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Milene Fernandes' mixed age group pf boys and girls at Casa Amarela in Bahia, Brazil. 
Our Instituto Casa Amarela is a Brazilian non-governmental organization. We maintain our activities through voluntary and philanthropic donations. We offer free extra-curricular education for socially vulnerable children with little access to opportunities. Our geographic coordinates are 16⁰ south and 39⁰ west, City of Santa Cruz Cabrália, southern coast of Bahia. In 2024 we take the arms of the monster. Human arms, chilling, the color of all skin, their embrace destroys all hatred and transforms it into love. We are attentive to working towards the SDGs, mainly inequality and quality schools. But I want to know from the children's perspective. If you can help us, follow our social network on Instagram @casaamarelascc. There's a lot of chilling adventure ahead.

This week we started the presentation of the Global Monster Project program, we talked about the UN and learned to identify our geographical position on planet Earth and compared it with the UN's position in New York. The students really liked the topic and the next day they used cell phone technology to check what they had learned. The climate here in Bahia is hot all year round, it also rains a lot, which guarantees great harvests. Below 20⁰ here is considered cold and above 40⁰ very hot.

(Arms)

Teachers from Italy will return next year! 

Ms. Jessica Charvat -  3rd and 4th graders at Saudi Aramco Expatriate School in Ras Tanura, Saudi Arabia. 
We are located at 26.7730 degrees N and 49.9982 degrees E. Our yearly high happens in July and August when it gets up to 44 degrees C (111 F). Our yearly low is January when it can get as low as 10 degrees C (50 F).  We are a school that serves the expat community so everyone is from other countries. We have students in the project from India, South Africa, Argentina, the USA, Pakistan, Lebanon, Canada, and probably other countries (some students were missing when we met). Everyone learns in English and some of our favorite subjects are PE and art. The things we love to do in the community are play soccer, go bowling, swim at the pool, play at the rec center, play with friends, and go to the beach. We are very lucky to live right on the Arabian Gulf so we can go to the beach after school and on the weekends. 

We talked about the SDGs and number 14 - Life Below Water is the one that they wanted to focus on. We live right on the Arabian Gulf and so when they go to the beach they see a lot of trash and the wildlife that interacts with it. We also have a sea turtle rescue center on our compound that many of them have visited.

(Hair)                                       

This is Ms. Tsukamoto and Mrs. Young's 3rd and 5th grade class. We are a buddy class from Cupertino, CA, USA. Our longitude and latitude is 37.3230N and 122.0322 W. We are located in the southern end of the San Francisco Bay Area. We have an average of 260 days of sunshine. Our highs and lows are 43F to 76 F. 

Lincoln Elementary School is one of 26 schools in the Cupertino Union School District in northern California. The school is 45 minutes south of San Francisco. It is in the heart of Silicon Valley. Due to our mild climate, we can do many outdoor activities. Our city is known for Apple Computers because the company was founded here. We have around 630 students from all different backgrounds at our school. Our classes are looking forward to the project and learning about all the other students and where they hail from. 

SDGs the students of Lincoln Elementary think are important for the whole world are:   
                                            

(Mouth & Lips)                

Hi, we are Ms. Baden’s 3rd/4th/5th grade class from Lake Asbury Elementary School located in Green Cove Springs, Florida. Our school mascot is Rams. We are a class of 15 students, 1 teacher and 2 assistants. We like working on Chrome Books and learning about science and social studies. We are really EXCITED about building our monster and having him in our classroom.
We are located at 30.052914 degrees latitude and -81.81629 degrees longitude. The temperature here can get into the high 90’s and sometimes can go into the 20’s (though that doesn’t happen very often).

If our class MONSTER used Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM) he would make our town a better place to live by working on Sustainable Development Goal #2 (Zero Hunger). He would plant a garden using a variety of fruits and vegetables. As the crops came in, he would distribute them to the various food kitchens/pantries and homeless camps so that no one would have to go to bed hungry and would have the opportunity to eat fresh fruits and vegetables.

                                                             
(Drone)                

Kendra Miller and Felicia Barnick - K-5 gifted teachers at Matt Elementary in Cumming, GA. 
our goal is sustainable consumption and product patterns. If the head is gone, we would like the body description. Matt Elementary School in Cumming, GA is at these coordinates:  34.2903° N, 84.2044° W. 
                                                                     
  (Head)

Mrs. Schoenherr's and Ms. Barbknecht's 3rd graders at River Trail School in Gurnee, Illinois. 

