good afternoon I can’t see you but hopefully you can see me
hopefully you can see me
hopefully you can see me don’t let Valerie fool you she is
don’t let Valerie fool you she is
don’t let Valerie fool you she is competitive I’ve played tennis with her
competitive I’ve played tennis with her
competitive I’ve played tennis with her and I’ve watched her play tennis and she
and I’ve watched her play tennis and she
and I’ve watched her play tennis and she actually willed herself to winning a 3d
actually willed herself to winning a 3d
actually willed herself to winning a 3d printer at our maker party this summer
printer at our maker party this summer
printer at our maker party this summer which her daughter now has it’s Syracuse
which her daughter now has it’s Syracuse
which her daughter now has it’s Syracuse where she’s fabricating jewelry so
where she’s fabricating jewelry so
where she’s fabricating jewelry so there’s a theme going through today a
there’s a theme going through today a
there’s a theme going through today a little bit of a theme and it’s about
little bit of a theme and it’s about
little bit of a theme and it’s about agency it’s about that something inside
agency it’s about that something inside
agency it’s about that something inside of us that we can go out and make our
of us that we can go out and make our
of us that we can go out and make our lives happen and certainly Valerie did
lives happen and certainly Valerie did
lives happen and certainly Valerie did that and the lessee sisters had me in
that and the lessee sisters had me in
that and the lessee sisters had me in tears and you know just seeing them in
tears and you know just seeing them in
tears and you know just seeing them in their yard playing and looking at the
their yard playing and looking at the
their yard playing and looking at the pictures of their parents and
pictures of their parents and
pictures of their parents and grandparents and feeling the support
grandparents and feeling the support
grandparents and feeling the support that they got to make their lives happen
that they got to make their lives happen
that they got to make their lives happen and not once that they mentioned the
and not once that they mentioned the
and not once that they mentioned the word school and I’m gonna talk about
word school and I’m gonna talk about
word school and I’m gonna talk about trying to build an ecosystem of learning
trying to build an ecosystem of learning
trying to build an ecosystem of learning here in Newport that gives all of our
here in Newport that gives all of our
here in Newport that gives all of our kids a shot at getting that kind of
kids a shot at getting that kind of
kids a shot at getting that kind of support and Tuesday I was talking with a
support and Tuesday I was talking with a
support and Tuesday I was talking with a colleague working on finding ways that
colleague working on finding ways that
colleague working on finding ways that we can demonstrate to the world that
we can demonstrate to the world that
we can demonstrate to the world that kids do learn outside of the school very
kids do learn outside of the school very
kids do learn outside of the school very powerful things and she told me a story
powerful things and she told me a story
powerful things and she told me a story her fourth grade daughter there was a
her fourth grade daughter there was a
her fourth grade daughter there was a house down the street
house down the street
house down the street a mansion sort of thing that they’ve
a mansion sort of thing that they’ve
a mansion sort of thing that they’ve been renovating and her fourth grade
been renovating and her fourth grade
been renovating and her fourth grade daughter said I want to know about that
daughter said I want to know about that
daughter said I want to know about that place I want to research it and I want
place I want to research it and I want
place I want to research it and I want to write a story just because she wanted
to write a story just because she wanted
to write a story just because she wanted to do that agency so you know I went
to do that agency so you know I went
to do that agency so you know I went online talked to a couple of people and
online talked to a couple of people and
online talked to a couple of people and went to one of our cultural institutions
went to one of our cultural institutions
went to one of our cultural institutions and asked for help she got a little bit
and asked for help she got a little bit
and asked for help she got a little bit of help but not the kind of help that
of help but not the kind of help that
of help but not the kind of help that you would expect a fourth-grader active
you would expect a fourth-grader active
you would expect a fourth-grader active of their own volition to get and it’s
of their own volition to get and it’s
of their own volition to get and it’s I’m not I don’t want to blame anyone
I’m not I don’t want to blame anyone
I’m not I don’t want to blame anyone here but I think it’s kind of where we
here but I think it’s kind of where we
here but I think it’s kind of where we are now that we expect these things to
are now that we expect these things to
