Honorees for students entering 6th, 7th, or 8th grade

Honorees for students entering 4th or 5th grade

Honorees for students entering 1st, 2nd, or 3rd grade

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The summer enrichment project is based on the 20 role models selected by Skipping Stones, an international children's magazine. Here are the honorees:

Mahatma Gandhi (1869-1948) b. in India

Paul Robeson (1898-1976) in New Jersey

Peace Pilgrim (1908-1981) b. New Jersey

Mother Theresa (1910-1997) b. Macedonia

Nelson Mandela b. 1918, Transkai, South Africa

Pete Seeger b. 1919 in New York

Thich Nhat Hanh b. 1926 in Central Vietnam

César Chávez (1927-1993) b.Yuma, Arizona

Maya Angelou b. 1928 in Missouri

Martin Luther King, Jr. (1929-1968) b. Atlanta, GA

Rev. Desmond Tutu b. 1931 in South Africa

Toni Morrison b. 1931 in Ohio

Dr. Jane Goodall b. 1934 in London, England

Hon. Dalai Lama b. 1935 in Tibet; lives in India

David Suzuki b. 1936 in Vancouver, Canada

Wangari M. Maathai b. 1940 in Kenya

Aung San Suu Kyi b. 1945 in Rangoon, Mayanmar

Mata Amritanandamayi b. 1953 in Kerala, India

Oprah Winfrey b. 1954 in Mississippi

Winona LaDuke b. 1959 in Minnesota