| "The 21st Century Schoolhouse
represents a tremendous opportunity for businesses to share their knowledge and resources with young people and make a positive impact on the communities in which they serve." James Quinn, President/CEO, Collins Pine Company 1996 winner of the President's Award for Sustainable Development |
| "This program not only engages
youth in addressing issues of global concern, but inspires them, along with their communities, to use modern technologies for the benefit of future generations. We support this program and urge others to support it as well so that youth and communities worldwide can work and learn together using today's tools for tomorrow's good." Bryan Johnston, President, Willamette University |
| "The 21st Century Schoolhouse
demonstrates that youth from around the world can work together to make a difference in our global communities and corporations. I hope this will be used as a model for classrooms worldwide." Laila Kaiser, Global Environmental Education Manager, NIKE |
| "I unreservedly endorse the
participation of Alexander Sinton High School in The 21st Century Schoolhouse. These students need to have their enthusiasm, energy and idealism nurtured…and their efforts deserve every support possible." - Nelson Mandela, President, Republic of South Africa |
| "To describe the work of this
program as impressive is almost an understatement. If this cooperative learning and international attention to global issues can be replicated by other schools, then our future is in good hands." - Editorial, Statesman Journal, Sept. 6, 1997 |
| "The 21st Century Schoolhouse is an
outstanding example of how young people, our leaders of tomorrow, can help us to develop strategies for balancing economic growth with environmental sustainability. By bringing students together from diverse backgrounds to address some of our toughest global issues, The 21st Century Schoolhouse is a good model of how the Internet can effectively be used in the classroom." Al Gore, Vice President of the United States |
| "I am so impressed with this
program – impressed with what it has already
accomplished and excited about the tremendous potential
it possesses. The
21st Century Schoolhouse empowers youth and adults to
make a difference in
their communities and worldwide." - Adam Werbach, President, The Sierra Club |
| "I am delighted The 21st Century
Schoolhouse is as successful as we had hoped. It certainly is refreshing to see and support a program that promotes positive international collaboration in the areas of the environment, economics, education and politics." Dan London, City Manager, United Airlines |
| "How lucky we are for this
program's embrace of today's technology, for using the Internet as an effective tool for global communication and problem-solving. I salute the participants of this program, I respect their vision, and I look forward to helping turn that vision into reality." - Darlene Hooley, U.S. Representative |
| "By establishing a community of
learners, assuring knowledge of academic content and demonstrating application of that knowledge, this program's framework is what many educators and employers believe 21st century schools should become." - Meredith Brodsky, Dean, School of Education, Western Oregon University |
| "Through their work, these students
are proving their ability to respond to serious challenges using science, technology and innovation. Perhaps, most importantly, they are sharing the benefits of their knowledge and experience with others in their communities." Bruce Babbitt, U.S. Secretary of the Interior |
| "Marriott supports The 21st Century
Schoolhouse as it presents American youth with a unique opportunity to learn about and actively participate in the world community now. It prepares them for a future of unprecedented international and cross-cultural contact. And it challenges them with a vision which can benefit their communities, their country, and the world they will inherit." - Steve Martini, Regional Manager, Marriott Corporation |
| "The 21st Century Schoolhouse makes
education relevant and applicable to the lives of students and the needs of the 21st century. That is Oregon's and the nation's vision of meaningful education with high academic standards." - John Kitzhaber, Governor of Oregon |