Last weekend I (LeeAnne) had the privilege of taking six students to the first-ever Global Issues Network conference in the Asia region. It was held in Beijing and hundreds of students gathered to explore global issues like environmental sustainability, global warming, poverty, humanitarianism and so much more. It was an amazing weekend! The speakers were inspiring and their stories were gripping, and I know each student who participated was challenged and changed in substantial ways. One speaker who really touched the kids was Canadian Mark Keilburger. He and his brother run Free the Children and he was an incredible orator. As the result of his speech, everybody in that auditorium was thoroughly challenged to make a difference in our world. It was a fabulous weekend in Beijing, complete with some exploring and a Beijing opera performance at the Lao She Teahouse.
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