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World Wise Window

World Wise Schools' monthly e-newsletter, the World Wise Window, highlights educational materials based on the Peace Corps Volunteer experience. Sign up now!

Hot Off the Press: Spotlight on Summer

Before students leave for vacation, challenge them to use some of their free time this summer to become more globally engaged. Start by sharing some of the stories in this month’s “Ask a Volunteer” to begin a discussion about the lives of children around the world. Recommend summer reading that provides an international perspective, including Peace Corps Volunteers’ cross-cultural stories. Encourage students to become involved with a global issue—the environment, education, health, water scarcity, human rights—by volunteering or educating themselves and others. Invite students who travel abroad or host international visitors to share their cross-cultural reflections with you and their peers. Rich summer experiences can help students return to school energized and excited for new learning.

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The World Wise Window focuses on a new topic each month, bringing educators stories with lesson plans from post-Tsunami Sri Lanka and Jordan to China and New Orleans. The Window examines global issues and cross-cultural understanding through folk tales, videos, slide shows, photos, and Volunteer-written narratives that come from a Peace Corps Volunteer's unique perspective on daily life in countries around the world.

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