This week we were joined virtually by two students from Harwood's "She's the First" group, which sponsors girls in Ethiopia and Uganda who are the first in their families to attend high school.  Rubi Murphy and former WES student Lucy Sullivan read our class the book Malala's Magic Pencil by Malala Yousafzai, about the author's own experiences as a girl in Pakistan and her wish for a magic pencil to change the world for the better.  Although she never gets a magic pencil, she realizes she can bring about change using a real pencil and her written words.  Children enjoyed hearing the story and were particularly aghast at the notion of girls being unable to attend school in some parts of the world.  Thanks to Lucy and Rubi for sharing with us!