The poet Walt Whitman famously wrote, “I contain multitudes.” And as we attempt to honor the memory of Hazel Large, this fact becomes our stumbling block. How do you remember someone, when every person is so much more than even the sum of their multitudinous parts…
Read MoreA great story draws people together. It reaches across borders and languages, building empathy and understanding in a world where nothing could be more vital. And there are few stories that are more widely beloved than A. A. Milne’s Winnie-the-Pooh…
Read MoreThis is the helicopter industry’s first production tilt rotor aircraft, the V-22 Osprey. It’s an impressive, beefy looking machine—a wonder of technology and engineering beyond the comprehension of your average Joe or Josephine…
Read MoreIf you’ve played WORDLE, you know how quickly this online game becomes addictive. Although only one puzzle is released each day (for now), if you haven’t yet been sucked into this new online obsession, you might not want to start…
Read MoreWhat is it that makes a little girl or a little boy want to learn about science? What, for example, drives a child’s curiosity about outer space, perhaps even to the point where they want to grow up to be an astronaut?
For prominent NASA astronaut Dr. Jessica Meir, watching televised broadcasts of NASAs Space Shuttle missions as a little girl inspired that interest. She watched the story of humanity venturing beyond our little planet and wanted that for herself. Television told a story, and little Jessica was able to imagine something more…
Read MoreDespite the challenges we’ve faced, there’s still a great deal of good work going on around the globe. We’re grateful for all we’ve been privileged to be a part of, and grateful for the role that many of you have played in that…
Read MoreOn a map of Central Asia, the country of Kyrgyzstan (officially, the Kyrgyz Republic) appears as a small, landlocked jewel. With more than ninety percent of its terrain sitting at over 1,500 meters (4,900 feet), it’s a beautiful paradise for lovers of epic mountain scenery.
As with all countries, one of Kyrgyzstan's greatest treasures is its people, and some of their greatest treasures are their languages, which inextricably contain and express the cultures of the people…
Read MoreOn this International Day of the Girl, we celebrate the work of Juarez & Associates and the Ministry of Education in Guatemala. SIL LEAD has had the privilege of supporting the efforts of these organizations as they’ve used Bloom to produce books for children in the languages they most use and understand. Their Bloom Library bookshelf already contains nearly 600 Bloom books, and so far this year has had over 320,000 reads and over 21,000 downloads…
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