by It’s my pleasure to write the introductory post about Tonga for our series Global Learning for Kids. If you have posts about this country and its culture, please link them up at the end of this post. Last week, I talked to my children about Tonga. For my son, who is in first grade, I made a […]
Musical Ways To Explore Asian-Pacific Heritage With Your Child!
by Sticks, stones, shells and strings – how could you make music from all of these things? If you explore the diverse cultures from the Asian-Pacific region you’ll find some truly beautiful and unique musical instruments fashioned from these materials. And most of them date back at least several hundred years as part of the […]
Passover celebrations around the world
by One of the best things about doing a two-week program in Israel when I was in college was meeting Jewish people from all over the world. As expected, there were lots of Jewish women and men from the U.S. But, many of our program participants came from other places like Brazil and South America. […]
Outdoor activities in different countries
by Outdoor activities and sport are of supreme importance for child’s healthy development. However, the time kids spend outside of home is not only an ingredient of a healthy lifestyle, but also a great mode to learn about the world and their immediate surroundings. The way we choose to spend time outside depends on the […]
Celebrating Christmas Musical Traditions Around the World
by In the western world, Christmas is big. While retail stores start marketing in late September, the general public doesn’t get into the spirit until Thanksgiving Day; largely masked by Black Friday – the day you stand in line to get the best deals of the year! The shopping is a big part, but an […]