Monday, June 10, 2013

English program earns Girl Scout top honor


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Kelly Telljohann, 17, teaches the English words for colors to a girl at Our Little Roses in Honduras, using the ESL kit she developed. Telljohann was awarded the Girl Scout Gold Award for her project.
Kelly Telljohann, a Ballantyne Country Club resident and junior at Providence Day School, received the Girl Scout Gold Award May 5 for her English as a Second Language (ESL) project that was so successful it has been incorporated into three ESL programs spanning from Charlotte to Honduras.
“I know its being used and it feels so good,” said Telljohann, 17, who has been a Girl Scout for 10 years and is part of Troop 1405.
The Gold Award is the Girl Scouts’ highest award and is presented for an individual’s project that involves identifying a need, developing an action plan, leading and delegating, and results in a final product that is sustainable by another party.
When Telljohann traveled to Honduras as a short-term mission trip in July 2011 to visit Our Little Roses, a home for girls rescued from the streets of San Pedro Sula – the murder capital of the world – she saw the girls’ desire to learn English. Some have the opportunity to attend the home’s bilingual school and need English practice, while some attend public school and need a more basic introduction to English. Learning English increases their opportunities and earning potential upon graduation.
Telljohann spent 160 hours developing an ESL kit to feed the girls’ motivation and to help the missionaries connect with the girls.
Read the entire article from the South Charlotte News here: http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2013/05/31/4078074/english-program-earns-girl-scout.html

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