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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.

Interview :: Bablingua Co-founder Álvaro Mediavilla

by Cate

Back in July Álvaro wrote up a School Snapshot and today he’s talking about education in Spain, his experience teaching abroad, and what Bablingua offers Spanish teachers…

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.

Friday Foto :: Japanese School Lunch

by Cate

photo by Buck82

Photographer’s Note: I eat school lunch every day. Usually, the meals that arrive at my desk are pretty tasty. Udon, curry, ramen, etc. Today, though, it was ridiculous! I ate all of it! I could barely move the rest of the day.
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It’s All About You! October 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 interested [...]

More School Photos from Argentina

by Cate

by :: Cate
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 [...]