Re: [IAEP] Motion To Approve 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

[Lionel Laské]

Hi Caryl,

Thanks for this complete and excellent job.
I'm agree with the last update of Walter.
@Tony, I think the new version is more general. We don't need to mention tools 
in mission, we'll do it in objectives.

Thanks again for this work Caryl. I'm okay to second the motion.

  Lionel



From: Tony Anderson 
Sent: Saturday, April 22, 2017 2:59:12 AM
To: Caryl Bigenho; walter.ben...@gmail.com; Samson Goddy; sameer verma; 
igna...@sugarlabs.org; Lionel Laské; Adam Holt; Laura Vargas; 
iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org; José Miguel García
Subject: Re: Motion To Approve 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

Hi, Caryl

In the January 2017 meeting, the SLOBS approved the following motion:

motion: "Sugar is a learning platform based on the constructionist educational 
principles of Jean Piaget, Seymour Papert, Cynthia Solomon, and Alan Kay. Sugar 
Labs is responsible to develop, distribute, and support Sugar with the help of 
a global volunteer community of contributors. Sugar Labs provides Sugar in two 
forms: Sugar for personal computers and XOs and Sugarizer (Sugar Mobile) for 
mobile devices and the Web."

This seems to satisfy the definition of a mission statement.

Tony

On 04/22/2017 01:12 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote:

Hello All,


This is long, but it needs to be done…


It’s time to “fish or cut bait” as they say. We need to move on with the 
Mission Statement and Goals for Sugar Labs. I am submitting a Mission Statement 
as a motion to be considered for approval at the April SLOB meeting. Then, with 
that in hand, we can move on to settle on 4-5 broad reaching goals to go with 
the Mission Statement to be voted on in May or June.  Specific objectives would 
come after that.


Most of the things people have put on the wiki are neither a mission statement 
nor are they goals. They are Objectives. But most of them lack the specifics to 
be considered a true objective.


So… what do we need in a Mission Statement?


First let’s take a peek at the current one… yes we do have one and I found it 
sitting right at the beginning of the Sugar Labs website 
(https://www.sugarlabs.org/)


At Sugar Labs, we make a collection of tools that learners use to explore, 
discover, create, and reflect. We are non-profit and led by volunteers. We 
distribute these tools freely and encourage our users to appropriate them, 
taking ownership and responsibility for their learning.


Not bad for starters! Now let’s take a look at that Wikipedia says about 
Mission Statements:


Definition:

A mission statement is a short statement of an organization's purpose, 
identifying the scope of its operations: what kind of product or service it 
provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region of 
operation. ... The purpose of a mission statement is to focus and direct the 
organization itself.


Here is the Mission Statement I posted last month, based on an excellent 
document Walter had written about Sugar Labs:


Sugar Labs Mission Statement:

The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners (and educators) with 
powerful free and open source educational tools to help them in engage 
Constructionist learning.

So, with a minimum of editing, we can combine the two to get this:

Sugar Labs Mission Statement:

The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators with a 
collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and reflect. 
We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We distribute these tools freely and 
encourage our users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility 
for their learning.


O.K. Let's see if that meets the criteria in the definition of a Mission 
Statement as stated above.

  *   purpose... check! The whole statement
  *   scope of operations... check! Global
  *   kind of product or service or service... check! Learning tools 
distributed freely
  *   primary customers or market... check! Learners and educators
  *   geographical region... check! Global


Therefore, I propose that the following motion be considered at the April SLOB 
meeting:

_


The 2017 Mission Statement for Sugar Labs shall be as follows:


The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators with a 
collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and reflect. 
We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We distribute these tools freely and 
encourage our users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility 
for their learning.

