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Much like 4 Corners.

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Canadian pastor freed by North Korea describes 'loneliness' of imprisonment

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Canadian pastor freed by North Korea describes 'loneliness' of imprisonment

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A Canadian pastor has spoken publicly for the first time since his release from imprisonment in North Korea last week, describing in detail the harsh conditions he endured while performing hard labour.

Hyeon Soo Lim, 62, spoke at length in Korean at the end of a Sunday service at his church in Mississauga, Ont., west of Toronto.

During the service, at Light Presbyterian Church, Lim sat at the front of the church, accompanied by his son and infant granddaughter.

On Saturday, Lim was reunited with his family in Ontario after more than two years in detention in North Korea. The country originally sentenced him to death, but that sentence was commuted to a life of hard labour.

In a prepared statement in English, Lim said he was hospitalized four times, was forced to dig holes in frozen ground outside and had to break apart coal inside a facility.

Lim said he experienced "overwhelming loneliness" during his time in detention. In the statement, released before he started speaking at the church, he talked about the "difficult moments" he suffered.

Digging holes in frozen ground

"From the first day of my detainment to the day I was released, I ate 2,757 meals in isolation by myself. It was difficult to see when and how the entire ordeal would end," Lim said.

"During the winter, I had to dig holes that measured one metre wide and one metre deep. The ground was frozen. The mud was so hard that it took two days to dig one hole. It was incredibly challenging. My upper body was sweating; My fingers and toes were frostbitten. I also worked inside a coal storage facility, breaking apart coal," he said.

"In the spring and summer, I worked outside, eight hours a day, in the scorching sun."

Lim said the hard physical labour took a toll on his body and the first time he went to hospital it was for two months.

While I was labouring, I prayed without ceasing - Hyeon Soo Lim, Light Presbyterian Church pastor

To keep himself busy, he said he read more than 100 books on North Korea, read the Bible in English and Korean five times, memorized more than 700 Bible verses, and worshipped alone on 130 Sundays.

"While I was labouring, I prayed without ceasing," he said.

He said his moments of "discouragement, resentment and grumbling" turned into "courage, joy and thanksgiving."

Pastor thanks Canada, Sweden

Lim also thanked the Canadian and Swedish governments for securing his release, the church community for its prayers and his friends for their efforts to free him. Sweden is Canada's protecting power in North Korea.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland, Special Adviser Daniel Jean and former Foreign Affairs Minister Stéphane Dion were among the officials he thanked by name.

Lim, who was arrested in North Korea in 2015 and sentenced for alleged crimes against the state, was released last week on what the North Korean government called "sick bail" after a delegation headed by Jean travelled to North Korea.

His son, James Lim, told reporters in a news conference on Saturday that the family is thrilled that his father is now home.

Lim himself did not appear at Saturday's news conference, but he walked away from the plane unaided. His son said his father appeared to be in "good health," though the family plans to arrange for a complete checkup. His son said Lim lost about 50 pounds during his incarceration.

When Lim was reunited with his family, he met his granddaughter, under a year old, for the first time, according to his son.

In a statement on Saturday, Global Affairs Canada said it celebrated his return to Canada.

"Canada has been actively engaged on Mr. Lim's case at all levels, and we will continue to support him and his family now that he has returned," the statement read.

Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland said she is "deeply relieved" and "happy" that Lim has been released.

Freeland thanked the Swedish government for its work in helping to secure his freedom. She said his family worked tirelessly on his behalf, with the support of his congregation.

"I'm just so glad he is out of there. He is a very, very brave man," she said this week.

Went to North Korea in 2015 on a mission

Lim's release came nearly two months after U.S. college student Otto Warmbier died shortly after he was released from North Korea in a coma. Warmbier had been sentenced to 15 years of hard labour in March 2016 after being accused of stealing a propaganda poster.

Lim had travelled to North Korea in January 2015 as part of a regular humanitarian mission to North Korea where he supports a nursing home, a nursery and an orphanage.

Family and supporters said Lim had made more than 100 trips to North Korea since 1997 and that his trips were about helping people and were not political.

