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iz ~WATERLUO CHRONICLE -Wednesday May a. so“ l w l The value of unplugging I . . . Lester B. Pearson students get digital detox dunng Screen-Free Week _ . By 130an l M . ,- ..._--'â€"" CIGI lecture looks at UN he! as once a week dedicat- . Millennium Goals May 9 l . Wed to turning off the 2 PV . l television has morphed into ‘ v , A panel of global development experts will ‘ '_ Screen-Free Week. thanks to the pre- ‘ deliver a signature lecture at the Centre for Inter? i ponderance of smartphones. tablets, - . national Governance Innovation on the future of ‘ laptops and other devices competing A,“ ‘ international development and the United Nations l l t'orour more than divided attention. ti fil ‘ Millennium Development Goals. May 9. from T ‘ 5' And the students at Lester B, Pearson \-§;§ . FURL, \ pm, to 9 pm. g public school got a chance to digitally 5 ‘ L SCH , \ ' The address. Squaring the Circle: The N‘lillennir l ‘ -_., detox last week and learn just how ' v- 0 a ‘ utn Development Goals, Post»20!5, will also feaâ€" much more interesting life can be when » ' ‘ , lure alive webcast. i l their eyes aren't constantly glued to a L if . t The panel features Barry Carin. (il(il senior felr l f screen and the) are instead engaged in A, ~ 1 ‘ low: Mukesh Kapila, professor of global health and , activity. . humanitarian affairs, University Of Manchester: ‘ g The four days of events included ‘ Diana Alarcén, senior economic affairs officer, activities and guest speakers that l development policy anti analysis division, UN l encouraged the more than 700 students Lester 8. Pearson public school held a Screen-Free Week last week and got a lot of “ department for economic and SUCH] 1mm” l l at the school. and their families. to turn participation thanks to the efforts of principal Greg lespersen, motivational speak- ‘ The topic or this global POHC)’ forum CWT” i i on life while they turn offthe screen. er Paul Rosen and parent committee organizer Christina Laughren. we wow wow comes at an important time. as the goals are quick Christina Laughren. chair of the ‘ Iy approaching their target date of 2015, The series 1 ' school's health and wellness coitiniittee here and are reallyhaving fun together." vational talk by Paralympian Paul 07 eight existing UN {40315 SC! milestones in art-as , g said one ofthe biggest struggles for par- laughren said they hoped one of the Rosen. who won a gold medal as the “Eh as eradicating extreme poverty and hunger, ‘ i ems today is to get kids to unplug. So spinoffs ofthe week was that kids would goalie for the Canadian National Sledge - lumVlng maternal health and ensuring environ- ‘ - parents. teachers and school adminis- once again rediscover the school yard hockey team at the 2006 Winter Para- ‘ mental sustainability. i i trators filled their week with alternatives can be the centre of the community lympics in Torino. 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[0 . tell the kids to turn off the screen, and ter, you find you're in a rutand you have an opportunity." said Rosen. who l W'dlCh lht’ lecture from home can view Yht‘ “Vt" that we could do this and that instead," some bad habits established," said retired from the game in 2010. 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Anything is pos- , , _ , , . week like this. said principal (ireg lcs~ benefits of the week of activities for siblc as long as you believe in yourself." l \ Waterloo ”NOTICE“ S009W member Dr. lohn ‘ pcrsen, and while they didn't know \creen-l~'ree Week is to reaffirm with The message seemed to register well . (latter Will‘speak at the May H meeting "f the l what kind of response they would get, kids the importance of the school as a over the course of the week said the Waterloo ”lS‘F’r‘C‘“ Socrety _ ‘ they were pleased at the level ofcngagcv meeting and a gathering place central organiu'rs behind it l liver-V0,“ '5 welcome ‘°_ attend ”Us meeting ‘ int-tit and the high turnout, to ihecotnttiunity “We had about 150 kids playing four ‘ held at 1:30 p.m. '" the Bridgeport Community l "I think we hate great families “ho “These are things that families can different sports here for two hours." said ‘ Centre. _ _ , . want to support thcir childten and do do together. no matter what that family laughren. “With all that fun and laugh- l (aner m“ explain ”ml“ m Upper (gnada that l l something for their kids," said it‘s looks like." said lespcrscn. “The school ter. it was great." ‘ resulted in theOtranSponallUn Of 93_ EHgllSh'fipt'iik' ‘ l pctsen. “Christina and her committee really connects people together and “We iust wanted to encourage that trig Patriot Holes (9 V3" D"~’m9"_5 land, lasma~ g put together some fantastic opportum brings neighbours together for a cont sense of play," said lespersen. “We iust ma after the Upper (anada REMH'O“ Of 1838; H“ l f ties that we thought thekids would real, iiioti purpose." wanted them to come an play and . talk W'” also help "1 celebrate the 175th anniyer . l ly enjoy, and they dragged their parents The event was punctuated by a tntiti' rediscover that." i w 1 if i g . ~ 5 . ’ i l and Moms love our gift cards . a cw; u if ‘i “ mm 0 ' :--; G t NAS i, i ‘ ‘M ’@ thoSpoAndHolr GINASPA.COM , ’ t a“, strum stuntilutm $19,886.20“) ‘ if i l