Waving Flags

More often than not, great songs tell us great stories. This song here, which has become the official Anthem for this year`s World Cup, speaks of more than just one story. It retells many stories: many dreams, many hopes, many wishes. It speaks about all of us. Enjoy this great song, and share it with your loved ones.

Waving Flags, by K`naan

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8V8S_REhk

So long!

Cocoa and Story Fields

I want to share some very special news with you. I am launching my latest sub-brand:

Cocoa and Story Fields.

This very special treat for the heart and soul will come as a blessing to all, especially in cold winter afternoons.

Cocoa and Story Fields has been created to put together all the senses in a very poetic experience: the sharing of memorable stories while having a cup of hot chocolate in your hands.

Thanks Laura Lewin for your inspirational idea!

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Event at Centro Cultural Risas de la Tierra

Today I held my first 2010 meeting at Centro Cultural Risas de la Tierra, Jardin de Magdalena Fleitas. The event was entitled Stories to Welcome Autumn, and I was joined by very enthusiastic two- to- four- year old participants, who came with their mums, dads, nannies and even grannies!
We had a lovely time singing, playing and listening to some of my favourite stories!
Thank you all for joining me again this year and I hope I can see you again on May 7th for our next event!

So long!

Note: Story Fields holds one-hour-long story telling sessions at Risas de la Tierra every first Friday of the month at 17.30hs. Please call or e-mail beforehand to make sure we can have a spot for you and your child.
Risas de la Tierra: 4802-2683
marianderfler@storyfields.com.ar



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The Teacher I'd like to Become

More than 10 years ago, during my NLP training course with Jamie and Laura, I wrote a long poem entitled: The teacher I'd like to become.
In this very intrapersonal piece I described different aspects of teaching and learning, and put together all my thoughts, stating what I wanted. As we say in NLP: Knowing what you want helps you to get it.
Today, as I come across this poem again, I reread it and I can happily see all the things I have accomplished, as well as all the things that remain a challenge for me as a professional. I also see that some things have changed, and I no longer want them! (which I think is pretty healthy, after 12 years!!).
I want to share some extracts of this poem with you today, in the deep hope that we may all know what kind of teacher we want to become, so that then we can become those teachers.

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I'd like to become a teacher

who can easily and naturally cater for

different students and their "demands"

all the time.

(...)

I'd like to become a teacher

whose students ask from time to time:

"Teacher, teacher, what do you have such big ears for?"

"To hear and listen to you better," I'd say.

"Teacher, teacher, what do you have such big eyes for?"

"To see and look at you better," I'd say.

"And teacher, teacher, what do you have such contagious and

open body movements and such a big generous heart for?"

"To feel you and love you better and more," I'd say.

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I'd like to become a teacher

who's always producing new and astonishing

surprises out of her magic hat,

and who has a wand and

believes in magic and in wishes.

(...)

I'd like to become a true teacher.

True to myself and my students.

True to my beliefs.

True to my dreams.

True to my mission in life.

I'd just like to become a teacher.

So long!

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