are now that we expect these things to do it all for our kids it doesn’t work
do it all for our kids it doesn’t work
do it all for our kids it doesn’t work these things were invented in the late
these things were invented in the late
these things were invented in the late 1800 1800
1800 1800
1800 1800 as factory model schools designed to
as factory model schools designed to
as factory model schools designed to train people for a very very specific
train people for a very very specific
train people for a very very specific thing so I think we have a real
thing so I think we have a real
thing so I think we have a real opportunity here in Newport to build a
opportunity here in Newport to build a
opportunity here in Newport to build a community in which we all donate
community in which we all donate
community in which we all donate something which is our time which is our
something which is our time which is our
something which is our time which is our talent which is possible let me tell you
talent which is possible let me tell you
talent which is possible let me tell you my story it was 1990 I was living in
my story it was 1990 I was living in
my story it was 1990 I was living in Boston I was working for Greenpeace I
Boston I was working for Greenpeace I
Boston I was working for Greenpeace I was raising money I was chasing
was raising money I was chasing
was raising money I was chasing submarines I was climbing smokestacks
submarines I was climbing smokestacks
submarines I was climbing smokestacks and I was reading the Boston Globe and
and I was reading the Boston Globe and
and I was reading the Boston Globe and what I saw in there day after day broke
what I saw in there day after day broke
what I saw in there day after day broke my heart
my heart
my heart it was the school’s violence shootings
it was the school’s violence shootings
it was the school’s violence shootings just basic disaster jumping off the
just basic disaster jumping off the
just basic disaster jumping off the pages of the newspaper but I felt like I
pages of the newspaper but I felt like I
pages of the newspaper but I felt like I was part of the problem because here I
was part of the problem because here I
was part of the problem because here I was about 29 years old living in a city
was about 29 years old living in a city
was about 29 years old living in a city and I didn’t know any kids and that just
and I didn’t know any kids and that just
and I didn’t know any kids and that just didn’t seem right because in my ideal
didn’t seem right because in my ideal
didn’t seem right because in my ideal world and I may be a little too
world and I may be a little too
world and I may be a little too idealistic but so be it I didn’t you
idealistic but so be it I didn’t you
idealistic but so be it I didn’t you know if I don’t know any kids that means
know if I don’t know any kids that means
know if I don’t know any kids that means I can’t connect with them because in my
I can’t connect with them because in my
I can’t connect with them because in my ideal world we all have to be connected
ideal world we all have to be connected
ideal world we all have to be connected we have to lift each other up and we’re
we have to lift each other up and we’re
we have to lift each other up and we’re down we’ve got to work together to make
down we’ve got to work together to make
down we’ve got to work together to make things happen we’ve got to share our
things happen we’ve got to share our
things happen we’ve got to share our talents so I got on my bicycle and I
talents so I got on my bicycle and I
talents so I got on my bicycle and I rode over to the Lewis middle school in
rode over to the Lewis middle school in
rode over to the Lewis middle school in Roxbury which is right here
Roxbury which is right here
Roxbury which is right here and mr. Bevilacqua said to me he goes
and mr. Bevilacqua said to me he goes
and mr. Bevilacqua said to me he goes Steve we have teachers who don’t show up
Steve we have teachers who don’t show up
Steve we have teachers who don’t show up every day we could use you every day so
every day we could use you every day so
every day we could use you every day so I became the building substitute at the
I became the building substitute at the
I became the building substitute at the Lewis middle school a school teeming
Lewis middle school a school teeming
Lewis middle school a school teeming with adolescents fights madness but
with adolescents fights madness but
with adolescents fights madness but beautiful children and a couple of
beautiful children and a couple of
beautiful children and a couple of things broke my heart they’re one they
things broke my heart they’re one they
things broke my heart they’re one they would punish the kids by eating their 20
would punish the kids by eating their 20
would punish the kids by eating their 20 forcing them to eat their 22-minute
forcing them to eat their 22-minute
forcing them to eat their 22-minute lunches in the classroom or in the main
lunches in the classroom or in the main
lunches in the classroom or in the main cafeteria they would just say no talking
cafeteria they would just say no talking
cafeteria they would just say no talking at all no recess no talking and then at
