World Ed Program Invited to Celebrate Earth Day at US Embassy

Cameron Hume, the current ambassador, with young men from the Learning Farm and Jiway Tung, Learning Farm Director, in front of one of the murals.

On Saturday, April 19th, the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, celebrated Earth Day by hosting more than 80 children and youth from a local elementary school, an orphanage, the PGB White Crane martial arts school and The Learning Farm—World Education's life skills, organic farming and entrepreneurship training program.

Youth from The Learning Farm painted 3 of the 7 murals that hung outside the embassy's walls. The themes painted included underground, elephants, and the major theme panel—Earth Day 2008—was completed by the Ambassador, John Heffern, and all in attendance. Inside the Embassy, children and youth made leaf imprints on cloth, got nature themed temporary tattoos, played hula hoops, soccer with the Arsenal soccer school coaches, boarded Coca Cola's Ecobus and saw a live skit from Jalan Sesama—Indonesia's adaption of Sesame Street. Lunch included gourmet, certified organically salads from the Learning Farm.