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Going Home for Lunch

by Cate

Photographer’s note: Ba Li Ba Gai Village Middle School (China) students heading home for lunch…

Friday Foto :: Mauritanian Village Classroom

by Cate

From Flickr: We visited a small school in a remote fishing village on the Atlantic coast. There were very few teaching aids, just a chalkboard, but the children and 2 teachers seemed enthusiastic. These 3 were fascinated by my hairy legs.

Photos by :: John Spooner
Are you from, or have to been to, Mauritania? What was [...]

Still Need a Holdiay Gift? Here are 7 Ideas.

by Cate

Looking for a holiday gift that’s fun and fosters cultural awareness?

Look no further! Here are 7 ideas for the culturally curious kid, teen or adult on your gift-giving list, each for $20 (US) or less.

Did You Ever Fall Asleep in School?

by Cate

I’ve been wanting to point you to an article we posted way back in February – Sleeping in School – A Cultural Thing? – due to readers’ comments about this topic.

Resource :: Anusibuno, Sasha, Cidinha & Shakeel

by Cate

by :: Cate
Check out this great resource by Oxfam: Cool Planet and meet 4 kids who live in various countries around the world:
:: Anusibuno – Zuo, Ghana.
:: Sasha – Lekarstvennoye, Russia.
:: Cidinha – Ludovico, Brazil.
:: Shakeel – Hyderabad, India.

More School Photos from Argentina

by Cate

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Pamela and I are working on a project that helps students develop their cultural, language, and technology skills (we’ll share the project with everyone in a couple weeks).
So when I was in Argentina in September, Pamela planned her classes so I could visit some of her students right around the time they were working on the [...]

Friday Foto :: Expressions

by Cate

photo by carf

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Friday Foto :: French School Sign

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photo by OliBac

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Children Full of Life

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Would you like to see what going to elementary school is like in Japan? How about an amazingly passionate, courageous, and skillful teacher?
The videos below are part of an award-winning documentary called Children Full of Life. It follows Toshiro Kanamori and his 4th grade students through aschool year in Kanazawa, northwest of Tokyo. We could all learn something from Mr. Kanamori, even if we’re no [...]