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From Thin Air
Two hydropanels have been set up on the Menlo campus courtesy of Zero Mass Water. Through thermodynamics, materials science, and controls technology, the units produce on average 2-5 liters of drinking water each day from sunlight and air. In addition to these units on campus, Zero Mass Water has donated an additional unit for our Menlo Abroad India trip students to install in a rural village this May.
The Kenyan Boys Choir
The choir of 25 schoolboys from various Kenyan backgrounds and tribes performed at Menlo at an event that featured Craig Kielburger speaking about how we can all make a di erence in our communities and around the world, shifting from “me” to “we.”
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Power to Empower
Shay Patel ’22 was honored with the 2017 Yours Humanly Children Have the Power to Empower Award. He was recognized for running a free basketball camp for 60 sixth graders from East Palo Alto’s Ravenswood School District through his Alley-Oop Kids nonpro t, which he founded in 2014 when he was 11 years old to inspire kids in need through positive sports experiences.
Awesome!
Menlo philosophy teacher and water polo coach Jack Bowen presented
a TEDxStanford talk entitled “This
Is Awe.” After opening with an interactive drum solo, Bowen spoke about approaching life from a position of awe. Rooted in theories
from his philosophy teachings, this idea, he says, can lead one to achieve virtues such as happiness, gratitude, mindfulness, and compassion. Bowen also released his fourth book in August, Sport, Ethics, and Leadership, which explores central ethical issues in contemporary sport.
Chief Talk
Sabore Ole Oyie, an African tribe leader from the Serengeti region, spent a day on campus presenting at a Middle School assembly, talking with Menlo Abroad students, and giving
a lunchtime talk. He shared about his tribe’s culture and way of life, as well as his work on global water issues, women’s empowerment, and education.
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