00:00:09:27 00:00:11:02 >> These fourth-grade students 00:00:11:02 00:00:12:12 from Lodi Elementary 00:00:12:12 00:00:13:18 experience international 00:00:13:18 00:00:15:06 education first hand, 00:00:15:06 00:00:17:25 combining science, geography 00:00:17:25 00:00:19:22 cultural studies, 00:00:19:22 00:00:21:06 and exchanging gifts of art 00:00:21:06 00:00:23:24 with students in Cuba. 00:00:23:24 00:00:25:03 First stop, the headquarters 00:00:25:03 00:00:26:08 of the International 00:00:26:08 00:00:27:10 Crane Foundation 00:00:27:10 00:00:29:03 in Baraboo, Wisconsin. 00:00:29:03 00:00:30:15 >> What you're looking at here 00:00:30:15 00:00:31:23 is part of our 00:00:31:23 00:00:33:00 world headquarters. 00:00:33:00 00:00:34:06 We are an international 00:00:34:06 00:00:35:16 conservation organization. 00:00:35:16 00:00:37:05 We work in over 30 different 00:00:37:05 00:00:38:28 countries around the world. 00:00:38:28 00:00:40:14 (cranes calling) 00:00:40:14 00:00:41:22 >> Today, we're at the 00:00:41:22 00:00:42:28 International Crane Foundation. 00:00:42:28 00:00:44:11 with Lodi Elementary School. 00:00:44:11 00:00:45:17 This field trip learning 00:00:45:17 00:00:46:19 experience is part of a 00:00:46:19 00:00:48:09 larger scope of experiences 00:00:48:09 00:00:49:16 that they're going to be having 00:00:49:16 00:00:51:04 throughout this entire year. 00:00:51:04 00:00:52:23 I'll be visiting the classroom 00:00:52:23 00:00:54:00 a number of times throughout 00:00:54:00 00:00:55:08 the academic year to talk about 00:00:55:08 00:00:56:27 things like crane ecology 00:00:56:27 00:00:58:05 and crane biology, 00:00:58:05 00:00:59:12 cranes and culture, 00:00:59:12 00:01:00:14 and most specifically, 00:01:00:14 00:01:01:23 the Cuban culture, 00:01:01:23 00:01:03:12 and what that bird means to 00:01:03:12 00:01:06:06 all of us as a global community. 00:01:06:06 00:01:07:07 >> Watch and see 00:01:07:07 00:01:08:20 if they open their wings. 00:01:08:20 00:01:10:13 >> I just thought it was awesome 00:01:10:13 00:01:11:26 seeing all those different 00:01:11:26 00:01:13:18 cranes, and like what their 00:01:13:18 00:01:15:25 habitats are. 00:01:15:25 00:01:17:22 >> They're nice, beautiful. 00:01:17:22 00:01:18:27 (crane calls) 00:01:18:27 00:01:19:29 Loud. 00:01:19:29 00:01:21:04 (crane calls) 00:01:21:04 00:01:22:08 >> I like the way they dance, 00:01:22:08 00:01:23:18 and like they go across the 00:01:23:18 00:01:24:23 water. 00:01:24:23 00:01:27:04 (indistinct talking) 00:01:27:04 00:01:28:08 >> After the field trip to the 00:01:28:08 00:01:29:29 International Crane Foundation, 00:01:29:29 00:01:31:17 Korie visited Lodi Elementary to 00:01:31:17 00:01:33:10 teach the fourth-grade classes 00:01:33:10 00:01:36:12 more about cranes and Cuba. 00:01:36:12 00:01:37:21 >> Cranes traditionally 00:01:37:21 00:01:39:15 have been a symbol of strength, 00:01:39:15 00:01:41:09 and prosperity, and cooperation, 00:01:41:09 00:01:43:15 in Cuba. 00:01:43:15 00:01:44:21 This is the place, 00:01:44:21 00:01:46:18 this is the region of Cuba where 00:01:46:18 00:01:48:14 your messages are going to go. 00:01:48:14 00:01:49:17 It's called 00:01:49:17 00:01:51:00 the Grand Wetland of the North. 00:01:51:00 00:01:52:12 So they're creating these 00:01:52:12 00:01:54:10 messages that will then be given 00:01:54:10 00:01:57:12 to our project partners in Cuba. 00:01:57:12 00:01:59:22 They're presented as gifts 00:01:59:22 00:02:01:07 of friendship, and good luck, 00:02:01:07 00:02:02:15 and goodwill, and conservation 00:02:02:15 00:02:04:12 success around the world. 