Valley View Elementary School Presents Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song™ with Smithsonian Folkways recording artist, Larry Long
Minneapolis, MN – Valley View Elementary School will host a community celebration honoring three community elders on Thursday, December 6, 2012 from 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM. The Elder Wisdom, Children’s Song™ community celebration is brought to you by Community Celebration of Place (501-C-3) in partnership with Columbia Heights Schools and the West Metro Education Program (WMEP).
Larry Long, Executive Director of Community Celebration of Place and creator of Elders’ Wisdom, Children’s Song, and Anthony Galloway, Student Learning Programs Specialist for WMEP, has been working with 4th grade students and staff at Valley View Elementary School to collectively write songs and gather recitations that honor the life stories of the following community elders:
Namgyal Dorjee: Born in Orissa, India. Tibetan refugee. Fulbright Scholar. Husband. Father. President of Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota.
Marlaine Szurek: Born in Cleveland, Ohio. City Councilwoman of Columbia Heights, Minnesota for five years. Direct descendant of Samuel B. Morse, who invented the Morse code, and William Floyd, a signer of the Declaration of Independence. Wife. Mother. Grandmother.
Fernando Guerrero: Born in Morales, Mexico. Came to the United States when he was 18 years old. Husband. Father. Construction worker.
Contact Information:
Larry Long , Executive Director
Community Celebration of Place
3357 – 36th Ave S
Minneapolis, MN 55406
612-722-9775 763-528-4248
larrylong@communitycelebration.org
Stephanie Anderson, Teacher
Valley View Elementary School
800 49th Avenue NE
Columbia Heights, MN 55421
Andersost@colheights.k12.mn.us