[Congressional Record Volume 143, Number 32 (Thursday, March 13, 1997)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E464]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




            INDIAN HILL PRIMARY'S INTERNATIONAL PEACE MUSEUM

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                            HON. ROB PORTMAN

                                of ohio

                    in the house of representatives

                        Thursday, March 13, 1997

  Mr. PORTMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to share with my colleagues a 
wonderful event that has taken place at a primary school I visited back 
home in the district I represent.
  The students at Indian Hill Primary have been learning about the many 
opportunities available to them on the Internet. The teachers have made 
this new technology an integral part of their lesson plans which, as 
the principal said, makes their daily lessons come alive.
  For example, second grade students, motivated by the example set by 
Dr. Martin Luther King in his battle for equality through nonviolent 
protest, decided to share what peace means to them. With innovative 
leadership from teachers, facilitators, and the creativity of the 
students, their efforts culminated in the creation of the 
``International Peace Museum.''
  This museum web site includes the students' definitions of peace, 
while also displaying the second graders' illustrations. Because they 
invite other classes, students, leaders, and governments from around 
the world to contribute, the students at Indian Hill Primary have 
already heard from schools in Bermuda, Canada, and throughout the 
United States.
  Mr. Speaker, I commend Indian Hill Primary's International Peace 
Museum.

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