00:02:04:12 00:02:07:00 This is the entire student body 00:02:07:00 00:02:08:13 of one of the schools that 00:02:08:13 00:02:10:07 you guys will be working with 00:02:10:07 00:02:11:18 through your art exchange. 00:02:11:18 00:02:12:20 >> They're doing the same thing 00:02:12:20 00:02:13:20 we are. 00:02:13:20 00:02:14:29 We're like doing pictures 00:02:14:29 00:02:16:01 back and forth. 00:02:16:01 00:02:17:03 We're learning 00:02:17:03 00:02:18:11 both about cranes. 00:02:18:11 00:02:19:14 >> The picture 00:02:19:14 00:02:20:25 kind of talks on its own. 00:02:20:25 00:02:22:06 >> We're like pen pals, except 00:02:22:06 00:02:24:00 we're not sharing in writing. 00:02:24:00 00:02:25:18 We're sharing in art. 00:02:25:18 00:02:26:21 It's something memorable and 00:02:26:21 00:02:28:15 meaningful, so they dive into it 00:02:28:15 00:02:30:20 with a great deal of enthusiasm. 00:02:30:20 00:02:31:29 They're still reading. 00:02:31:29 00:02:33:05 They're still writing. 00:02:33:05 00:02:34:20 They're still doing mathematics 00:02:34:20 00:02:36:16 and learning about geography, 00:02:36:16 00:02:38:15 and so many other things. 00:02:38:15 00:02:40:18 >> As for Cuba, they have 00:02:40:18 00:02:42:00 different currency, a different 00:02:42:00 00:02:44:01 way of running things. 00:02:44:01 00:02:45:14 >> It's going to go to Cuba. 00:02:45:14 00:02:47:18 >> I just want them to see it, 00:02:47:18 00:02:48:26 because I know our governments 00:02:48:26 00:02:50:10 aren't really, like don't 00:02:50:10 00:02:52:09 like each other very much, 00:02:52:09 00:02:54:00 and I want that to change. 00:02:54:00 00:02:55:08 >> The countries can become 00:02:55:08 00:02:57:10 better friends. 00:02:57:10 00:02:59:13 >> So, they're excited, 00:02:59:13 00:03:01:00 not only to send their art 00:03:01:00 00:03:05:01 to Cuba, but also to hear back. 00:03:05:01 00:03:06:05 >> Beautiful. 00:03:06:05 00:03:07:18 Good job, you guys. 00:03:07:18 00:03:09:06 Look at the colors. 00:03:09:06 00:03:10:17 It's not just my trip, 00:03:10:17 00:03:12:11 it's all of our trip. 00:03:12:11 00:03:13:24 So the students 00:03:13:24 00:03:14:29 are definitely a part of this. 00:03:14:29 00:03:16:03 A part of them is going 00:03:16:03 00:03:17:20 on this journey with me. 00:03:17:20 00:03:19:12 It's a tremendous opportunity 00:03:19:12 00:03:21:21 for these students. 00:03:21:21 00:03:23:01 It's a tremendous opportunity 00:03:23:01 00:03:24:27 for the Cuban students. 00:03:24:27 00:03:27:27 One, two, three. 00:03:27:27 00:03:29:27 >> All: Cuba! 00:03:29:27 00:03:31:19 >> Perfect. 00:03:31:19 00:03:33:17 All right, come up and put your 00:03:33:17 00:03:35:08 piece of artwork, your message, 00:03:35:08 00:03:37:03 in our suitcase. 00:03:37:03 00:03:40:00 This is the pinnacle activity 00:03:40:00 00:03:41:16 of this project, when the two 00:03:41:16 00:03:43:26 families of students 00:03:43:26 00:03:45:25 finally come together. 00:03:49:17 00:03:50:27 >> Korie arrives in Cuba during 00:03:50:27 00:03:53:21 the annual Crane Festival. 00:03:53:21 00:03:55:20 >> So here is this opportunity 00:03:55:20 00:03:57:02 for these two cultures, 00:03:57:02 00:03:58:19 these two worlds, 00:03:58:19 00:03:59:29 that on one scale, 00:03:59:29 00:04:01:21 don't understand each other, 00:04:01:21 00:04:03:08 but on this scale, 00:04:03:08 00:04:04:12 they come together. 