HONORING JANET

We were all devastated by the loss of Janet Barnstable this year....

Here are some examples of Janet's original words taken from her old e-mails:

• to Zeynep TÜZÜN ( leader teacher from Turkey) - 2017

When we donated our golden award prize to Vietnamese students who were in need:

"Dear teachers,

As a 1st (gold), 2nd (silver), or 3rd (bronze) GVC winner, a year’s

scholarship for a student in Vietnam is awarded in your school’s

name. The children are all extremely needy, mostly girls, and would

have no means of even a partial education without this help. For some

of them their uniform, including shoes, is the only decent clothing

they have. All three of our primary gold award winners have donated

their monetary prize back for additional scholarships. They will

sponsor four students each!"

"Dream the happy dreams of one who has certainly given back to the world to make things better for those in need."

"During the years in which I taught students, that was one of my grandest goals: to make them aware of what others needed. I believe community service and good works are essential to the development of a whole person. I am so happy to have had the opportunity to get to know you."

"Money is such a thing that can be earned easily here but for some people ıt's impossible. I believe in God and his fairness for people, I 'm sure that those children will do great at school. This is just a little help for them. The world will survive with the help of good hearts."

Following her husband, Richard, and Janet's passing, we wanted to be sure the world knew of her work, so I contacted a local Chicago news station reporter. Below is the CBS News broadcast honoring Janet's efforts to develop global connection and promote friendships between teachers and their students around the world.