"If
we are to reach real peace in the world, we shall have to begin
with our children." The words of Gandhi eloquently express
my passion to make social change in the world by starting with
children. My vision originated during my senior year of college
as an exchange student in The Netherlands on a Fund for the
Improvement of Post Secondary Education grant. Although the
grant's main purpose was curriculum development for children
at risk in education, the effect on me was life changing. By
becoming vulnerable and uncomfortable in a place foreign to
me, I paradoxically discovered myself. Now, years later the
fire still burns strong to teach peace, embrace diversity, and
to empower young children to see the world as their community.
And thus A Vision For Change: Hearts' Stories
was born.
Jenny Abbott Edwards |