at all no recess no talking and then at
at all no recess no talking and then at the end of the day there was this one
the end of the day there was this one
the end of the day there was this one teacher was always dressed to the nines
teacher was always dressed to the nines
teacher was always dressed to the nines and I think he had another job and he
and I think he had another job and he
and I think he had another job and he would
would
would yell so loudly at the kids and just tell
yell so loudly at the kids and just tell
yell so loudly at the kids and just tell them to be quiet sit down I was like I
them to be quiet sit down I was like I
them to be quiet sit down I was like I cannot believe these guys doing this
cannot believe these guys doing this
cannot believe these guys doing this don’t get me wrong there were a lot of
don’t get me wrong there were a lot of
don’t get me wrong there were a lot of good teachers in that school but just
good teachers in that school but just
good teachers in that school but just the overall climate was not healthy
the overall climate was not healthy
the overall climate was not healthy now I tried to do my little thing and
now I tried to do my little thing and
now I tried to do my little thing and take him outside there’s a beautiful
take him outside there’s a beautiful
take him outside there’s a beautiful park right next door and Reid and I did
park right next door and Reid and I did
park right next door and Reid and I did that for two or three times but the
that for two or three times but the
that for two or three times but the administration said no more of that so
administration said no more of that so
administration said no more of that so in a further step to get to know some of
in a further step to get to know some of
in a further step to get to know some of the kids I volunteered at a local
the kids I volunteered at a local
the kids I volunteered at a local bicycle shop taught the kids to fix
bicycle shop taught the kids to fix
bicycle shop taught the kids to fix bikes taught the kids to ride bikes and
bikes taught the kids to ride bikes and
bikes taught the kids to ride bikes and on weekends I would go for rides all
on weekends I would go for rides all
on weekends I would go for rides all over the city with some of the kids the
over the city with some of the kids the
over the city with some of the kids the Emerald Necklace and bought some
Emerald Necklace and bought some
Emerald Necklace and bought some beautiful network of paths and it was
beautiful network of paths and it was
beautiful network of paths and it was one Saturday we were on the
one Saturday we were on the
one Saturday we were on the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge no there’s
Massachusetts Avenue Bridge no there’s
Massachusetts Avenue Bridge no there’s Harvard and MIT off to the north and the
Harvard and MIT off to the north and the
Harvard and MIT off to the north and the Charles River sparkling glorious day
Charles River sparkling glorious day
Charles River sparkling glorious day teeming with energy and one of the
teeming with energy and one of the
teeming with energy and one of the spanish-speaking kids looks at me says
spanish-speaking kids looks at me says
spanish-speaking kids looks at me says are we in the Caribbean and he meant it
are we in the Caribbean and he meant it
are we in the Caribbean and he meant it were four miles from his house and my
were four miles from his house and my
were four miles from his house and my point is I’ve been doing field trips
point is I’ve been doing field trips
point is I’ve been doing field trips with kids for over 20 years Dunham by
with kids for over 20 years Dunham by
with kids for over 20 years Dunham by bike Dunham by plane Dunham by boat
bike Dunham by plane Dunham by boat
bike Dunham by plane Dunham by boat Dunham by foot
Dunham by foot
Dunham by foot Dunham by car and most of our kids are
Dunham by car and most of our kids are
Dunham by car and most of our kids are just cut off from what goes on out in
just cut off from what goes on out in
just cut off from what goes on out in the real world and here’s the thing that
the real world and here’s the thing that
the real world and here’s the thing that just breaks my heart that as human
just breaks my heart that as human
just breaks my heart that as human beings we are absolutely born to learn
beings we are absolutely born to learn
beings we are absolutely born to learn put the two-year-old the four year old
put the two-year-old the four year old
put the two-year-old the four year old the five year old on the ground watch
the five year old on the ground watch
the five year old on the ground watch them go all they do is fill themselves
them go all they do is fill themselves
them go all they do is fill themselves up look at the lessee sisters and their
up look at the lessee sisters and their
up look at the lessee sisters and their backyard jumping and cooking and bacon
backyard jumping and cooking and bacon
backyard jumping and cooking and bacon and Macon there’s nothing stopping these
and Macon there’s nothing stopping these
and Macon there’s nothing stopping these girls right but boom
girls right but boom
