From the category archives:

School Culture

World Teacher’s Day(s)

by Cate

by :: Cate No wonder so many countries celebrate their teachers in October – the 5th is World Teacher’s Day! World Teachers’ Day, held annually on October 5th since 1994 – when it was created by UNESCO – celebrates teachers worldwide. Its aim is to mobilise support for teachers and to ensure that the needs of future [...]

It’s All About You! September Edition

by Cate

by :: Anamaria It’s all about you: our readers. No matter how passionate one is about something, sometimes there just aren’t enough hours in the day to devote ourselves to that passion as much as we would like. We’re sure you know what we mean! We know our readers are passionate about education. And that [...]

Friday Foto :: School Timetable

by Cate

by :: Cate photo by surprise truck Note to subscribers :: If you don’t see the photos, please click through to CulturallyTeaching.com We love connecting with our readers! Why not… ::: Share your ideas and experiences by leaving a comment. ::: Follow Cate on Twitter or friend her on Facebook. ::: Stay updated by subscribing to our [...]

Sleepy? Go to the Kennedy School

by Cate

by :: Cate What? Sleep in school? Where in the world can you fall asleep in school and not get in trouble? At the Kennedy School in Portland, Oregon. Built in 1915, this beloved Northeast Portland neighborhood school closed its doors in the late 70′s. The building remained abandoned until brothers Brian and Mike McMenamin converted the school into a hotel, [...]

Friday Foto :: Lunch Box Culture

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by :: Cate photo by amanky Note for our subscribers :: If you don’t see the photo, please click through to CulturallyTeaching.com. We love connecting with our readers! Why not… ::: Share your ideas and experiences by leaving a comment. ::: Follow Cate on Twitter or [...]

4 Kid’s Books that Promote Cross-Cultural Awareness

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by :: Cate If you’d like to cultivate intercultural competence in kids, a great place to start is with developing curiosity, openness to, and respect for difference. Books that take a cross-cultural peek at daily life around the world are fantastic resources for helping young kids develop the attitudes on which further intercultural knowledge and skills [...]

Share Your First Day of School With the World

by Cate

by :: Cate I just joined the Global Education Collaborative (they’re @GlobalEdNing on Twitter) and came across the First Day of School Project. I thought you might be interested in learning more about - or contributing to – this project. Here’s how teacher Samuel Fye describes it: Hi all! I am working on a Wiki project [...]

Schultüte Resource #4 :: Using Friday Fotos to Discuss Culture & Global Issues

by Anamaria

by :: Anamaria Welcome to the final day of Schultüte Week! (Wondering what a Schultüte is? Stop here and read last Monday’s post.) Each day last week we posted a nifty resource from our virtual Schultüte of Cross-Cultural Resources for Busy Educators. photo by nlnnet We planned to post this final resource last Friday. But wouldn’t you know it, we encountered [...]

Schultüte Resource #2 :: 16 Free Cross-Cultural Games, Projects & Resources

by Cate

by :: Cate Welcome back to Schultüte Week! (Wondering what a Schultüte is? Stop here and read Monday’s post. ) Each day this week we’re pulling a nifty resource out of our virtual Schultüte of Cross-Cultural Resources for Busy Educators. photo by nlnnet Yesterday’s resource featured 43 Cross-Cultural Quotes for the Classroom (pdf). Today’s resource? 16 cross-cultural games, projects, and resources [...]