From the category archives:

School Culture

Friday Foto :: Back 2 School

by Cate

by :: Cate photo by jem Which country do you think this school supply list is from? (I’m guessing NOT the U.S., since they ask kids to bring a 30 cm ruler, coloured pencils, and a rubber to school!) Note for our subscribers :: If you can’t see this photo, please click through to CulturallyTeaching.com. We love connecting with [...]

What’s Ahead

by Cate

by :: Cate We’ve been busy here at CulturallyTeaching. Planning, writing, preparing…we’ve got some exciting things ahead: Next Week It’s Schultüte Week! What’s a Schultüte? I can’t tell you what a Schultüte is yet (check back on Monday to find out!) but I can tell you that in addition to learning about Schultüten next week, you’ll find a variety [...]

September Teacher’s Days

by Cate

by :: Cate September is definitely a month to celebrate teachers around the world! Here are countries that celebrate teachers with festivities, flowers, and gifts this month: ::: September 1 – Singapore ::: September 5 – India ::: September 10 – China ::: September 11 – Argentina ::: September 28 - Taiwan How do you celebrate Teacher’s Day in your country? We love [...]

It’s All About You! August Edition

by Anamaria

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 you’re also [...]

Friday Foto :: Story Time

by Cate

photo by dave parker Note to subscribers: you may need to click through to the site to see the photo or leave a comment. 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 [...]

Friday Foto :: Happiness

by Cate

photo by charles chan Note to subscribers: you may need to click through to the site see the photo or leave a comment. 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 [...]

Getting to School in the U.K.

by Cate

Fiona, a physics teacher from the U.K. who just recently returned home after teaching in North Carolina, commented on last week’s post about how kids get to school. Fiona left a note on Facebook, so she agreed to let me post her response here. Fiona :: In the U.K. kids get a license for a scooter at 16 but for a [...]

Friday Foto :: Students in Xinjiang, China

by Cate

photo by pmorgan Note for our subscribers :: If you can’t see this 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 friend her on Facebook. ::: Stay updated by subscribing to our RSS feed [...]

A Quick Observation and a Question

by Cate

Just a quick observation and a couple questions… A few nights ago I was chatting with a new Facebook Friend from Argentina about the need for a car (or lack thereof) and the age at which kids can get their driver’s licence in our respective countries. If I remember correctly, 17 is the minimum age in Argentina. In the [...]