_



Now, some sample mission statements from a few well known organizations and 
businesses. You will note that some of the biggest and most successful have 
very simple, concise mission statements:


* “Google's mission statement is “to organize 

Re: [IAEP] Motion To Approve 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

[Tony Anderson]

Hi, Caryl

In the January 2017 meeting, the SLOBS approved the following motion:

motion: "Sugar is a learning platform based on the constructionist 
educational principles of Jean Piaget, Seymour Papert, Cynthia Solomon, 
and Alan Kay. Sugar Labs is responsible to develop, distribute, and 
support Sugar with the help of a global volunteer community of 
contributors. Sugar Labs provides Sugar in two forms: Sugar for personal 
computers and XOs and Sugarizer (Sugar Mobile) for mobile devices and 
the Web."


This seems to satisfy the definition of a mission statement.

Tony

On 04/22/2017 01:12 AM, Caryl Bigenho wrote:


Hello All,


This is long, but it needs to be done…


It’s time to “fish or cut bait” as they say. We need to move on with 
the Mission Statement and Goals for Sugar Labs. I am submitting a 
Mission Statement as a motion to be considered for approval at the 
April SLOB meeting. Then, with that in hand, we can move on to settle 
on _4-5 broad reaching goals_to go with the Mission Statement to be 
voted on in May or June.  Specific objectives would come after that.



Most of the things people have put on the wiki are neither a mission 
statement nor are they goals. They are Objectives. But most of them 
lack the specifics to be considered a true objective.



So… what _/do/_ we need in a Mission Statement?


First let’s take a peek at the current one… yes we do have one and I 
found it sitting right at the beginning of the Sugar Labs website 
(https://www.sugarlabs.org/)



/At Sugar Labs, we make a collection of tools that learners use to 
explore, discover, create, and reflect. We are non-profit and led by 
volunteers. We distribute these tools freely and encourage our users 
to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility for their 
learning./



Not bad for starters! Now let’s take a look at that Wikipedia says 
about Mission Statements:



*Definition:*

A *mission statement*is a short *statement*of an organization's 
purpose, identifying the scope of its operations: what kind of product 
or service it provides, its primary customers or market, and its 
geographical region of operation. ... The purpose of a *mission 
statement*is to focus and direct the organization itself.



Here is the Mission Statement I posted last month, based on an 
excellent document Walter had written about Sugar Labs:



Sugar Labs Mission Statement:

/The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners (and educators) 
with powerful free and open source educational tools to help them in 
engage Constructionist learning./


//

So, with a minimum of editing, we can combine the two to get this:

*Sugar Labs Mission Statement:*

/The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators 
with a collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, 
create, and reflect. We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We 
distribute these tools freely and encourage our users to appropriate 
them, taking ownership and responsibility for their learning./


/
/

O.K. Let's see if that meets the criteria in the definition of a 
Mission Statement as stated above.


  * purpose... check! The whole statement
  * scope of operations... check! Global
  * kind of product or service or service... check! Learning tools
distributed freely
  * primary customers or market... check! Learners and educators
  * geographical region... check! Global

/
/

Therefore, I propose that the following motion be considered at the 
April SLOB meeting:


*_*

*
*

*The 2017 Mission Statement for Sugar Labs shall be as follows:*

*
*

/The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators 
with a collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, 
create, and reflect. We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We 
distribute these tools freely and encourage our users to appropriate 
them, taking ownership and responsibility for their learning./


/*_*
/



Now, some sample mission statements from a few well known 
organizations and businesses. You will note that some of the biggest 
and most successful have very simple, concise mission statements:



** “Google's mission statement* is “to organize the world's 
information and make it universally accessible and useful.”



* “The Free *Software Foundation*(FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide 
*mission*to promote computer user *freedom*. We defend the rights of 
all *software*users.”



** “Oxfam* is a global movement of people working together to end the 
injustice of poverty. ... Our *mission*: To create lasting solutions 
to poverty, hunger, and social injustice.”