girls right but boom five what happens the bell rings we put
five what happens the bell rings we put
five what happens the bell rings we put them on the bus we drop them off at
them on the bus we drop them off at
them on the bus we drop them off at school we sort them by date of
school we sort them by date of
school we sort them by date of manufacture thank you Ken Robinson
manufacture thank you Ken Robinson
manufacture thank you Ken Robinson greatest TED talk ever and then we
greatest TED talk ever and then we
greatest TED talk ever and then we expect them to pop out 13 years later
expect them to pop out 13 years later
expect them to pop out 13 years later ready to go but you know what happens
ready to go but you know what happens
ready to go but you know what happens after 13 years we’ve got some certified
after 13 years we’ve got some certified
after 13 years we’ve got some certified grade-a you know where that came from
grade-a you know where that came from
grade-a you know where that came from meat grade-a meat right the rest of us
meat grade-a meat right the rest of us
meat grade-a meat right the rest of us beasts
beasts
beasts these many of us s-some 30% of kids
these many of us s-some 30% of kids
these many of us s-some 30% of kids don’t even get out of high school right
don’t even get out of high school right
don’t even get out of high school right so I think we can do better because we
so I think we can do better because we
so I think we can do better because we are born to learn we love joy we’d love
are born to learn we love joy we’d love
are born to learn we love joy we’d love to do all these things so that’s fab
to do all these things so that’s fab
to do all these things so that’s fab Newport that’s where I work
Newport that’s where I work
Newport that’s where I work spent my last eight years of the school
spent my last eight years of the school
spent my last eight years of the school working at the Met school is the
working at the Met school is the
working at the Met school is the community learning specialist developing
community learning specialist developing
community learning specialist developing internships and community programs it
internships and community programs it
internships and community programs it was heavily involved with sale Newport I
was heavily involved with sale Newport I
was heavily involved with sale Newport I helped start bike Newport and I saw the
helped start bike Newport and I saw the
helped start bike Newport and I saw the relationships with the kids in the
relationships with the kids in the
relationships with the kids in the community internships the return that
community internships the return that
community internships the return that the kids got here and the return like
the kids got here and the return like
the kids got here and the return like the people who spent their time with the
the people who spent their time with the
the people who spent their time with the kids great stories about what it did for
kids great stories about what it did for
kids great stories about what it did for them now at fab Newport or I’ve been for
them now at fab Newport or I’ve been for
them now at fab Newport or I’ve been for a year and a half now I started at the
a year and a half now I started at the
a year and a half now I started at the met school because I felt a need to get
met school because I felt a need to get
met school because I felt a need to get children more involved with 21st century
children more involved with 21st century
children more involved with 21st century tools our mission is to liberate the
tools our mission is to liberate the
tools our mission is to liberate the maker intrinsic in all of us but yeah we
maker intrinsic in all of us but yeah we
maker intrinsic in all of us but yeah we got 3d printing laser cutters vinyl
got 3d printing laser cutters vinyl
got 3d printing laser cutters vinyl cutters you can see the electronics
cutters you can see the electronics
cutters you can see the electronics there in that slide but we really want
there in that slide but we really want
there in that slide but we really want is we want to develop kids who can go
is we want to develop kids who can go
is we want to develop kids who can go out and make their lives happen give
out and make their lives happen give
out and make their lives happen give them that sense of agency exactly what
them that sense of agency exactly what
them that sense of agency exactly what the litchi girls were talking about you
the litchi girls were talking about you
the litchi girls were talking about you got to make it happen right so here’s a
got to make it happen right so here’s a
got to make it happen right so here’s a story about a kid who made it happen
story about a kid who made it happen
story about a kid who made it happen summer of 2015 my first year summer at
summer of 2015 my first year summer at
summer of 2015 my first year summer at the helm of fab Newport we had a float
the helm of fab Newport we had a float
the helm of fab Newport we had a float your boat program yeah we did a little
your boat program yeah we did a little
your boat program yeah we did a little boat building but most importantly one
boat building but most importantly one