00:04:04:12 00:04:05:22 And what brings us together 00:04:05:22 00:04:07:07 is nature. 00:04:07:07 00:04:08:13 So we have this common 00:04:08:13 00:04:09:20 denominator. 00:04:09:20 00:04:10:24 We have this wonderful, 00:04:10:24 00:04:12:11 beautiful thing in common. 00:04:12:11 00:04:14:15 (applause) 00:04:14:15 00:04:16:12 In Cuba, my counterparts, 00:04:16:12 00:04:17:29 environmental educators there, 00:04:17:29 00:04:19:15 are also doing classroom 00:04:19:15 00:04:21:04 instruction with the children, 00:04:21:04 00:04:22:14 and they then are creating 00:04:22:14 00:04:23:17 messages. 00:04:23:17 00:04:25:06 (speaking Spanish) 00:04:25:06 00:04:26:21 Many of these people in 00:04:26:21 00:04:28:16 the rural communities of Cuba 00:04:28:16 00:04:31:24 rarely, if ever, see people 00:04:31:24 00:04:33:15 from other countries, let alone 00:04:33:15 00:04:35:05 someone from the United States. 00:04:35:05 00:04:36:22 The people that you see peeking 00:04:36:22 00:04:38:17 through the wooden shutters 00:04:38:17 00:04:40:13 of the windows, those are folks 00:04:40:13 00:04:41:17 that have made an effort, 00:04:41:17 00:04:43:03 an extraordinary effort, 00:04:43:03 00:04:45:16 to be part of that story. 00:04:45:16 00:04:47:29 (speaking Spanish) 00:04:47:29 00:04:50:18 So, these are for all of you. 00:04:50:18 00:04:52:05 Probably the most exciting part 00:04:52:05 00:04:53:20 of the visit was to actually 00:04:53:20 00:04:55:05 present the Cuban students 00:04:55:05 00:04:56:18 with the messages 00:04:56:18 00:04:58:15 from the Wisconsin students. 00:04:58:15 00:05:00:17 You look into their eyes, 00:05:00:17 00:05:02:03 and you really think deeply 00:05:02:03 00:05:05:28 about who these children are. 00:05:05:28 00:05:08:23 It is absolutely overwhelming. 00:05:08:23 00:05:12:14 (speaking Spanish) 00:05:12:14 00:05:13:27 >> Today is an exciting day, 00:05:13:27 00:05:15:08 because Korie 00:05:15:08 00:05:16:27 is back from Cuba. 00:05:16:27 00:05:17:29 She's back to tell us 00:05:17:29 00:05:20:12 about her exciting adventure. 00:05:20:12 00:05:21:18 >> These messages, 00:05:21:18 00:05:24:00 these pieces of artwork 00:05:24:00 00:05:26:12 are their gift to you. 00:05:26:12 00:05:27:20 Again, these are gifts 00:05:27:20 00:05:29:04 of friendship, and peace, 00:05:29:04 00:05:31:24 and good luck, and long life. 00:05:31:24 00:05:35:03 I can only hope that some part 00:05:35:03 00:05:37:07 of what they've experienced 00:05:37:07 00:05:39:24 this year will continue 00:05:39:24 00:05:41:11 to be a part of who they are 00:05:41:11 00:05:42:19 as people, 00:05:42:19 00:05:44:13 how they look at the world. 00:05:44:13 00:05:45:16 Anybody see their picture 00:05:45:16 00:05:47:05 up here? 00:05:47:05 00:05:49:05 Here are your pieces, 00:05:49:05 00:05:51:05 your messages, 00:05:51:05 00:05:53:22 as they were delivered to Cuba. 00:05:53:22 00:05:55:16 Whose piece is that? 00:05:55:16 00:05:57:19 Do you see your pieces? 00:05:57:19 00:05:59:28 Isn't that amazing? 00:05:59:28 00:06:02:10 So thank you very, very much. 00:06:02:10 00:06:06:07 (cheers and applause) 00:06:06:07 00:06:09:25 (speaking Spanish) 00:06:09:25 00:06:11:07 >> Everybody say hola! 00:06:11:07 00:06:13:10 >> ¡Hola! 00:06:13:10 00:06:15:10 (crane calling)