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align=center><B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Experts Lead Learning to Change the World Education
Discussion<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></B></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: auto 0in" class=ecxmsonormal
align=center><I style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal"><FONT size=3><FONT
face="Times New Roman">Celebration of Seymour Papert and Action
Fundraiser<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></I></P>
<P style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 10pt" class=MsoNormal><FONT size=1><FONT
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size=1>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</FONT>. </o:p></SPAN></FONT></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: auto 0in" class=ecxmsonormal><FONT
size=1>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
<SPAN style="mso-bidi-font-weight: bold">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.</SPAN></FONT></P>
<P style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; MARGIN: auto 0in" class=ecxmsonormal><FONT
size=1>UPDATED QUOTES</FONT></P>
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size=1 face=Arial>“We’re excited about our second phase of <I>Kids Worldwide
Unite: Save the Black Rhino</I>,” said George Newman, CEO and Founder, One
Planet Education Network. </FONT><A name=_GoBack></A><FONT size=1 face=Arial>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 <I
style="mso-bidi-font-style: normal">Kids Worldwide Unite: Save the Black
Rhino</I>, 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.”</FONT></SPAN><FONT size=1> <SPAN
style="LINE-HEIGHT: 115%; FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT
face=Arial><SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN><SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>Sandra Thaxter of Small Solutions is
passionate about “The power of connecting kids to collaborate on<SPAN
style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>the shared problems as they do in the
OPEN Black Rhino game.”<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P>
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size=1 face=Arial>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 4<SUP>th</SUP> event, visit
</FONT></SPAN><A href=""><SPAN
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face=Arial>http://smallsolutionsbigideas.givezooks.com/events/learning-to-change-the-world</FONT></SPAN></A><FONT
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</SPAN><SPAN
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proceeds go to Small Solutions, Big Ideas.<SPAN
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face=Arial><FONT size=1>About One Planet Education
Network<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=1 face=Arial>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<SPAN
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face=Arial><FONT size=1> and follow us on Twitter:
@OnePlanetEN.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></P>
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size=1>About Small Solutions, Big Idea<o:p></o:p></FONT></SPAN></FONT></P><PRE><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=1 face=Arial>Small Solutions Big Ideas (SSBI), a non-profit, brings technology to rural communities in Africa.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>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.<SPAN style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </SPAN>To learn more, visit: </FONT></SPAN><A href=""><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face=Arial>www.smallsolutionsbigideas.org</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=1 face=Arial>, like us on Facebook at </FONT></SPAN><A href="" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face=Arial>http://facebook.com/smallsolutionsbigideasafrica</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT size=1 face=Arial>, follow us on Twitter: @SmallXOSolution and read our blog: </FONT></SPAN><A href="" target=_blank><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT color=#0000ff size=1 face=Arial>smallsolutionsbigideas.wordpress.com</FONT></SPAN></A><SPAN style="FONT-FAMILY: 'Times New Roman','serif'; FONT-SIZE: 12pt"><FONT face=Arial><FONT size=1>.<o:p></o:p></FONT></FONT></SPAN></PRE>
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