** “Mission statement*. The *mission* of the Wikimedia Foundation is 
to empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop 
educational content under a free license or in the public 

Re: [IAEP] Motion To Approve 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

[Frederick Grose]

On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 1:32 PM, Caryl Bigenho  wrote:

> Very nice, Walter! Let's just change the motion to reflect your version. 
> Therefore,
> I propose that the following motion be considered at the April SLOB meeting:
>
>
> *_*
>
> *The 2017 Mission Statement for Sugar Labs shall be as follows:*
>
> *Sugar Labs is a volunteer-run project whose mission is to reach ​learners
> and educators​ globally​*
> *​ ​*
> *​with a collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover,
> create, and reflect. Sugar Labs distributes these tools freely and
> encourages its users to appropriate them, taking ownership and
> responsibility for their learning.*
>
> *_*
>

​I believe we want the adverb, globally, for how we reach, rather than the​
adjective, global, that limits the set of learners and educators, some of
whom may value Sugar's strength at being local.

In fact, that seems to be part of our mission:   ...a collection of tools
that enable them to explore, discover, create, and reflect in their local
language.
___
IAEP -- It's An Education Project (not a laptop project!)
IAEP@lists.sugarlabs.org
http://lists.sugarlabs.org/listinfo/iaep

Re: [IAEP] Motion To Approve 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

[Caryl Bigenho]

Very nice, Walter! Let's just change the motion to reflect your version. 
Therefore, I propose that the following motion be considered at the April SLOB 
meeting:

_

The 2017 Mission Statement for Sugar Labs shall be as follows:

Sugar Labs is a volunteer-run project whose mission is to reach global learners 
and educators with a collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, 
create, and reflect. Sugar Labs distributes these tools freely and encourages 
its users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility for their 
learning.
_


Caryl


From: Walter Bender 
Sent: Friday, April 21, 2017 10:17:33 AM
To: Caryl Bigenho
Cc: Samson Goddy; sameer verma; igna...@sugarlabs.org; Lionel Laské; Adam Holt; 
Laura Vargas; iaep@lists.sugarlabs.org; Tony Anderson; José Miguel García
Subject: Re: Motion To Approve 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

A bit more succinct:

Sugar Labs is a volunteer-run project whose mission is to reach global learners 
and educators with a collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, 
create, and reflect. Sugar Labs distributes these tools freely and encourages 
its users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility for their 
learning.

-walter

On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Caryl Bigenho 
> wrote:

Hello All,


This is long, but it needs to be done…


It’s time to “fish or cut bait” as they say. We need to move on with the 
Mission Statement and Goals for Sugar Labs. I am submitting a Mission Statement 
as a motion to be considered for approval at the April SLOB meeting. Then, with 
that in hand, we can move on to settle on 4-5 broad reaching goals to go with 
the Mission Statement to be voted on in May or June.  Specific objectives would 
come after that.


Most of the things people have put on the wiki are neither a mission statement 
nor are they goals. They are Objectives. But most of them lack the specifics to 
be considered a true objective.


So… what do we need in a Mission Statement?


First let’s take a peek at the current one… yes we do have one and I found it 
sitting right at the beginning of the Sugar Labs website 
(https://www.sugarlabs.org/)


At Sugar Labs, we make a collection of tools that learners use to explore, 
discover, create, and reflect. We are non-profit and led by volunteers. We 
distribute these tools freely and encourage our users to appropriate them, 
taking ownership and responsibility for their learning.


Not bad for starters! Now let’s take a look at that Wikipedia says about 
Mission Statements:


Definition:

A mission statement is a short statement of an organization's purpose, 
identifying the scope of its operations: what kind of product or service it 
provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region of 
operation. ... The purpose of a mission statement is to focus and direct the 
organization itself.


Here is the Mission Statement I posted last month, based on an excellent 
document Walter had written about Sugar Labs:


Sugar Labs Mission Statement:

The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners (and educators) with 
powerful free and open source educational tools to help them in engage 
Constructionist learning.


So, with a minimum of editing, we can combine the two to get this:


Sugar Labs Mission Statement:

The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators with a 
collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and reflect. 
We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We distribute these tools freely and 
encourage our users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility 
for their learning.


O.K. Let's see if that meets the criteria in the definition of a Mission 
Statement as stated above.

