What do eight schools in Ecuador and Oprah Winfrey have in common? One very enthusiastic middle school teacher: Patty Wyman. In 2007, Patty was asked by her principal at Silverado Middle School to start an eighth grade Leadership class as a brand new elective. A passionate environmentalist, Patty and her class set an ambitious goal of saving the Andean Bear Ecological Corridor in Ecuador. Then, Patty head from her sister about a Canadian charity of children helping children,