Classroom Programs and Tools for Mission Awareness
Holy Childhood Association - The Pontifical Mission Organization for children helping children - contact Office of Global Concerns or check the website: http://www.worldmissions-catholicchurch.org/flash.html while there you might check the kids page.
Catholic Relief Services kids page: www.worldmissions-catholicchurch.org/hcakids/flash/swf/main.html
Columban Fathers: www.columban.org
World Playground - multi-cultural music program for grades K to 6 - Putumayo (www.putumayo.com )
Positively Speaking - video on Food Fast: 24 hours that last a lifetime - contact Office of Global Concerns for a copy of the video and the Food Fast program.
Latino Voices - stories of Latin American immigrants and their impact on the community
Celebrating Kwanza - (primary grades)
Books
Come to My Place: Meet My Island Family - stories from the Pacific for young children
Silver Ships, Green Fields - storybook for grades 1-6 with teacher’s guide
Crickets and Corn - five stories about Native North American Children
African Youth Speak - stories for African Church youth
All Quite Beautiful and All Quite Beautiful: Teacher’s Guide - living in a multi-cultural society
A World of Children’s Games
A World of Children’s Songs
A World of Children’s Stories
Cultural Calendar - important dates from September to May and activities for them: African American, Mexican American, Native American and Indochinese
Maryknoll Coloring and Activity Book - www.mission-education.org
(primary grades or anyone who likes to color)
Videos
As Water in the Desert - Video presentation on Baptismal Call to Mission High School and Young Adult - Columban Fathers
Voices of the Earth - Video presentation on creation for Young Adult to Adult; possibly High School also - Columban Fathers
Voices of Women - Video presentation on dignity for Young Adult to Adult ; possibly High School also - Columban Fathers
Send! Receive! Set Free! - Video presentation on "To the Ends of the Earth" for Young Adult and Adult - Columban Fathers (in CYSS office)
The Barrio Series - Bread for the Barrio, Charo of the Barrio, and Message from the Barrio
Videos on Peace and justice for High School and Young Adult - Columban Fathers (in CYSS office)
Various other videos of stories in different lands for K to 6 - Columban Fathers
Taking a Global View - Maryknoll World Productions
A Universe Drama in Three Acts - faith and environment - Maryknoll World Productions (in CYSS office)
The World Through Kids’ Eyes - Kids of the world given a video camera to tell their stories - Maryknoll World Productions (in CYSS office)
Children of the Earth - four part video series of children in various parts of the world - Maryknoll World Productions
School of Assassins: An Insider Speaks Out - Two part video series on the U.S. School of the Americas - Maryknoll World Productions (in CYSS office)
Arms for the Poor - Maryknoll World Productions (in CYSS office)
The Field Afar - 13 part video series of personal stories of Maryknoll missioners - Maryknoll World Productions (in CYSS office)
Mano Con Mano - "Hand to Hand" a story of two lay couples in mission in El Salvador - Maryknoll World Productions
Conflict Diamonds: Too Deadly to be Beautiful video presentation on the deadly diamond trade in Africa - Maryknoll World Productions
Child Labor is Not Cheap - video presentation with study guide - Resource Center of the Americas
Suggested Periodicals
Columban Magazine
Maryknoll Magazine
Global News and Notes
Mission Update - newsletter from the US Catholic Mission Association
Prayer Resources
Prayers for a Planetary Pilgrim
Edward Hays
Amen: Prayers and Blessings from Around the World
compiled by Susan Slesin and Emily Gwathmey
Gifts of Many Cultures - Worship Resources for the Global Community
Maren C. Tirabassi and Kathy Wonson Eddy
Torch in the Night: Worship Resources from South Africa
Anne Hope
If Quetzals Could Cry: A Guatemalan Scrapbook with Designs for Worship
Dondeena Caldwell
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