boat building but most importantly one expose our kids to the rich array of
expose our kids to the rich array of
expose our kids to the rich array of opportunities that exist in Newport we
opportunities that exist in Newport we
opportunities that exist in Newport we biked to the beach we biked downtown we
biked to the beach we biked downtown we
biked to the beach we biked downtown we biked to the elms we got a harbor tour
biked to the elms we got a harbor tour
biked to the elms we got a harbor tour we met with Dave and he showed us about
we met with Dave and he showed us about
we met with Dave and he showed us about you know clean ocean stuff we sailed at
you know clean ocean stuff we sailed at
you know clean ocean stuff we sailed at a sail Newport we even got the sail on a
a sail Newport we even got the sail on a
a sail Newport we even got the sail on a 12 meter we went over to Jamestown we
12 meter we went over to Jamestown we
12 meter we went over to Jamestown we sailed on a Hobie Cat eleven kids from
sailed on a Hobie Cat eleven kids from
sailed on a Hobie Cat eleven kids from the North End most of them never sailed
the North End most of them never sailed
the North End most of them never sailed some of them had never
some of them had never
some of them had never been on a boat at the end of the summer
been on a boat at the end of the summer
been on a boat at the end of the summer two boys fell in love with sailing they
two boys fell in love with sailing they
two boys fell in love with sailing they had never sailed before they absolutely
had never sailed before they absolutely
had never sailed before they absolutely loved it it was this summer 2016 we did
loved it it was this summer 2016 we did
loved it it was this summer 2016 we did not have the resources to run the float
not have the resources to run the float
not have the resources to run the float your boat program I didn’t want him to
your boat program I didn’t want him to
your boat program I didn’t want him to lose the opportunity so I connected them
lose the opportunity so I connected them
lose the opportunity so I connected them with Newport Yacht Club they have a
with Newport Yacht Club they have a
with Newport Yacht Club they have a great program they offer some
great program they offer some
great program they offer some scholarships and one of the boys with
scholarships and one of the boys with
scholarships and one of the boys with the help of his mother they got signed
the help of his mother they got signed
the help of his mother they got signed up and the other kid little hectic
up and the other kid little hectic
up and the other kid little hectic applied to the wrong program didn’t get
applied to the wrong program didn’t get
applied to the wrong program didn’t get the opportunity and it was the monday
the opportunity and it was the monday
the opportunity and it was the monday the one guy was headed down there and
the one guy was headed down there and
the one guy was headed down there and you know what the other kid did got on
you know what the other kid did got on
you know what the other kid did got on his bike and pedal down there with him
his bike and pedal down there with him
his bike and pedal down there with him and they let him in this is a scrappy
and they let him in this is a scrappy
and they let him in this is a scrappy kid who doesn’t do well in school but
kid who doesn’t do well in school but
kid who doesn’t do well in school but he’s one of the most helpful kids in
he’s one of the most helpful kids in
he’s one of the most helpful kids in school now we got to shake things up a
school now we got to shake things up a
school now we got to shake things up a little this slide here was drawn by a
little this slide here was drawn by a
little this slide here was drawn by a med school sophomore shaking up the
med school sophomore shaking up the
med school sophomore shaking up the school kids are floating out to around
school kids are floating out to around
school kids are floating out to around opportunities exist in town and those
opportunities exist in town and those
opportunities exist in town and those are all acorns on the bottom there I’ll
are all acorns on the bottom there I’ll
are all acorns on the bottom there I’ll get to the acorns in a minute so and
get to the acorns in a minute so and
get to the acorns in a minute so and this girl acted on her own behalf she
this girl acted on her own behalf she
this girl acted on her own behalf she did her freshman year up in Bristol at
did her freshman year up in Bristol at
did her freshman year up in Bristol at the high school there decided she wanted
the high school there decided she wanted
the high school there decided she wanted more came down to the mat school and
more came down to the mat school and
more came down to the mat school and she’s already interned at the norman
she’s already interned at the norman
she’s already interned at the norman bird sanctuary and the newport art moves
bird sanctuary and the newport art moves
bird sanctuary and the newport art moves in and well we think about here Newport
in and well we think about here Newport
in and well we think about here Newport there are so many opportunities cultural