  *   purpose... check! The whole statement
  *   scope of operations... check! Global
  *   kind of product or service or service... check! Learning tools 
distributed freely
  *   primary customers or market... check! Learners and educators
  *   geographical region... check! Global


Therefore, I propose that the following motion be considered at the April SLOB 
meeting:

_


The 2017 Mission Statement for Sugar Labs shall be as follows:


The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators with a 
collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and reflect. 
We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We distribute these tools freely and 
encourage our users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility 
for their learning.

Re: [IAEP] Motion To Approve 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

[Walter Bender]

*A bit more succinct: *

*Sugar Labs is a volunteer-run project whose mission is to reach global
learners and educators with a collection of tools that enable them to
explore, discover, create, and reflect. Sugar Labs distributes these tools
freely and encourages its users to appropriate them, taking ownership and
responsibility for their learning.*

*-walter*

On Fri, Apr 21, 2017 at 1:12 PM, Caryl Bigenho  wrote:

> Hello All,
>
>
> This is long, but it needs to be done…
>
>
> It’s time to “fish or cut bait” as they say. We need to move on with the
> Mission Statement and Goals for Sugar Labs. I am submitting a Mission
> Statement as a motion to be considered for approval at the April SLOB
> meeting. Then, with that in hand, we can move on to settle on *4-5 broad
> reaching goals* to go with the Mission Statement to be voted on in May or
> June.  Specific objectives would come after that.
>
>
> Most of the things people have put on the wiki are neither a mission
> statement nor are they goals. They are Objectives. But most of them lack
> the specifics to be considered a true objective.
>
>
> So… what *do* we need in a Mission Statement?
>
>
> First let’s take a peek at the current one… yes we do have one and I found
> it sitting right at the beginning of the Sugar Labs website (
> https://www.sugarlabs.org/)
>
>
> *At Sugar Labs, we make a collection of tools that learners use to
> explore, discover, create, and reflect. We are non-profit and led by
> volunteers. We distribute these tools freely and encourage our users to
> appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility for their learning.*
>
>
> Not bad for starters! Now let’s take a look at that Wikipedia says about
> Mission Statements:
>
>
> *Definition:*
>
> A *mission statement* is a short *statement* of an organization's purpose,
> identifying the scope of its operations: what kind of product or service
> it provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region
> of operation. ... The purpose of a *mission statement* is to focus and
> direct the organization itself.
>
>
> Here is the Mission Statement I posted last month, based on an excellent
> document Walter had written about Sugar Labs:
>
>
> Sugar Labs Mission Statement:
>
> *The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners (and educators)
> with powerful free and open source educational tools to help them in engage
> Constructionist learning.*
>
>
> So, with a minimum of editing, we can combine the two to get this:
>
>
> *Sugar Labs Mission Statement:*
>
> *The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators with
> a collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and
> reflect. We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We distribute these
> tools freely and encourage our users to appropriate them, taking ownership
> and responsibility for their learning.*
>
>
> O.K. Let's see if that meets the criteria in the definition of a Mission
> Statement as stated above.
>
>
>- purpose... check! The whole statement
>- scope of operations... check! Global
>- kind of product or service or service... check! Learning tools
>distributed freely
>- primary customers or market... check! Learners and educators
>- geographical region... check! Global
>
>
> Therefore, I propose that the following motion be considered at the April
> SLOB meeting:
>
>
> *_*
>
>
> *The 2017 Mission Statement for Sugar Labs shall be as follows:*
>
>
> *The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators with
> a collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and
> reflect. We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We distribute these
> tools freely and encourage our users to appropriate them, taking ownership
> and responsibility for their learning.*
>
>
> *_
> *
>
>
>
> Now, some sample mission statements from a few well known organizations
> and businesses. You will note that some of the biggest and most successful
> have very simple, concise mission statements:
>
>
> ** “Google's mission statement* is “to organize the world's information
> and make it universally accessible and useful.”
>
>
> * “The Free *Software Foundation* (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide
> *mission* to promote computer user *freedom*. We defend the rights of all
> *software* users.”
>
>
> ** “Oxfam* is a global movement of people working together to end the
> injustice of poverty. ... Our *mission*: To create lasting solutions to
> poverty, hunger, and social injustice.”
>
>
> ** “Mission statement*. The *mission* of the Wikimedia Foundation is to
> empower and engage people around the world to collect and develop
> educational content under a free license or in the public domain, and to
> disseminate it effectively and 

