More Guest Speakers!

This week (December 7-11th) we had TWO more fabulous guest speakers!

The first was Shelly Krishnamurty, a Hindu woman. Her presentation was interactive, and she demonstrated how to put on a Sari (traditional clothing for Hindu Women) on several of the girls in our grade. (See photos) She talked about the importance of parents, teachers, family, and other important values to all Hindus. Shelly also gave us additional information about festivals, food, rituals, prayers, alters and traditions.

The second woman was Helen Thayer an amazing women explorer. Helen came on Friday (December 11th) and talked about her challenging journey alone with her dog to the north pole. She talked about her many encounters with polar bears, thin ice, and frost bitten fingers. Her story of how was inspiring, and quite amazing. Helen's professional photos were gorgeous and she talked passionately about her journey. Helen also mentioned her other two expeditions, staying six months ten feet away from a wild wolf den, and walking across the Gobi Desert. Helen left every girl excited about adventure, and ready to conquer the world. (No pictures of her because of National Geographic Copyright issues.)