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May 14. 1986. Portland Observer. Page 7 Video Letter to Corinto geography. but the children alx> en toyed visits from Portlanders who had b\ H "h I , 'tin, h i been to Nicaragua said Chaconas Die visitors told stoix-s liom their trips aixl showed slides and photograph*, she A p r)I I u i b jn d Sieptunie i 'l j y vinilcd 4v they Mulched llx'lllx'lve v Mllg utxl dunce I he two Podxiikmih Middle V h n .il vtvth graders and lour cluvvitiulc'v were Matching tlx- video they made and plan to send to Nicaragua I heir ten-minute “ video letter to C onnto" » ill Mton he on its wuy to children in Kirtland v Nicaraguan sister City wanted to show them how much we cared, ' said Vpryl Stephanie .kldcd W e aie hoping lor a v ideo tape from them " I he six voting women front teacher Penelope Chaconas sixth grade class met alter x h tm l lot lilmmakmg twice a week lor live weeks I he independent learning project grew out ol social studies x'gment on Central \merica I bey iilmed themx*lves in class, at home, frolicking at a playground, plav ing basketball, skateboarding, singing and dancing I lie xnnxl tiav k includes rock and leggae music, ami a narration in Spanish V moving rendition ol We Are the W orld,“ sung bv the students, com ludes the film h ' just a reallv powerful statement ol lnendxhip. said Judith Wild, a vid eographer with tlx- Northwest film and Video Center and c.midinator ol the x h o o l him project W iki w ill edit hours ol tape into a light ten minute video Students at Portsmouth w ill see it first, then it w ill be sent to C onnto through the Portland Connto Sister Cilv Commit lee. W ild said Connto was adopted as the newest ol Portland s thiee sister cities by the ( tic ( ouix il last spring I he sister cilv committee w ill send along a donated v ideo cassette recorder (N t Hi so that Connto children van watch the Portsmouth students video, W ild said She and the Portsmouth filmmakers l<x>k forward to viewing a tape from Connto. she- said I lx- idea is to have some communi cation bv-twen kids in the two coun tries. W ild said Communicating their lives through lilm proved lo tx- a good learning pro ject lor the students because it kept them interested. Chaconas said " they need experience." she said lexibtxvk stud' in the Central America segment uxlixled history and xi id "We alx> did a lot ol work with maps,“ said Chaconas I he students said they can now pick out Nicaragua and other Central Amerxan countries on a map They also learned conci-pts like ''d ic ta to r." and “ They know (heir's a war going on.” Chaconas said Not only did tlx- c hildren learn about Central Anx'tica. but they learned how lo make a film . W ild said they wrote out the sciipt aixl storyboard plan, and they operated I lx c amera liom its trqxxl and in the haixl held positixm Alter their linal lilmmakmg session last week sixth grader Junxcna Milch ell explaiix'd how io focus and operate the camera Janx'cna aixl her sister lilmmakers Itxn wak Ixd with rapt atenlion as W ild played lor them the tape they had made that alternoon Ml agreed that one ol the best things atxml their "video letter to Connto“ w ill be the look on the laces ol Nic.ua guan children when thev see it < >thei children who appear in the film ate I ix v Ann Blown. Stephanie De Coteau aixl Shen treenxuu Several other gills aixl boys started on ihe pio (eel but chopped out lor various per sonal reasons. W ild said PLAIN TALK. EASY BANKING. Sometimes, it can almost seem as if \ttur bank speaks another language Because the words and phrases it uses are complicated, and often haw unclear meanings W hich makes for w ry nice bank talk And wry poor people talk ROLLOVER CPR Course Scheduled lake the word "rollowr" as an example Io most people, it sounds like a trick you teach I he s|x*cial skills ix'eded to perform Inlanl CPR w ill he taught hv the Red Cross on Tuesday. May 27. at Red Cross Headquarters. 11 11 \ Van couver Ave . from 7:1X1 to lit (XI p m Infant CPR class w ill cover 11 inlanl cardin-pulnion.uv resuscitation. 