Our Latitude: N 42° 22’10.635” Longitude: W 87° 54’19.1594). The average September low temperature is 52°F and the average high temperature for the month is 80°F. Our community is a suburb of Chicago. Gurnee is close to one of the Great Lakes, Lake Michigan. In the summertime, many of us go to the beach to swim in the cool waters of Lake Michigan or play in the sand and climb on the big rocks along the beach. There are many things to do in our town. Our town has some very popular sites. A BIG amusement park called Six Flags is in our town as well as two huge waterparks (Hurricane Harbor and Great Wolf Lodge). We also have a big shopping mall named Gurnee Mills. It is a nice place to live.

Clean Water and Sanitation is our Monster's job:
He sucks up dirty inland water and garbage through his mouth. The water travels to his stomach, where it swishes around and turns the water clean. The clean water is stored in the 3 horns. When 1 of the hidden motion sensors in the horn is set off by a person, water flows.
                                                                        

(Horns)                

Anna Hechler's 6th grade at Western Junior High in Kinderhook Illinois, USA
Latitude and Longitude- 39.7023° N, 91.1532° W
https://www.facebook.com/WesternWildcats

 (Eyebrows)                

Latitude/longitude: 30.2266° N, 93.2174° W
High/low temperatures L: 30 deg F. H.109 deg F.

We are a Catholic School that loves to support our community. Every year our fifth graders plant a garden to share vegetables with our Retirement Community neighbors next door.
Sustainable Goal: GOOD HEALTH AND WELL BEING - our 5th grade garden.
                                                                      

(Belly Button)

SDG: Climate Change and Zero Hunger

                                                               

(Feet)                                   

Ashley Bonsee's and Sadie Brown's fourth grade classes at Veteran's Elementary in Hannibal, MO. We are located at 39.7 degrees N and 91.3 degrees West. The average temperature here is a high of 86 degrees F and a low of 38 degrees F. There are 46 students between our two classes. We are very excited to see all the monsters and learn about people from the other participating schools! 

Sustainable goal: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.
                                                                                         
(Legs)

Debi Kruse's 2nd/3rd/4th GATE students. Pinecrest Academy of Northern Nevada.  
Latitude: 39° 39' 17.99" N
Longitude: -119° 41' 25.19" W

In Spanish Springs, the summers are hot, arid, and mostly clear and the winters are very cold, snowy, and partly cloudy. Over the course of the year, the temperature typically varies from 22°F to 90°F and is rarely below 12°F or above 97°F.

Our Monster is concerned with SDG number 6, Clean Water and Sanitation, because as a school we raise money for wells in Sudan. 

                                                                       

(Tail)

Michael Ramirez's 6th grade gifted class. Our school is named Janet Khan School of Integrated Arts. We are a K-8 school located in Albuquerque, New Mexico in the United States of New Mexico. The high low temperatures in Albuquerque, NM for the month of September were
84° / 58°. The latitude and longitude of Albuquerque, NM is 35.0844° N, 106.6504° W. 
We are a kinder through eighth grade public school within the Albuquerque Public schools district, and we focus on integrating the arts into our curriculum.

The class deliberated and then voted and SDG #10 won. We will focus on gender inequalities. 
                                                         
We chose the sustainable goal of Reducing Inequality within and Among Countries because we all know how it feels to be left out whether it's our gender, our color, how we look, how we dress, have disabilities or just how we act in general. We want everyone to feel like equals without changing themselves. We hope the necklace shines a light on this issue.
(Necklace)                                                      

Theresa Rodriguez's and Jenna Peacock's 60 students in K-5 gifted education at San Antonito STEM Magnet Elementary in Sandia Park, New Mexico.

Latitude: 35.170510N Longitude: 106.341150W 
Temperature: 15°F Lows - 86°F Highs

San Antonito STEM Magnet is located about 20 miles east of Albuquerque, NM, in the eastern foothills of the Manzano Mountains. We are a neighborhood magnet school where there is a strong sense of community. We are able to bring in many businesses and community members to work with students through Project Based Learning. The small, rural school enables our teachers and staff to create connections with our learners and their families. On our 11 acres, we have 3 large outdoor learning spaces, school gardens, composting area, trails, wooded areas, large playground, an observatory and telescopes, a Roadrunner Lab (makerspace) for exploration and creation, and a DigiLab (technology room). 

