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Week of Understanding

We Are Woodward; We Are One

The 2013 Week of Understanding was held March 18-22.

This year's theme is "We Are Woodward; We Are One" and as always, the WOU will be a celebration of all aspects of our rich diversity here at Woodward Academy. The academy-wide community council encourages all faculty to embrace and celebrate this week as a way to teach our students about the complexities and realities of the diverse world we live in. Please see the information below for details on this years schedule of events and activities, the WOU t-shirt, and the Friday festival.

Schedule of Events & Activities

(For Woodward students, faculty and staff only)

Monday, March 18

	Divisional Activities
Upper	Students begin the "Before I Get Old ..." mural project during lunch in the student lounge
Primary	Students wear a flag of their family heritage
North	Guest performer, Lisa Chyn - a renowned Chinese dancer who has performed at various major events

Tuesday, March 19

	Divisional Activities
Upper & Middle	Guest speaker Fonzworth Bentley - famous author, actor, dancer, and musician. - Grades 11-12 at 11:45 AM in Gresham Chapel - Grades 9-10 at 12:40 PM in Gresham Chapel - Grades 7-8 at 2:30 PM in Paget Gym
Primary	Students pin their countries of heritage on a map
North	Students participate in the "Crayon Box That Talked" activity

Wednesday, March 20

	Divisional Activities
Upper, Middle & Lower	Guest performer/speaker Leif Becker - a world-record holding martial artists and inspirational speaker that will speak on the topic of breaking barriers. All performances will be held in Paget Gym. - LS Students at 9:45 AM - Grades 11-12 at 11:45 AM - Grades 9-10 at 12:40 PM - Grades 7-8 at 2:30 PM
Primary	Guest puppeteer on tolerance and diversity
North	Watch a video on Nick Vujicic - a Serbian-Australian evangelist and motivational speaker that was born with a rare disorder characterized by the absence of all four limbs

Thursday, March 21

	Divisional Activities
Upper	Students hold a "Culture Cafe" in the lounge during lunch
Primary	Students are invited to dress up in international clothing representing their countries of heritage
North	PK/K students perform "Squirm" for all WN students

Friday, March 22 - WOU Festival

All schools will attend and eat at the WOU Festival held in the athletic complex gyms.

	Division visits to the festival
Primary	10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
Lower	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
North	10:45 AM - 11:45 AM
Middle	11:30 AM - 12:30 PM
Upper	12:15 PM - 1:20 PM

All schools will attend and eat at the WOU Festival held in the athletic complex gyms.

	Performance Schedule (New Gym)
MS Choir	10:00 AM - 10:30 AM
Jazz Band	10:30 AM -10:45 AM
MS Band	10:45 AM - 11:00 AM
US Dance	11:00 AM - 11:15 AM
Jazz Band	11:15 AM - 11:30 AM
US Choir	11:30 AM - 12:00 PM
MS Dance	12:00 PM - 12:30 PM
Jazz Band	12:30 PM - 1:00 PM

See "Additional Information" in the second column for more details about the festival.

Friday's Menu

Paget- “We are Religious, Diverse”
Japanese Honey Teriyaki Chicken
Mini Egg Rolls with Sweet & Sour Dipping Sauce
Singapore Stir Fry Noodles
Indian Mini Vegetable Samosas & Sauce
Fortune Cookies
Mexico – Super Nachos
Tri-Color Tortilla Chips
Sour Cream, Guacamole, Homemade Salsa, Sliced Jalapenos, Picante Sauce, Cheese Sauce
French Éclair
Italian Cheese Cake bites

Dobbs- “ We Are Athletes”
Hot Dogs on Bun
Vegetarian Hot Dogs
Pop Corn
Mini Ice Cream Sandwich

Varsity Gym –“We are Giving, Artists, Intellectuals, Well Rounded”
Cookies in Shape of Instruments
Fish Patty on Bun
Chicken Tenders
Assorted Chunked Fruit - strawberries,kiwi, cantaloupe, pineapple
Vanilla Yogurt
Fruit Cocktail
Assorted Cup Cakes W/ sprinkles
Granola
Kale & Apple Salad
Alphabet Pasta Salad

Water in hallways

Page Last Updated: 3/20/13

Back of 2013 WOU T-shirt

Shirts are $5 per students, everyone should wear these on Friday as an out of uniform day .

Additional Information for Friday's Festival

Map of activities
All students, faculty and staff will eat while at the festival (PK/K classes will eat in the upstairs multipurpose rooms). There will be food stations set up in each gym.
Throughout the gyms, there will be booths set up representing all that Woodward has to offer. Booths will be set up according to our sub-themes of "We Are Woodward; We Are ______" Giving, Unique, Artists, Athletes, Intellectuals, Diverse, Religious and Leaders.

Two academy-wide projects will be going on during the festival:

"Before I Get Old ..." Mural Project: students write a word/sentence for their aspirations or dreams of what they want to do "before get old". This mural will be put on display for all to see/read.
Photo Booth Project: similar to the "Hello, I'm ______" t-shirts from several years ago. Students will be given a piece of paper to write something that describes them, that we wouldn't be able to tell from their physical appearance. They will hold that sign and be photographed. The photos will be immediately uploaded to a slide show being shown in the gyms during the festival.