2 llirs l aid lor choking, and 3) mouth io mouth to nox- breathing Participants w ill earn Red Ciosscer lificalion upon completion ol the class I he class lee is $S (XI \|| participants must pre-register and pie pav I o regis ter call 284 7IHXl Child Abuse Awareness Training Vet ewry day banks use these terms And others Leaving it up to you to find out what they mean. Except at IK* Benj. Franklin. We're comm itted to plain talk T hat’s why vw're offering a 6ve txxik It has banking terms from A to Z explained in plain English. You see, our plain talk makes banking easy And to make it men easier, wv'w developed everything from a 24 hour rate hotline to a way you can open an account over the phone. You can even get nationwide access to your cash with I K Exchange Mteller network Hus, we’re working on more services tor 1986 We 11 be adding more tellers at rush hours Reinforcing our “plain talk" employee training with special rewards. And paving close attention to howyvu think we can improve Just for starters. PENALTY FOR EARLY WITHDRAWAL Children need to be protected from both physical and sexual abux* Camp I ire. Inc is responding to this need hv its Child Awareness framing (C A I I program which began in September 1985 C A I is an informal program de signed Io provide t.xils and skills Io children lo prevent abuse, including sexual abuse, to give children the con hdeiice lo protect themselves and to provide solutions in the event they aie abused C A I is unique ill that it is taught to Camp fire leaders who in turn teach Camp fire boss and girls at then icgu lar club meetings I hex- leaders have already estab lished trust with the children and teach mg the children in familiar surround mgs enhances the success ol the prog lam Adults from other youth oriented agencies have also taken C -A I tram mg and are leaching C V I to youth m small groups lo dale, the C A I program has been taught lo 2.839 children A l though the C A I program Ileuses on youth in gia.les I 6. the program is so adaptable lti.il volunteers can leach it lo children kindergarten thiough college treshman C V I has also crossed cul lural barriers and been piex'Med to Asian and Hispanic groups C unenlly. 85 adults are C A I trained AspecialC V I workshop lor adults w ill he held on Apul 21 at Port land Cable Access. 551)7 N l ombard tiom I 4 (XI p m I I iis woikshop w ill he recorded on video to be* used as a teaching aid Other workshops w ill Ham vamp stall to teach the program lo an estimated 3. 81X1 hoys and girls who attend Camp fire day and resident .amps this summer C A I is funded through a grant from I lined W ay. < begun Community foundation and I he Junior League of Portland lo t more information or an interview about C A I contact Kathy Huss. |)i rector ol Rcsponx- Programs, 224 7XIX) And what about “liquid assets?" What probably comes to mind is water. But in reality its an mwstment that can be turned into money in a hurry g. So change to The Benj. Franklin. Drop in and pick up your free book today And vfop wondenng what’s meant by the "penalty loi c. 'v withdrawal" Rankiin 11 w « A I s A v irx a i » n o l o w n a vsn YIELD I b-potiti incurr J to SUMl.lXM) bv thr FSUC Then there's “vivid" In the language of banks, it has nothing to do with letting another car haw the nght-of-way And a lot to do with the true rate of return you can hope to get on your investments during one year SELF-DEFENSE WORKSHOP OFFERED: On Wednesday. May 28th. al 6 Ml p in the Women's Union al PSI w ill vponsor a self-defense workshop in conjunction with a torum on acquatn lance rape I he 2* a hour workshop w ill be conducted by Diane G am xm o f the Pacific Run Martial Arts Academy Pre registration is necessary Ihe cost lor the workshop is $1(1 (XI To register and/or obtain more information call PSI! Women s Union at 229 4452 x l 3. or come by our ollice in S W< 442 Port land Stale University O ver 30 offices in the greater Portland area to serve you. « ■ j W M M M M M M M M M A g ; ; Kg Z & ■ ' * • . i ■ ’ -. 4 -, sixth-grad» i s from Portsmouth Middle School review a video tape that will be a pari of a ten-minute "A ideo l etter to Corinto.” Judith AAild. (left, rear). ciMirdinator for the project and teacher Penelope Chaconas, (right rear I, also walcli the tape. Photo hv Richard J. Brown ’ •> y ' . < • •• . . •>* I" * — ' - • . - * „ > • ■ . •