Our motto is: Wonder ~ Explore ~ Contribute. Together we make our world better. With that motto in mind, our Global STEM Monster will help people obtain access to affordable and clean energy.
                                                           

(Eyes, Tea Cup, Toothbrush)                                                        

Sustainability Goal:
If our monster used Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math (STEM), he or she would make our town (or world) a better place to live by working on... no poverty. This is important because people need homes, food, and water in order to be healthy and to survive in this world.

                                                                   

(Teeth)

Amanda Apple's 3rd Grade, Abraham Depp Elementary, Dublin, Ohio, United States.
Latitude- 40.069031/Longitude - 83.243500 - Winter Low Temperature is around 21F 
Summer High Temperature averages 85F 

(Belt)

Lindsey Danhoff's, 3rd Grade, Abraham Depp Elementary, Dublin, Ohio, United States.  Hello, from Abraham Depp Elementary within Dublin City Schools. We are third graders in Dublin, Ohio, a suburb of Columbus, Ohio which is our state’s capital. We believe in trying hard things, taking on challenges, and the power of YET. Our school mascot is the Trailblazers. We will spend the year thinking about what it means to be a trailblazer who is brave, caring, takes ownership, and is always growing. Our monster can be a trailblazer for good, too, through being a champion for the Sustainable Development Goals. 

Location: 40.068300 Latitude -83.244150 Longitude
Temperatures: High - 84 degrees Fahrenheit  --  Low - 22 degrees Fahrenheit

 
(Left and Right Elbows)

Lisa Davis, 2nd Grade, Abraham Depp Elementary, Dublin, Ohio, United States.  
Current High 82ºF and Low 56ºF, 
40.18 Latitude, -83.18 Longitude
Instagram Account: ldavisteach


(Pet Bat)

Kendra Sowards, 1st Grade, Abraham Depp Elementary, Dublin, Ohio, United States. Nose and Nose Ring
We are First Graders who live in Plain City, Ohio in the USA. Our school is Abraham Depp Elementary. We are creative, kind, and brave TRAILBLAZERS who take care of each other. Some of our favorite things are trying new things, learning, playing together and having fun! We are a class family. 

Location: 40.068300 Latitude -83.244150 Longitude
Temperatures: High - 84 degrees Fahrenheit -- Low - 22 degrees Fahrenheit

Sustainable Development Goals: Zero Hunger, No Poverty

                                                           

 (Nose & Nose Ring)

Mrs Harrison's 4th grade GT class from Edmond, OK in Oklahoma County Latitude and Longitude coordinates are 35.657295, -97.478256.
Our mascot is the rocket. Oakdale has an excellent art program that includes art, music, theater, and band. The students participate in numerous sports like volleyball, football, basketball, cross country, track, and tennis. Oklahoma is known for having crazy weather that changes quickly and can include ice storms, hail storms, and tornadoes. 

The students chose the following SDG's
#3 Good health and well being, #15 Life on Land, #2 Zero Hunger, #10 Reduced Inequalities
The next three tied for 5th popular:
#4 (Quality Education), #9 (Industry, Innovation, Infrastructure), and #13 (Climate Action).

 We are excited to build this year's monster and determine how our monster will use sustainability to make the world a better place. 
                                                     

(Smartphone)

Mrs. Pruitt & Mr. Dunavant's 3rd/4th grade South Park Elementary, Belle Fourche, South Dakota, USA.
                                                                   

Our Monster is Mr Moletrace Fish Megalovania. He fights hunger by spreading bags of food as he flies overhead. 
                                                     

(Toes & Toenails)

 Jo Gifford's 4th grade with help from the 5th and 6th grades, The Branch School in Houston, Texas. The students want their monster to focus on the 'climate change' SDG.

                                                           

(Body)

We are Ms. Obrecht and Ms. Emery’s Fourth and Fifth graders at Scottsville Elementary School, Scottsville, Virginia, USA. 37.7988 N, 78.4956 W. Average high temperature: 89.3 F. Average low temperature: 71.6 F.

Our SDG focus is #3: Good health and well-being.

(Driver's License)