Fremont High School Culminating Presentions 2012
Rex Foundation Executive Director Sandy Sohcot says: The following videos are from the December 16, 2012 Culminating Presentation produced by the students of Fremont High School (formerly Mandela High), in connection with their studies of the Universal Declaration of Human [...]
Rites of Passage: Special Event March 4
As part of building on the work of The World As It Could Be Program taking place over the last few years in Bay Area and other high schools, we invite you to a special event on Monday, March 4, from [...]
‘There’s a Way’ to Debut at GOTV July 20
We’re delighted to report a particularly great upcoming convergence of benevolent forces at Gathering of the Vibes on Friday, July 20, 2012, when, after an introduction from David Gans, Henry Sidle takes to the Green Vibes Stage at 3:45 p.m. [...]
5th Grade Class Celebrates Article 27 of UDHR
Article 27 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights says: (1) Everyone has the right freely to participate in the cultural life of the community, to enjoy the arts and to share in scientific advancement and its benefits. (2) Everyone [...]
Invitation to Participate–2012 Summer Institute
Bay Area high school teachers, administrators, curriculum developers, university faculty members, graduate students and leaders of community groups are invited to apply to our third annual Summer Training Institute! After two years of successful three-day Summer Training Institutes for teachers, [...]
Mandela High School Honors the UDHR
On December 16, 2011, Mandela High School in Oakland, California held its annual assembly celebrating the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Check out some of the presentations by the students and teacher John V. Nepomuceno: Opening Credits “We Will” as [...]
The Universal Declaration of Human Rights Matters Today
A Story of Arts Funding in Appalachia and the Legacy of Eleanor Roosevelt By Sandy Sohcot, Executive Director, The Rex Foundation The Appalachian Mountain population suffers from abject poverty, and, among the results of this condition, youth do not have [...]
Arroyo High School Celebrates the UDHR
December 7, 2011—We’re delighted to share this video of last week’s annual celebration of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights at Arroyo High School as part of their work with The World As It Could Be Human Rights Education Program. [...]
The World As It Could Be, on the Air
Carol Kocivar, president of the California PTA, interviewed Rex Foundation Executive Director Sandy Sohcot about the World As It Could Be project, in a feature that aired Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at 6 p.m. Pacific time on KALW. Listen!
New Human Rights Poster Series
Over these last two years, we have been exploring ways that the Oakland School for the Arts could work with The World As It Could Be curriculum. Donn Harris, Principal, thought we would like to see what the school is [...]