Get to Know NatGeo: Chief Education Officer Dr. Deborah Grayson

Image credit: Rebecca Hale, National Geographic Society As autumn approaches and we prepare for a new school year, the Education Division at the National Geographic Society (NGS) is looking forward to a new year of learning, storytelling, and opportunity. In all of our work, NGS Education remains committed to the Society’s mission to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world through science, storytelling, and, … Continue reading Get to Know NatGeo: Chief Education Officer Dr. Deborah Grayson

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International Youth Day & the Slingshot Challenge

Empowering Tomorrow’s Leaders 2024 Slingshot Challenge Opens for Submissions September 20, 2023 Every year on August 12th, the world comes together to celebrate International Youth Day, an occasion dedicated to recognizing the valuable contributions of young individuals in shaping our global society.  At the National Geographic Society, we believe that young people hold the key to building a sustainable future. Recognizing that young people are … Continue reading International Youth Day & the Slingshot Challenge

The Future of Learning: Found While Exploring the Past

Featured Image: Ashleigh Glickley captures images from the dive boat just before diving with the team of National Geographic Explorers.  Credit: Ocean Exploration Trust/Nautilus Live Ashleigh Glickley, teacher from Hawthorne Spanish Immersion School in Louisville, KY, wrote this post. “Don’t forget to breathe,” I reminded myself as we descended into the crystal blue waters off the coast of Maui in October of 2022.  It was … Continue reading The Future of Learning: Found While Exploring the Past

The Explorer Mindset: What it Means to Think Like an Explorer

Bayan Atari, a National Geographic Society Education staff member, wrote this post. Our Explorers are what drive National Geographic forward. Every single Explorer is a curious and passionate leader who uses their creativity, innovation, and storytelling skills to find tangible solutions for the protection of our world. But what does it take to be an Explorer? It begins with a combination of attitudes, skills, and … Continue reading The Explorer Mindset: What it Means to Think Like an Explorer

The Edge of all Life: Join the Nat Geo Expedition Documenting Earth’s Northernmost Lands

Have you ever wondered what the northernmost terrestrial life on Earth is?  This summer, a team of National Geographic scientists and storytellers will head to the northernmost land on Earth (the far north coast of Greenland) to document terrestrial life and set up base-line transects to monitor the impact of climate change over the next 100 years.  Dr. Brian Buma, the expedition leader, is an … Continue reading The Edge of all Life: Join the Nat Geo Expedition Documenting Earth’s Northernmost Lands