there are so many opportunities cultural
there are so many opportunities cultural institutions think of the Preservation
institutions think of the Preservation
institutions think of the Preservation Society
Society
Society iris Sale Newport bike Newport fab
iris Sale Newport bike Newport fab
iris Sale Newport bike Newport fab Newport the Newport Art Museum the
Newport the Newport Art Museum the
Newport the Newport Art Museum the Historical Society the redwood library
Historical Society the redwood library
Historical Society the redwood library these are all places of learning and
these are all places of learning and
these are all places of learning and then we also have the natural beauty of
then we also have the natural beauty of
then we also have the natural beauty of cliff walk the waterfront all that stuff
cliff walk the waterfront all that stuff
cliff walk the waterfront all that stuff where people can go and engage but
where people can go and engage but
where people can go and engage but unfortunately we don’t all feel
unfortunately we don’t all feel
unfortunately we don’t all feel comfortable accessing these places case
comfortable accessing these places case
comfortable accessing these places case in point
in point
in point was talking with a 23 year old woman
was talking with a 23 year old woman
was talking with a 23 year old woman native new Porter graduated from
native new Porter graduated from
native new Porter graduated from Alvin I asked her the other day I was
Alvin I asked her the other day I was
Alvin I asked her the other day I was telling her about the talk I said you
telling her about the talk I said you
telling her about the talk I said you know is there any place in Newport that
know is there any place in Newport that
know is there any place in Newport that you haven’t been in that you just might
you haven’t been in that you just might
you haven’t been in that you just might like to go in and lo and behold she said
like to go in and lo and behold she said
like to go in and lo and behold she said she’d never been in the main gallery at
she’d never been in the main gallery at
she’d never been in the main gallery at the Newport Art Museum and I found that
the Newport Art Museum and I found that
the Newport Art Museum and I found that a little odd because she’s an artist and
a little odd because she’s an artist and
a little odd because she’s an artist and she had taken classes at the Coleman
she had taken classes at the Coleman
she had taken classes at the Coleman Center but I get it I’ve been in there
Center but I get it I’ve been in there
Center but I get it I’ve been in there many times and I kind of walk up the
many times and I kind of walk up the
many times and I kind of walk up the stairs and they’re all polished its
stairs and they’re all polished its
stairs and they’re all polished its glassy on the outside and there’s the
glassy on the outside and there’s the
glassy on the outside and there’s the lady there who goes may I help you
lady there who goes may I help you
lady there who goes may I help you and uh yeah you could help me and she’s
and uh yeah you could help me and she’s
and uh yeah you could help me and she’s a really nice woman and again it’s no
a really nice woman and again it’s no
a really nice woman and again it’s no fault of Rome but it’s just sometimes
fault of Rome but it’s just sometimes
fault of Rome but it’s just sometimes the way we feel when he go into this
the way we feel when he go into this
the way we feel when he go into this place is so I’m asking us right now to
place is so I’m asking us right now to
place is so I’m asking us right now to imagine this – imagine what if on all
imagine this – imagine what if on all
imagine this – imagine what if on all these wonderful places there were
these wonderful places there were
these wonderful places there were something like a button I haven’t
something like a button I haven’t
something like a button I haven’t figured out all the technical aspects of
figured out all the technical aspects of
figured out all the technical aspects of it yet that’s why you’re here there were
it yet that’s why you’re here there were
it yet that’s why you’re here there were a button said welcome to the new part
a button said welcome to the new part
a button said welcome to the new part art museum we would love you to come by
art museum we would love you to come by
art museum we would love you to come by and take a look we’d love to show you
and take a look we’d love to show you
and take a look we’d love to show you our art to show you our studio you know
our art to show you our studio you know
our art to show you our studio you know Studios to meet our people and we will
Studios to meet our people and we will
Studios to meet our people and we will go out of our way to get you involved in
go out of our way to get you involved in
go out of our way to get you involved in making art or curating art or whatever
making art or curating art or whatever
making art or curating art or whatever you want to know about because we’re
you want to know about because we’re
you want to know about because we’re interested in your life we’re interested
interested in your life we’re interested
