Presentations:
During
this theme week students & teachers from Team Rio
have hosted a variety guests who have shared their knowledge
and stories about Africa. Christa Case,
reporter from the Christian Science Monitor shared stories
and slides from her time in North Africa. Trevor
Braun shared about his upcoming trip to Zambia
to help at a refugee camp there. David &
Aleer; two members of the so called “lost boys
of the Sudan ” shared their story of survival. Kikulie,
from Tanzania shared stories about his boyhood in that
country and his thoughts on the Africa experience. Linda
Brady shared her experiences about living and
working in Nigeria. Finally, Emily Burrill
shared her thoughts on the study of Africa and her experiences
in Mali.
Workshops:
Team
Rio students took part in teacher led workshops on the
following: African Mud Cloth, Mancala, Africa Masks and
the Adinkra language & symbols.
Technology:
Team
Rio students gathered for a brief presentation using Google
Earth and are trying out this unique world-view learning
tool and the rich learning about Africa that is embedded
in it.
Team
Rio students are currently working on an Africa project
of their own. Much of their research has been conducted
with use of our mobile laptop computer lab and our new
AFRICA - Resource Site.
Please check out the web resources and see if you can
answer questions about Africa that you may have. |
