[OLPC_Boston] Join Us Dec 4th, Cambridge Innovation Center 6 - 9 PM

[Sandra Thaxter]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 

EVENT  MEDIA CONTACTS

Tara Greco

617-41-1353

taragreco at hotmail.com

 

Experts Lead Learning to Change the World Education Discussion

Celebration of Seymour Papert and Action Fundraiser

Cambridge, MA (December 04, 2013) - Small Solutions, Big Ideas (SSBI) and One Planet Education Network (OPEN) will host an exciting panel discussion, demos, celebration, and fundraiser at the Cambridge Innovation Center from 6pm - 9pm on December 4th featuring leading education experts and technology innovators Brian Silverman, Artemis Papert, Gary Stager, Mitch Resnick, Meredith Hamilton, Danny Fain and Johnny Ronelus. They'll share their experiences and insights about the latest developments in educational games and other related technology-based learning programs. The event will also honor constructivism pioneer and MIT Professor and founding member of the MIT Media Lab Seymour Papert for his contributions to education, including his promotion of technology use in classrooms. There will also be a fundraising opportunity to help the event hosts, through generous support, move forward with their educational and environmental endeavors in the U.S. and the world's deeply impoverished areas. 

Small Solutions, Big Ideas (SSBI) and Open Planet Education Network (OPEN) are partnering to launch a series of educational programs globally that encourage students to address real-world challenges. Inspired by Seymour Papert, OPEN and SSBI promote collaborative projects that connect students and support their personal interests while empowering them with necessary technology and skills to address global conservation challenges. SSBI and OPEN are committed to contributing to the development and improvement of education systems worldwide, gaining unique access to emerging market economies through their education systems, and finding partners for ongoing development and field use of your products and programs.

UPDATED QUOTES

"We're excited about our second phase of Kids Worldwide Unite: Save the Black Rhino," said George Newman, CEO and Founder, One Planet Education Network. The important goals here are to educate our children worldwide in the sciences, while helping them acquire project-based team building and effective collaboration and leadership skills.  Through such a program as Kids Worldwide Unite: Save the Black Rhino, students will learn and engage in government policy making.  They will then be able to apply knowledge gained through our programs to any one of the major global education challenge issues of the 21st and 22nd centuries that our civilization now faces."   Sandra Thaxter of Small Solutions is passionate about "The power of connecting kids to collaborate on  the shared problems as they do in the OPEN Black Rhino game."

Education policy makers, developers, teachers and corporate supporters are welcome at this special celebration. For registration, make online donations, and learn more about this December 4th event, visit http://smallsolutionsbigideas.givezooks.com/events/learning-to-change-the-world. All proceeds go to Small Solutions, Big Ideas.

About One Planet Education Network

One Planet Education Network (OPEN) is a leading provider of online multiplayer adventure learning games that engage and inspire children to develop critical thinking and problem solving skills and to excel in science, technology engineer and math.OPEN's mission is to transform teaching and learning by combining the power of 3D virtual video games with educationally rich storylines that challenge children and inspire a 24x7 passion for learning. Visit us at www.oneplaneteducation.com, like us on Facebook  at https://www.facebook.com/oneplanetEN and follow us on Twitter: @OnePlanetEN.

 

About Small Solutions, Big Idea

Small Solutions Big Ideas (SSBI), a non-profit, brings technology to rural communities in Africa.  Founded in 2010, SSBI is committed to bridging the digital divide by empowering children with learning tools including laptops, the OLPC Sugar and XO technology. SSBI partners with grassroots groups to develop community education projects. Our latest projects link US children to their peers in Africa.  To learn more, visit: www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org, like us on Facebook at http://facebook.com/smallsolutionsbigideasafrica, follow us on Twitter: @SmallXOSolution and read our blog: smallsolutionsbigideas.wordpress.com. 

 

Sandra Thaxter
www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org
sandra at smallsolutionsbigideas.org
(617) 320-1098
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