interested in your life we’re interested in our community or for that matter if
in our community or for that matter if
in our community or for that matter if you went down to the Marriott think of
you went down to the Marriott think of
you went down to the Marriott think of the Marriott that big building remember
the Marriott that big building remember
the Marriott that big building remember when they built that place how angry
when they built that place how angry
when they built that place how angry people were that big building people
people were that big building people
people were that big building people come from all over the world to stay in
come from all over the world to stay in
come from all over the world to stay in the Marriott and you know there’s
the Marriott and you know there’s
the Marriott and you know there’s culinary there’s concierge there’s all
culinary there’s concierge there’s all
culinary there’s concierge there’s all these things that go on inside of there
these things that go on inside of there
these things that go on inside of there that kids would love to know about and
that kids would love to know about and
that kids would love to know about and then if you wanted a little more about a
then if you wanted a little more about a
then if you wanted a little more about a certain thing you could go back for
certain thing you could go back for
certain thing you could go back for another tour get online playlists and
another tour get online playlists and
another tour get online playlists and meet some of the restaurant and people
meet some of the restaurant and people
meet some of the restaurant and people and the hotel people in town there’s
and the hotel people in town there’s
and the hotel people in town there’s hundreds of great people that would
hundreds of great people that would
hundreds of great people that would support the lives of our children or
support the lives of our children or
support the lives of our children or even this one I like this one I like to
even this one I like this one I like to
even this one I like this one I like to play tennis
play tennis
play tennis International Tennis Hall of Fame hit
International Tennis Hall of Fame hit
International Tennis Hall of Fame hit the button
the button
the button you want to play tennis come by at four
you want to play tennis come by at four
you want to play tennis come by at four o’clock on Tuesday we’ll put a racquet
o’clock on Tuesday we’ll put a racquet
o’clock on Tuesday we’ll put a racquet in your hand if you like it if you want
in your hand if you like it if you want
in your hand if you like it if you want more will get you lessons will even
more will get you lessons will even
more will get you lessons will even introduce you to some people who play
introduce you to some people who play
introduce you to some people who play tennis with you once in a week and then
tennis with you once in a week and then
tennis with you once in a week and then enter
enter
enter DUSU to a whole network of other people
DUSU to a whole network of other people
DUSU to a whole network of other people and it does sound a little confusing and
and it does sound a little confusing and
and it does sound a little confusing and I can’t be good at confusing people
I can’t be good at confusing people
I can’t be good at confusing people that’s why I have I’ve got help and so
that’s why I have I’ve got help and so
that’s why I have I’ve got help and so we’ve been working in the lab on this
we’ve been working in the lab on this
we’ve been working in the lab on this model of cognitive apprenticeship so the
model of cognitive apprenticeship so the
model of cognitive apprenticeship so the idea is as our children go out into the
idea is as our children go out into the
idea is as our children go out into the world and start collecting experiences
world and start collecting experiences
world and start collecting experiences and meeting people and going places and
and meeting people and going places and
and meeting people and going places and developing skills they’ll move from
developing skills they’ll move from
developing skills they’ll move from novice to apprentice to journeyman to
novice to apprentice to journeyman to
novice to apprentice to journeyman to master and they’ll collect these in a
master and they’ll collect these in a
master and they’ll collect these in a form that’s digital that can be shared
form that’s digital that can be shared
form that’s digital that can be shared with their schools it could be shared
with their schools it could be shared
with their schools it could be shared with potential employers but I believe
with potential employers but I believe
with potential employers but I believe most importantly it will start building
most importantly it will start building
most importantly it will start building up the kids that self-esteem that is so
up the kids that self-esteem that is so
up the kids that self-esteem that is so important to go out and act on your own
important to go out and act on your own
important to go out and act on your own to believe that you’re capable of that
the symbol of our ecosystem right now
the symbol of our ecosystem right now we’re open to ideas