The Canadian government, in its travel advisory for North Korea, advises against all travel to the country "due to the uncertain security situation caused by North Korea's nuclear weapons development program and highly repressive regime."

The government maintains no office in the country. "The ability of Canadian officials to provide consular assistance in North Korea is extremely limited," it says.

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A Canadian pastor has spoken publicly for the first time since his release from imprisonment in North Korea last week, describing in detail the harsh conditions he endured while performing hard labour.

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Writing Workshop: Developing Main Characters with Christina Soontornvat!

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discussion questions from Teaching Books.net

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discussion questions from Teaching Books.net

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Students could create a paper circuit of the orbs in a particular area but creating an art piece and then wiring the circuit behind it to actually light it up.

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"Rooted in years of research and written with deep sympathy for the North Korean people, In the Shadow of the Sun is an unforgettable story of strength and survival."

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A sister and brother go on the run with explosive forbidden photographs in this gripping and timely survival adventure set in North Korea.
North Korea is known as the most repressive country on Earth, with a dictatorial leader, a starving population, and harsh punishment for rebellion.

Perfect place for a family vacation, right?

Yet that's exactly where Mia Andrews finds herself, on a tour with her aid-worker father and fractious older brother Simon. Mia was adopted from South Korea as a baby, and the trip raises tough questions about who she really is. Then her dad is arrested for spying, just as forbidden photographs of North Korean slave-labour camps fall into Mia's hands. The only to save Dad: get the pictures into China, over a hundred miles away. Thus Mia and Simon set off on a harrowing journey without food, money or shelter, in a land where anyone who sees them might turn them in, and getting caught could mean prison - or worse.

Rooted in years of research and written with deep sympathy for the North Korean people, In the Shadow of the Sun is an unforgettable story of strength and survival.

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A sister and brother go on the run with explosive forbidden photographs in this gripping and timely survival adventure set in North Korea. North Korea is known as the most repressive country on Earth, with a dictatorial leader, a starving population, and harsh punishment for rebellion. Perfect place for a family vacation, right?

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From the Idle No More Hawai'i campaign to Protect Mauna Kea to the actions of Tiny House Warriors in defence of Secwepemc lands and waters - a peaceful Indigenous revolution is rising around the planet.

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Jason Reynolds: "Write. Right. Rite.": Create A Fictional Tattoo

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Mural from last years author Katie Yamasaki (Dad Bakes)

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Mural from last years author Katie Yamasaki (Dad Bakes)

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CERESO #5, Women's Prison, Chiapas, Mexico - Katie Yamasaki

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There are approximately 40 women, 9 children under four and 400 men incarcerated at CERESO #5. One therapist told me that an estimated 80% of the women were imprisoned for killing their husbands, mostly in self-defense. Self-defense, she told me, did not hold up well in court.

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Mindfulness for Children - Mindful Eating

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AboutKidsHealth - The Hospital for Sick Children

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You are not your thoughts | AboutKidsHealth at The Hospital for Sick Children

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The 5-4-3-2-1 Method: A Grounding Exercise to Manage Anxiety

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this is a great resource for management and SEL mindfulness

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(Part 1 of 2)
"Yeah, now it's time for you and me
Got to revolution, got to revolution
Hey come on now, we'll march to the sea
Got a revolution, got to revolution." Guess Nixon was so paranoid about this Youth Revolution, he needed The Plumbers to fix elections to assure his re-election and to bomb Cambodia.
Some songs are direct attacks on the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Like "War." This one is one of them. Nothing too subtle here from 1969. "Counter the War" in just over a two minute protest song. Marty Balin rips the song apart, and Grace Slick does a fine job supporting. Paul Kantner co-wrote the song. Here's the longer, live version from that little festival called Woodstock.

This song is another anti - The Man - song, but it's not as direct as "Volunteers." It's 1967 - just at the beginning of the Summer of Love. In many ways, that's better as the song can be used when politicians and governments overreach into fascism.

And its citizens become raving jingoists. Not happening so much these days, right? You know - far right nationalism.

