Essays & Articles
What Do Human Rights Sound Like?
At the Oregon Country Fair on July 10, 2017, TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot and Everyone Orchestra Conductor Matt Butler led a reading and discussion of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. Watch the video, courtesy of Mark Egber! Sandy says: “We had a great audience who got into an interactive [...]
This Is Personal
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: As we prepare for our August 1-3 Institute (for which you can still register!), I’m reflecting on the past month and feeling gratified that the benefits of our curriculum are being validated. Raychelle Castillo, Justice Wurnitsch-Hogan, Yennhi Le and Sandy Sohcot head to Washington. [...]
We Are All Different, Yet We Are Equal. Difference Is Beautiful
Watch the video! On May 31st, the 11 Arroyo High School students who took part in The World As It Could Be Is Within Reach Rite of Passage put on their culminating presentation to an audience of family, friends and community members.
Future Leaders Go to Washington, Part 2
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot reports: As part of preparing for the AFSC Youth Summit, the three students (Raychelle Castillo, Justice Wurnitsch-Hogan, and Yennhi Le) wrote essays about the human rights issues of concern to them in their communities. Then they prepared Issue Outlines on Homelessness, Human Trafficking, and Security of [...]
Future Leaders Go to Washington
Raychelle, Justice, Yennhi and Sandy go to Washington! A primary initiative of TWAICB is a high school curriculum geared to social studies and language arts classes, one that utilizes the creative arts and a culminating presentation to deepen learning of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). [...]
TWAICB at the Oregon Country Fair July 8
Watch the video! Join Everyone Orchestra Conductor Matt Butler and TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot at the Oregon Country Fair at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday, July 8 to learn more about the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR), along with stories and musical beats about the essence of these rights – [...]
Experiencing the Right to an Education
What do well-educated people bring to their loved ones, to their jobs, to the voting booth, to their communities, to forging peace, locally and globally? TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: Having started my professional life as an elementary school teacher, I've always been very concerned about education. I can still [...]
You’re Invited! Arroyo High School’s Culminating Ceremony
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot says: Since January 24th, 11 wonderful Arroyo High School students have been meeting each Tuesday as participants in The World As It Could Be Is Within Reach Rite of Passage Program. As with our first two Rite of Passage classes, the students gain knowledge about what makes [...]
Invitation to 2017 Summer Institute
Join us August 3 at Balboa High School for the Institute's Culminating Presentation! INVITATION FROM THE WORLD AS IT COULD BE IN COLLABORATION WITH INTERNATIONAL AND MULTICULTURAL EDUCATION, UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO SCHOOL OF EDUCATION Three-Day Institute to Experience The World As It Could Be Program Curriculum Tuesday-Thursday, [...]
(Email Correspondence)
Integrity: What a Concept!
TWAICB Director Sandy Sohcot writes: For the past 2 months, [...]
You’re Invited: Arroyo ROP Culminating Ceremony May 30
The World As It Could Be Is Within Reach Rite-of-Passage Performance [...]
Join Us for Human Rights Education: A Tool for the Empowerment and Dignity of All
Part of the 70th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration of [...]
ROP Students Launch ‘Radical Red’ Project
In early December 2017, the Arroyo Rite of Passage class [...]
Using the UDHR to Guide Positive Community Action
In early 2018 we published If You Get Confused, [...]
TWAICB Institute – Small Places, Close to Home
On March 17, 2018, TWAICB hosted "Small Places, Close to [...]