. >> We want to send the sticks home with the kids. We need to write a letter to >> the parents explaining what the stick is. Does anyone have any suggestions >> or sample letters? > > What would be good, but probably impractical at short notice, is to invite > the parents to the last session, so the kids can show what they have > achieved. That would give the opportunity to explain the sticks. > > (It has also a sound base in constructionist and social constructivist > pedagogy, the creation of "public entities") > > Tony > _______________________________________________ > IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) > IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org > http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep > -- Walter Bender Sugar Labs http://www.sugarlabs.org _______________________________________________ IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!) IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep