00:00:09:27	00:00:11:02	>> These fourth-grade students
00:00:11:02	00:00:12:12	from Lodi Elementary
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00:00:21:06	00:00:23:24	with students in Cuba.
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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
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00:00:35:16	00:00:37:05	We work in over 30 different
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00:00:40:14	00:00:41:22	>> Today, we're at the
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00:00:42:28	00:00:44:11	with Lodi Elementary School.
00:00:44:11	00:00:45:17	This field trip learning
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00:00:51:04	00:00:52:23	I'll be visiting the classroom
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00:00:55:08	00:00:56:27	things like crane ecology
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00:00:58:05	00:00:59:12	cranes and culture,
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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
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00:01:08:20	00:01:10:13	>> I just thought it was awesome
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00:01:15:25	00:01:17:22	>> They're nice, beautiful.
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00:01:21:04	00:01:22:08	>> I like the way they dance,
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00:01:27:04	00:01:28:08	>> After the field trip to the
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00:01:29:29	00:01:31:17	Korie visited Lodi Elementary to
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00:01:33:10	00:01:36:12	more about cranes and Cuba.
00:01:36:12	00:01:37:21	>> Cranes traditionally
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00:01:57:12	00:01:59:22	They're presented as gifts
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00:02:01:07	00:02:02:15	and goodwill, and conservation
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00:02:04:12	00:02:07:00	This is the entire student body
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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
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00:02:18:11	00:02:19:14	>> The picture
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00:02:20:25	00:02:22:06	>> We're like pen pals, except
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00:02:25:18	00:02:26:21	It's something memorable and
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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
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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
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00:02:54:00	00:02:55:08	>> The countries can become
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00:02:57:10	00:02:59:13	>> So, they're excited,
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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
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00:03:17:20	00:03:19:12	It's a tremendous opportunity
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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,
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00:03:37:03	00:03:40:00	This is the pinnacle activity
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00:03:41:16	00:03:43:26	families of students
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00:03:49:17	00:03:50:27	>> Korie arrives in Cuba during
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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,
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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.
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00:04:09:20	00:04:10:24	We have this wonderful,
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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
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00:04:25:06	00:04:26:21	Many of these people in
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00:04:28:16	00:04:31:24	rarely, if ever, see people
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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
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00:04:38:17	00:04:40:13	of the windows, those are folks
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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
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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.
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00:05:12:14	00:05:13:27	>> Today is an exciting day,
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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
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00:05:20:12	00:05:21:18	>> These messages,
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00:05:26:12	00:05:27:20	Again, these are gifts
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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
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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
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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!
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