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Brief of my fourth week YALI Washington Fellowship Program

Weekly Topic: Collaboration - Public / Private Partnership. I will begin by citing one of our latest activities of the week “our visit to Oracle ” we were welcomed in one of the meeting rooms for presentations following: www.oracle.com Driving Business in a Globalized World; Importance of a compliance culture, Corporate Citizenship (key Themes: Education, Environment); Sustainability and climate change and had a Panel Discussion on Talent Development, Diversity and Women in Leadership. I remember that "Right people, Right place doing the work Right" and "As a leader, you-have to make others successful" The half day presentations gave me the opportunity within short time to learn from these great leaders who back the pride of this second CLASSIFIED Company after Microsoft. We watched a video on WECYCLERS about the company of a young Nigerian, is a must watch video clip that will inspire you at http://wecyclers.com/ In the afternoon, the St

Briefing of my third week YALI Program 2014

A new week began with the prospect of celebrating the Independence of the United States on July 4, so amazing to taking part for the first time in US.   Then see a summary of our activities for the week, this time focusing on Climate Change and Environmental Preservation. Two visits were made: • We visited The Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, to see the Edible Schoolyard garden sustainable food [1] . This is an interesting initiative focused on sustainable development and the involvement of children and young people in the preservation of the environment. The Mission of the Edible Schoolyard is essentially to teach life skills and support academic learning through hands-on classes in a one-acre organic garden and kitchen classroom. The Edible Schoolyard curriculum is fully integrated into the school day and teaches students how their choices about food affect their Health, the environment and their Communities. • Lawrence Berkeley Lab's Advanced Light Sou

Bref de ma troisième semaine au Programme YALI 2014:

Une nouvelle semaine avec en perspective la célébration de l'indépendance des Etats unis le 4 juillet, ce qui inaugure déjà un week end prolongé. Voyons alors le résumé de nos activités de la semaine axée cette fois ci sur le changement climatique et la préservation Environnemental. Deux visites ont été effectuées: ·          The Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School, Edible Schoolyard pour voir le jardin de la nourriture durable. C'est une initiative intéressante orienté vers le développement durable et l'implication des enfants et des jeunes dans la préservation de l'environnement.               La mission de la Edible Schoolyard est d'enseigner des compétences essentielles de la vie et appuyer les apprentissages scolaires par des cours pratiques dans un jardin bio et une classe de salle de cuisine. Le programme de récréation comestible est entièrement intégré dans la journée d'école et enseigne aux étudiants comment leurs choix alimentaires