Variety the Children's Charity of New York

Transforming the lives of children through the arts.

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John Green at BookCon 2014, 5/31/14

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Saeed Jones at Housing Works Bookstore, 10/7/14

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Free Webinar on November 4! 50 Blogging Best Practices for NGOs: http://bit.ly/bloggingforngos

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How does a sunset work? We love to look at them, but Jolanda Blackwell wanted her 8th graders to really think about them, to wonder and question.

So Blackwell, who teaches science at Oliver Wendell Holmes Junior High in Davis, Calif., had her students watch a video of a sunset on YouTube as part of a physics lesson on motion.

"I asked them: ‘So what’s moving? And why?’" Blackwell says. The students had a lot of ideas. Some thought the sun was moving, others, of course, knew that a sunset is the result of the earth spinning around on its axis.

Once she got the discussion going, the questions came rapid-fire. “My biggest challenge usually is trying to keep them patient,” she says. “They just have so many burning questions.”

Students asking questions and then exploring the answers. That’s something any good teacher lives for. And at the heart of it all is curiosity.

Blackwell, like many others teachers, understands that when kids are curious, they’re much more likely to stay engaged.

Curiosity: It Helps Us Learn, But Why?

Illustration credit: LA Johnson/NPR

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Mary Szybist at the National Book Awards, 11/20/13

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10 Facebook Page Best Practices for Nonprofits: http://bit.ly/fbfornpos  

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We had a fantastic evening last night with our Young Variety at the New York premiere of St. Vincent. It was incredible to hear Bill Murray and Naomi Watts discuss their roles and their experience making the film. Just one of the many Art Talks opportunities available to our YV Members. To learn more about Young Variety and how you can become a member click here: http://varietyny.org/get-involved/young-variety

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Fabulous evening checking out the opening of The Portrait Project w. @gelina8186. The exhibition runs all weekend & proceeds benefit Art Start, an organization that provides free art programming to homeless NYC youth. Highly recommend checking it out if you can! #chelsea #thehighline #art #photography #nyc (at The Highline Loft)

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