Global Pen Pal Program
School programs, lesson plans, community programs and the Camellia Kids Care Global Pen-Pal program are where Camellia jumps off the page and into our hearts! Combining community, connection, our planet and books, Camellia Kids Care programs are the perfect platform to encourage environmentalism.
Debbie visits and speaks at schools, book stores, events and conferences for all ages. Her visits shed light on environmental issues, while inspiring children to write...and to dream!
The teachers participating in the “Global Pen-Pal” Program get paired with a partnering school across the globe. Most students write to each other comparing their environments, wildlife, ecology, lifestyles, a “day in the life”...sometimes through Google.docs and even regular mail! They send class photos... and have become true friends and GLOBAL AMBASSADORS! Students tend to discuss their environment, but in the process, they are learning to appreciate our differences and understand how connected the world really is.
A very special THANK YOU to all the many teachers, librarians and children across the globe for bringing Camellia N. to life... and to our Pen-Pal partners: Bay Laurel Elementary School students in Calabasas, CA (who learned to weave using recycled plastic bags) and Chikumbuso students in Zambia, Africa who taught the students this craft!
“Using Camellia N. in my library and within my remedial reading classroom has taught my students so much about humanity. It’s less about the environment and more about love and newfound friendships for these seventh graders. Thank you!”
- T.C., Columbus Middle School
"My fifth graders learned so much more than environmental education. Through this dynamic program, my students learned to dream big (and bigger still) and learned how interconnected we each are throughout the world. It’s been completely eye opening. Thank you, Debra and thank you, Camellia N.”
- A.H., teacher, Willow Elementary School
“I learned we are all the same, even if we live on the other side of the world"
- 5th grade student & pen-pal partner, Bay Laurel Elementary School
“Camellia N. has changed my life. I’m so excited to be a global ambassador and have already made changes in my school and community in Denver!
- 3rd grade student, Denver CO.
“Whenever I read the books, I feel like I’m with Camellia N. wherever she is”
- L’il Straw Girl, Lexington KY
“I love Camellia N. Because of her I’ve met many new friends across the world and now have a forever pen-pal. Thank you for bringing Camellia to Norway!
- 3rd grade Science student, Trondheim, Norway
