Global Community

"To make a difference in the world, you must first know the world." - GWF

 

Countries and Places of Interest

China the Beautiful has a host of resources all about China, with an emphasis on the arts. For older students.

The Evolution of the American Struggle Against Discrimination - A website designed and created by 8th graders.

From the University of Wisconsin, "Africa Focus" presents dozens of primary and secondary sources, many of them in audio format. - send to global community.

Mexico for Kids

 

General Geography

Everything geography - people, places, and much, much more. 1000's of educational links.

Flags and Maps of the World

 

Games, Songs, and Activities

Trading Around the World, is one of many on-line global adventures that you can find at Educational Web Adventures.

Multicultural Games Learn about the origins and rules for dozens of multicultural games.

Songs from many countries

 

Multicultural Sites

Multicultural Calendar - Learn about the holidays of every country and culture.

Book reviews for hundreds of multicultural books.

 

Special Interest Sites

White House Initiative on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans

From UNICEF, read about what the world's youth have to say about the issues of today. Then add your own input.

Try the World Wide Web in Spanish (and some English).

Thousands of multicultural links, books, and resources can be found at Awesome Library.

Kid Link provides many opportunities for you to communicate with kids your age from around the world.