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Stephanie
Zhong
- age 9, 4th Grade Student, San Miguel Child Development Center,
"A
Living Library
means all of nature and that means gardens, animals, trees, hills,
people, water, foods, leaves, flowers, and seeds. A
Living Library
has books, computers, chairs and desks."
John Navarro
- Technology Academy Director- Balboa High School, "The concept
of A
Living Library/Think Park
is one whose time has come. In an age where technology and life,
science and spirit, have come together, it is only natural that
our educational facilities begin mirroring the past, present,
and future, hopes and dreams of its community."
Frank Torrano
- Technology Resource Coordinator - James Denman Middle School,
"Obviously we're becoming more interconnected each day. A
Living Library
is an extension of what TV was - a way of exchanging ideas only
this is more interactive and ecological. A
Living Library
is a guider and a marker - where we are and where we're going.
A.L.L. is great for storing data bases of plants indigenous to
our area; the care and feeding of those plants; displaying who,
what, and where we were and who, what, and where we're going.
It will be wonderful to see the technology displays in the gardens
and be connected with
Branch Living Libraries
around the world."
Clare Z
Puskarczyk
- Web Artist developing the Living
Library Web Site,
"Integrating deep ecology with global electronic technology, A
Living Library
as concept and project, is truly in alignment with the present
paradigm shift into the new millenium."
Gail Martin
- 4th Grade Teacher, San Miguel Child Development Center, "Creating
and building our Living
Library
has been a wonderful, enriching experience for myself as an early
childhood educator and for the children in my classroom. The children
love working in the Garden and enjoy the hands-on experience -
planting, watering and watching their flowers grow. The children
are growing and blooming with the Garden. They are working together
as a team creating a beautiful space for us all to share. We are
also implementing the Garden and flowers into our classroom through
various activities and it has become the topic of interest for
our project approach. Together we are building a community of
learners."
Annie Ha
- age 9 , 4th Grade Student, San Miguel Child Development Center
"I feel good about our teamwork. I like what we have done. We
create nature. Our life can't go on without nature. Animals can't
live without nature. We create a home for animals. We are making
our city a better home. Trees give us oxygen. Different kinds
of plants give us vegetables. Sunflowers give us sunflower seeds.
Grain gives us rice. Flowers make the air smell gooder and makes
our city beautiful. A garden helps animals live. I feel happy
about what we did. A
Living Library's
initials are A.L.L. All means all of us are involved in the Living
Library.
Everything that is alive is one part of it. We work as a team.
Teamwork ! We need water and sun to do this. Our environment is
part of it, too."
Dante Calloway
- age 9, 4th Grade Student, San Miguel Child Development Center
"I learned about the garden. We have to pull grass. I learned
to plant seeds. I learned how to dig and plant plants. I learned
how to pick things. I learned how to water. I learned how to take
care of plants. I learned how to work together. I learned how
to make friends."
Annie Kong
- age 8, 3rd Grade Student, San Miguel Child Development Center
"I feel like a rock is nature. Flowers are most beautiful smells.
I think A
Living Library
is part of nature and if you think nature is everywhere, you are
right."
Seth Eisen
- Graduate Student Volunteer, JFK University's Arts & Consciousness
Program, " I am in support of A
Living Library
and the work of Bonnie Sherk, President of Life
Frames,
Inc.,
whose outstanding contribution over the past thirty years has
integrated art, science, and technology creating a new paradigm
that acknowledges and utilizes the link between ecology, sociology,
biology, landscape architecture, and a variety of other fields
often seen as unrelated. Through her innovative way of working
with communities, education, and government agencies, her work
breaks down barriers of differences and creates a collaborative
and diverse whole. The work I have done with Bonnie at James Denman
Middle School, the site of A
Living Library,
has been an invaluable learning experience in my studies in Arts
and Consciousness. I have had the opportunity to be mentored by
one of the most significant artists in my field and gained experience
teaching, gardening, grant writing, and recruiting and coordinating
volunteers. I feel that the work that Bonnie is doing will be
necessary to survive the challenges we face in the new millennium
in the areas of the environment, education, technology, and the
survival of the human species."
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