[IAEP] Motion To Approve 2017 Sugar Labs Mission Statement

[Caryl Bigenho]

Hello All,


This is long, but it needs to be done…


It’s time to “fish or cut bait” as they say. We need to move on with the 
Mission Statement and Goals for Sugar Labs. I am submitting a Mission Statement 
as a motion to be considered for approval at the April SLOB meeting. Then, with 
that in hand, we can move on to settle on 4-5 broad reaching goals to go with 
the Mission Statement to be voted on in May or June.  Specific objectives would 
come after that.


Most of the things people have put on the wiki are neither a mission statement 
nor are they goals. They are Objectives. But most of them lack the specifics to 
be considered a true objective.


So… what do we need in a Mission Statement?


First let’s take a peek at the current one… yes we do have one and I found it 
sitting right at the beginning of the Sugar Labs website 
(https://www.sugarlabs.org/)


At Sugar Labs, we make a collection of tools that learners use to explore, 
discover, create, and reflect. We are non-profit and led by volunteers. We 
distribute these tools freely and encourage our users to appropriate them, 
taking ownership and responsibility for their learning.


Not bad for starters! Now let’s take a look at that Wikipedia says about 
Mission Statements:


Definition:

A mission statement is a short statement of an organization's purpose, 
identifying the scope of its operations: what kind of product or service it 
provides, its primary customers or market, and its geographical region of 
operation. ... The purpose of a mission statement is to focus and direct the 
organization itself.


Here is the Mission Statement I posted last month, based on an excellent 
document Walter had written about Sugar Labs:


Sugar Labs Mission Statement:

The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners (and educators) with 
powerful free and open source educational tools to help them in engage 
Constructionist learning.


So, with a minimum of editing, we can combine the two to get this:


Sugar Labs Mission Statement:

The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators with a 
collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and reflect. 
We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We distribute these tools freely and 
encourage our users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility 
for their learning.


O.K. Let's see if that meets the criteria in the definition of a Mission 
Statement as stated above.

  *   purpose... check! The whole statement
  *   scope of operations... check! Global
  *   kind of product or service or service... check! Learning tools 
distributed freely
  *   primary customers or market... check! Learners and educators
  *   geographical region... check! Global


Therefore, I propose that the following motion be considered at the April SLOB 
meeting:

_


The 2017 Mission Statement for Sugar Labs shall be as follows:


The mission of Sugar Labs is to reach global learners and educators with a 
collection of tools that enable them to explore, discover, create, and reflect. 
We are a non-profit and led by volunteers. We distribute these tools freely and 
encourage our users to appropriate them, taking ownership and responsibility 
for their learning.

_



Now, some sample mission statements from a few well known organizations and 
businesses. You will note that some of the biggest and most successful have 
very simple, concise mission statements:


* “Google's mission statement is “to organize the world's information and make 
it universally accessible and useful.”


* “The Free Software Foundation (FSF) is a nonprofit with a worldwide mission 
to promote computer user freedom. We defend the rights of all software users.”


* “Oxfam is a global movement of people working together to end the injustice 
of poverty. ... Our mission: To create lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, 
and social injustice.”


* “Mission statement. The mission of the Wikimedia Foundation is to empower and 
engage people around the world to collect and develop educational content under 
a free license or in the public domain, and to disseminate it effectively and 
globally.”


* “SIERRA CLUB MISSION STATEMENT: To explore, enjoy and protect the planet. To 
practice and promote the responsible use of the earth's ecosystems and 
resources; to educate and enlist humanity to protect and restore the quality of 
the natural and human environment; and to use all lawful means to carry out 
those objectives.”


* “We are Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF). We help 
people worldwide where the need is greatest, delivering emergency medical aid 
to people affected by conflict, epidemics, disasters, or exclusion from health 
care.”


* Facebook’s Mission Statement

Facebook’s mission statement is “to