Month: February 2007

Classroom Ideas

Sweepstakes Winner Announced!

Congratulations to Connie Ratcliffe, the winner of our first sweepstakes—a trip for four to the Galápagos Islands, provided by My Wonderful World coalition member Lindblad Expeditions. Ratcliffe, principal of Woodrow Wilson Middle School in Roanoke, Virginia, is excited to be able to bring the Galápagos to her students through this trip. “It’s a wonderful opportunity to link learning and real life together,” she says. “Many … Continue reading Sweepstakes Winner Announced!

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Is Your Child’s School Geography-Ready?

This month, work with teachers and administrators to think through ways that school can be more global for students. Start with the Global Schools Checklist. How is your child’s school preparing students for their global future? Does it have the resources and classes it needs to foster an understanding of the world? Find out with the checklist, an informal tool to help you learn how … Continue reading Is Your Child’s School Geography-Ready?

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Classroom Ideas

My Wonderful World Member Spotlight: 4-H

4-H is a community of more than 7 million young people across America learning leadership, citizenship, and life skills. National 4-H Council is the national, private sector, nonprofit partner of the 4-H Youth Development Program and its parent, the Cooperative Extension System of the United States Department of Agriculture. Visit the 4-H site to learn more about this program, join a 4-H community, see what … Continue reading My Wonderful World Member Spotlight: 4-H

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Geography In the News

Mapmakers in the News

National Geographic’s chief cartographer, Allan Carroll, was recently profiled on the Washington Post‘s Kids Page. “I love my work, and all of us here love our work because it involves a really cool combination of technical and creative and artistic [skills],” Carroll says. Read more about Allan Carroll and cartography, then tell us what you think! My Wonderful World Home | About My Wonderful World … Continue reading Mapmakers in the News

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