Stephen Stills composed the song - you know, Part Two of Crosby, Stills, Nash, and Young? It was recorded in 1966 on Atco Records. Stills said it was actually a reaction against the riots in LA.
"Paranoia strikes deep
Into your life it will creep
It starts when you're always afraid
You step out of line,
The man come and take you away"
Heck, I even use this song when teaching The Crucible and McCarthyism and the Salem Witch Trials:

At least we don't have to worry about this warning anymore:

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25 Socially-Aware Songs from the 1960s that Defined a Generation

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Some songs are direct attacks on the U.S. involvement in Vietnam. Like "War." This one is one of them. Nothing too subtle here from 1969. "Counter the War" in just over a two minute protest song...

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Jamboard ideas with images, books, lesson ideas....what does it look like?

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Wish in the Dark: Social Justice 2023 Book Love - Google Jamboard

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Another chalk art idea! Instead of Christmas lights, make orb shapes.

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Here's a quick Christmas art project for kids: Christmas Light Chalk Stencil Art! The kids always love how these turn out and can't wait to make them again and again!
*This post was originally published on November 18, 2013 and has since been updated.
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Have you ever invited your child to use stencils? It's such fun way for kids to create!

This was Lucy's first time exploring stencils with colored chalk and she had a blast! It's always so fun to see how excited kids get when they remove their stencil and see the brilliant outline left behind. Lucy was ecstatic and played around with this technique for quite a while. This post contains affiliate links.

How to Make Christmas Light Chalk Stencil Art

Materials for Christmas Art

Directions for Christmas Art

1. Fold a piece of your thick cardboard in half and draw half of a lightbulb shape (with the center of the lightbulb going down the fold).

Cut it out. This is what you will use for your stencil. (You can even save the paper you cut from around the shape to use as a stencil for future art projects!)

2. Use your silver Sharpie to draw a wire for the Christmas lights on a piece of black construction paper. Draw the base of each lightbulb where you'll be placing the stencil.

3. Place your stencil on top of the first base and outline it with a piece of colored chalk.

4. Still holding the stencil in place, use a cotton ball to brush the chalk away from the stencil. Do this all the way around the lightbulb stencil.

5. Remove your stencil and admire your brilliant lightbulb! Continue using different colored chalk for each lightbulb down the wire.

6. Hang your finished artwork up to decorate for the holidays!

You really can use this technique for all kinds of artwork and learning. Try out different colors of paper for the background or experiment with mixing and blending the chalk. You can even overlap the stencils to create some interesting designs!

We have a little drawer on our art table where we keep stencils we've made which is accessible to the kids whenever they'd like to use them. I'm thinking we'll be trying out this technique with some of our other stencils and seeing what neat designs we can create next with chalk!

Looking for the perfect gift? Be sure to check out all our gift guides for kids!

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Christmas Light Chalk Stencil Art for Kids - Buggy and Buddy

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Here's a quick Christmas art project for kids: Christmas Light Chalk Stencil Art! The kids always love how these turn out and can't wait to make them again and again! *This post was originally published on November 18, 2013 and has since been updated. Follow our Christmas for Kids and Family Pinterest board!

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Use this tutorial to turn the bubbles into orbs! This video also has a scientific explanation about light!

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Social Justice/ Character Relationships/Identity activity

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Christina Soontornvat is an award-winning, best-selling author of picture books, graphic novels, fantasy, nonfiction for kids of all ages.

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video describing setting, plot, temple, her father's influence

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video describing setting, plot, temple, her father's influence

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This is a very short meditation which could be used in a classroom

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Children 's Visualization For Sleep & Dreaming

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Pebble Meditation - The Children's Garden Studio, NYC

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This short video covers vocabulary and background, could be shown to students

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A Day in the Life of a Buddhist Monk - full of great self-isolation techniques

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Wish in the Dark - 2021 Jane Addams Children's Book Awards

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Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law

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The Realities of Pregnancy and Mothering While Incarcerated

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Women of reproductive age may experience pregnancy and mothering in a correctional environment designed for men. Rates of incarceration for women in the United States are high by international standards, and they continue to rise. Mothers were often single mothers prior to incarceration, and they ar…