we’re open to ideas
we’re open to ideas is the Acorn because I think the Acorn
is the Acorn because I think the Acorn
is the Acorn because I think the Acorn is this cool little thing in fact that
is this cool little thing in fact that
is this cool little thing in fact that was in the art museum yesterday we have
was in the art museum yesterday we have
was in the art museum yesterday we have an exhibit up there fab Newport does and
an exhibit up there fab Newport does and
an exhibit up there fab Newport does and uh there was a woman in there making
uh there was a woman in there making
uh there was a woman in there making eight coins so but the Acorn is like
eight coins so but the Acorn is like
eight coins so but the Acorn is like this tiny little seat it has so much
this tiny little seat it has so much
this tiny little seat it has so much energy and an acorn
energy and an acorn
energy and an acorn if nourish properly can grow into a
if nourish properly can grow into a
if nourish properly can grow into a majestic tree that standing on his own
majestic tree that standing on his own
majestic tree that standing on his own can provide habitat shade shelter and
can provide habitat shade shelter and
can provide habitat shade shelter and they but harvested that acorn could be
they but harvested that acorn could be
they but harvested that acorn could be turned into a beautiful piece of
turned into a beautiful piece of
turned into a beautiful piece of furniture or to be made into a boat we
furniture or to be made into a boat we
furniture or to be made into a boat we sail around the world on an acorn what a
sail around the world on an acorn what a
sail around the world on an acorn what a wonderful thing and of it girls you
wonderful thing and of it girls you
wonderful thing and of it girls you can’t see the girls oh so those are
can’t see the girls oh so those are
can’t see the girls oh so those are eleven girls who spent a week with us at
eleven girls who spent a week with us at
eleven girls who spent a week with us at camp they’re all from that most of them
camp they’re all from that most of them
camp they’re all from that most of them are from the north end of Newport and I
are from the north end of Newport and I
are from the north end of Newport and I think of those girls as the acorns that
think of those girls as the acorns that
think of those girls as the acorns that will require
will require
will require a special set of nourishment in order to
a special set of nourishment in order to
a special set of nourishment in order to grow into their full potential selves
grow into their full potential selves
grow into their full potential selves and I’m asking you if you’re interested
and I’m asking you if you’re interested
and I’m asking you if you’re interested in building an ecosystem of learning
in building an ecosystem of learning
in building an ecosystem of learning that extends to our whole community and
that extends to our whole community and
that extends to our whole community and creates opportunities to connect and
creates opportunities to connect and
creates opportunities to connect and invest because you know we live in this
invest because you know we live in this
invest because you know we live in this digital age but what are we without each
digital age but what are we without each
digital age but what are we without each other isn’t it those intimate
other isn’t it those intimate
other isn’t it those intimate relationships our colleagues who learn
relationships our colleagues who learn
relationships our colleagues who learn not to underestimate us who learn to
not to underestimate us who learn to
not to underestimate us who learn to value us we can start celebrating the
value us we can start celebrating the
value us we can start celebrating the whole person because again our schools
whole person because again our schools
whole person because again our schools which we depend so greatly on look at
which we depend so greatly on look at
which we depend so greatly on look at just this narrow spectrum of us so I’m
just this narrow spectrum of us so I’m
just this narrow spectrum of us so I’m asking you if you’re interested in
asking you if you’re interested in
asking you if you’re interested in building an ecosystem of learning and
building an ecosystem of learning and
building an ecosystem of learning and Nieuport to reach under your chair and
Nieuport to reach under your chair and
Nieuport to reach under your chair and you too will fund your own acorn and
you too will fund your own acorn and
you too will fund your own acorn and when this session is over put it in the
when this session is over put it in the
when this session is over put it in the empty tennis ball can on the check-in
empty tennis ball can on the check-in
empty tennis ball can on the check-in counter there and let us know that
counter there and let us know that
counter there and let us know that you’re willing to work with us to build
you’re willing to work with us to build
you’re willing to work with us to build this ecosystem of learning thank you
this ecosystem of learning thank you
this ecosystem of learning thank you [Applause]
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