The Courage of Children: Boston and Beyond XXXI
Award-winning essays on courage written by sixth-eight grade students participating in The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum.
Award-winning essays on courage written by sixth-eight grade students participating in The Max Warburg Courage Curriculum.
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<strong>Courage</strong> <strong>Beyond</strong> <strong>Boston</strong><br />
A special supplement featuring essays<br />
from our national <strong>and</strong> international partners<br />
<strong>The</strong> essays featured in this section were written by students participating in our<br />
national <strong>and</strong> international programs. <strong>The</strong>y represent the universal nature <strong>of</strong> courage,<br />
<strong>and</strong> support our conviction that all people have the capacity to be courageous.<br />
<strong>Courage</strong> in My Life National Essay Contest<br />
<strong>The</strong> Max Warburg <strong>Courage</strong> Curriculum proudly hosts the <strong>Courage</strong> in My Life<br />
National Essay Contest, open to students in grades 5-8 in the United States.<br />
This program engages students in the reading <strong>and</strong> writing process, while<br />
encouraging young people to write about personal experiences with courage.<br />
We are proud to share inspiring essays written by courageous students from<br />
across the United States in the 31st volume <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> <strong>Courage</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Children</strong>: <strong>Boston</strong><br />
<strong>and</strong> <strong>Beyond</strong>, including our national essay contest winner, Aleena Sattar, from<br />
Beverly Hills academy in Beverly Hills, MI.<br />
All schools that participate in our national program are given access to<br />
teaching guides <strong>and</strong> online resources. We encourage participating schools<br />
to deepen their experience by exploring <strong>and</strong> implementing our sixth-grade<br />
curriculum, <strong>and</strong> we continue to <strong>of</strong>fer support <strong>and</strong> guidance to make<br />
this possible.<br />
<strong>The</strong> Max Warburg <strong>Courage</strong> Curriculum’s Global Initiative<br />
<strong>The</strong> Max Warburg <strong>Courage</strong> Curriculum began working with international<br />
partners in 2007 in response to a growing interest in implementing an<br />
accessible, proven curriculum. To date, the program has been taught in 16<br />
countries, including El Salvador, Pakistan, India, Lebanon, Thail<strong>and</strong>, <strong>and</strong><br />
China. This list continues to grow, as our organization forms partnerships with<br />
schools <strong>and</strong> learning communities across the globe to engage students in the<br />
reading <strong>and</strong> writing process, while empowering them to discover, recognize,<br />
<strong>and</strong> celebrate the courage in their lives.<br />
This year, we are honored to continue our partnerships with <strong>The</strong> Cambridge<br />
Cambodia School, Mawr Volunteers in Yemen, the Personal Development<br />
Institute <strong>of</strong> Mongolia, <strong>The</strong> American School in Barcelona, Dr. Marcia Harris<br />
with the schools in Belize, <strong>and</strong> our newest partner in Istanbul, Turkey, ide<br />
Okullari. We are grateful to each <strong>of</strong> these partners for their compassionate<br />
work with teachers <strong>and</strong> students in their respective countries <strong>and</strong> for sharing<br />
in the vision <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Max Warburg <strong>Courage</strong> Curriculum.<br />
We welcome any organization wishing to work with <strong>The</strong> Max Warburg <strong>Courage</strong><br />
Curriculum. Recognizing that the stories <strong>of</strong> courage from children across the<br />
globe enrich the educational experience for all students, we seek to share our<br />
materials <strong>and</strong> <strong>of</strong>fer educational opportunities for children outside <strong>of</strong> <strong>Boston</strong>.<br />
<strong>The</strong> <strong>Courage</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Children</strong>: <strong>Boston</strong> <strong>and</strong> <strong>Beyond</strong><br />
For more information about <strong>The</strong> Max Warburg <strong>Courage</strong> Curriculum<br />
<strong>and</strong> our programs, please visit www.maxcourage.org<br />
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