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Ongoing - A Trip Around the World With Me! Homeschool Social & Educational Class

Each week we will cover a new topic/location related to travel, history, geography or language. Students will learn about the cultures and cuisine from all over the world!
Fiona
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What's included

1 live meeting
30 mins in-class hours per week
Homework
Occasionally students will be asked to read outside of class, or look up topics for subsequent class discussion - these will be light (optional) assignments to better enrich their experience and only take 30 minutes - 1 hour per week.

Class Experience

US Grade 8 - 11
This course is perfect for homeschool families looking to supplement their social studies, history, language, or social classes. 

I have personally been to over 30 countries, many of them during solo-travels, and each week I will share a favourite spot with students. They are also encouraged to bring stories of their travels (local or afar!) to share with fellow students. I will act as a moderator for our discussions, bringing slideshows of pictures, videos, and discussions about the local communities around the world. Students will be encouraged to participate, ask questions of one another, and engage in thoughtful conversation. 

Even if students have not travelled themselves, cultivating a travel bug and an interest in exploring the world around them is a fire that cannot be extinguished. 

You will learn practical skills like: 
+ how to read a map
+ exchanging money 
+ traveling within a foreign country 
+ preparedness & safety whilst traveling 

We will discuss:
+ local cuisine + cooking styles
+ architecture 
+ culture & history 
+ tourism, currency
+ language 
+ traveling to/from the destination

Students are welcome to come and go, as classes are non-cumulative. Session topics will be learner-directed or dictated weekly due to current events/happening/requested countries or topics. 


Each week will discuss a location around the world and cover topics based on the interest of the students!

Week 1, August 30: introduction to travel: airports/trains/buses, making connections, planning a trip, changing time zones, and more 

Week 2, September 7: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧 England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 

Week 3, September 14: the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 🇬🇧 Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 

Week 4, September 21: Paris, France 🇫🇷 

Week 5, September 27: Palace of Versailles, France 🇫🇷 

Week 6, October 6: Zurich, Switzerland 🇨🇭 

Week 7, October 13: Berlin, Germany 🇩🇪 

Week 8, October 20: Munich, Germany 🇩🇪 

Many of my homeschool classes feature students from all over the world - countries such as Namibia, Philippines, United Kingdom, Canada, Mexico, and more - and so this class is an excellent opportunity for students to make friends all around the world and learn from one another.

Other Details

Parental Guidance
We will discuss situational awareness whilst traveling for the purposes of avoiding petty crime, pick-pocketing, human trafficking, and accidents.
External Resources
Learners will not need to use any apps or websites beyond the standard Outschool tools.
Sources
Primarily we will use pictures and stories collected from my travels, as well as maps, books, and articles from well respected printed and online publications such as: - Encyclopedia Brittanica - National Geographic & National Geographic Kids - Jane Goodall's Roots and Shoots - Google Earth - Touchable Earth - Lonely Planet Kid's - Book of Countries of the World - DK: Our World in Pictures
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I am a world travel, with solo travel experience in nearly 30 countries and live to impart this knowledge onto others!

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weekly
1x per week
30 min

Completed by 6 learners
Live video meetings
Ages: 13-18
3-13 learners per class

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