On Friday, February 19, 2010 Mansfield High School students and educators will participate in a ground-breaking three-hour virtual event called “The Crisis in Haiti: What Can YOU Do to Help?” This unique live program features presentation from students around the world via high-speed videoconference, along with scientists and agency representatives from federal and non-profit organizations worldwide all focused on what can still be done to help the victims of the Haiti earthquake.

The live student presentations range in format from musical presentations including 1 st grade students in Ponder, Texas singing “Put A Little Love in Your Heart” to student-created digital projects such as the “Sending Love from Taiwan” video created by high school students at National Dali High School in Dali City, Taiwan.

Additional student presentations will be given by primary and secondary schools from all corners of the world including Texas, Minnesota, Massachusetts, California, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Portugal, and Taiwan.

“The Crisis in Haiti: What Can YOU Do to Help?” event will also be viewable by the public at large through a live webstream available on the event webpage. Schools and library organizations are also encouraged to broadcast the live webstream in public areas within their communities to further stimulate awareness. Schools and individuals are also invited to communicate via social networking platforms, facilitating interaction between students worldwide in a global youth response to this crisis.

Mansfield ISD Connection

Mrs. Robyn Russell’s Teen Leadership II Class at Mansfield High School was selected to participate in this exciting event. The event is being held in the Mansfield High School Library’s Distance Learning Lab, beginning at 9:00 am CST until 1:00 pm CST .

The Mansfield High School Teen Leadership II Class presentation begins at 11:40 am CST.

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“The Crisis in Haiti: What Can YOU Do to Help?” project is made available through MAGPI with support from The World Food Program, National Youth Leadership Council, Oxfam America, Philadelphia Global Water Initiative, Global Nomads, The Exploratorium Science Center, Multicultural Youth Exchange, Florida International University, CIARA, University of Porto, the University of Pennsylvania, and Tandberg.