Wee Folk School adopts eight soldiers in Gulf War effort
Frederick's Evangelical Lutheran Church Wee Folk School teaches geography and war empathy by adopting eight soldiers in the Persian Gulf. Teachers guide 3 to 5 year olds to draw letters and pictures, tie yellow ribbons, and send handmade T shirts and a dove mobile to show support while explaining war in child friendly terms.
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Disney World
Middle East
Wee Folk School
Frederick
DeDe Bowman
Teena Broadrup
Ron Heffner
Sue Doxten
Frederick County
Broadrup
U.S
Washington
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Persian Gulf
Jason McCauley
Shanon MacKellar
Brock MacKellar
East Second Street
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Erin Conlon
Jamie Ford
Ronald Heffner
Marine Reserve
Fort Detrick
Ms. Broadrup
Brian Sweeney
Navy
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Schools help students cope with war feelings countywide
Frederick County schools address the emotional impact of the Gulf War with preventative crisis intervention. Counselors, teachers and parents collaborate to reassure children, promote classroom discussions, and form support groups while pen pal programs with troops offer constructive engagement.
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Daily News
Frederick County
Estes Lockhart
Lockhart
Denise LaRock
St. John the Evangelist Roman Catholic School
Bette Grove
Brunswick
Ms. Grove
Pen pal program risks war trauma for students
Teachers who set up pen pal ties between grade schoolers and soldiers in Saudi Arabia face a balancing act as war nears. They worry about traumatizing children if pals are wounded or killed, while noting the positive exchanges and the soldiers' eagerness for letters and drawings.
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Saudi Arabia
Middle East
Iraq
Sharon Fischer
Yale
Aurora
Colo
Rambo
Fischer
Carl Kuhlman
Kuhlman
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