Gather your students around to listen to a reading of Greg Mortenson's book "Listen to the Wind." The book is a version of the same story Mortenson tells in "Three Cups of Tea" but is tailored for young children. Lead a discussion with your students after reading the book. Ask how they feel about school, and have them make a list of things they'd expect to find in a classroom. Discuss what it would be like to try to learn without items like pencils, chalkboards, books, desks and paper, like the children of Korphe did before their new school was built.
Pick a spot on your campus and host school outside for an hour or two. Read "Listen to the Wind" the day or week before. When you hold class outside, tell students you are going to learn a lesson like the children of Korphe before they built their school building. Conduct the lesson without paper, pencils, a chalkboard or desks. Quiz students at the end of the session over the material covered and discuss what it would be like to learn math, English, science and art every day like this. Discuss the benefits and challenges.
After reading the book "Listen to the Wind" or "Three Cups of Tea" as a class and discussing the concepts with students, organize a school supplies drive. Select a village through Penniesforpeace.org and find out how little it costs to provide pencils, erasers or even a teacher's salary for a year. Come up with a goal as a class as to what you will provide for the village you select. Have students design their own penny collection boxes and raise money from neighbors, family, friends in other classes and stores or individuals in the community. Set a deadline for raising funds and create a wall poster to track your progress toward your goal.
Examine the art presented in "Listen to the Wind" and use it as a base for teaching students about the artistic method of collage. Show students pages where collages are presented in the book. Give students magazines and encourage them to work creatively to make their own collages about school or village life in Korphe.