Wonders Around the World: Manmade and Natural

In this class, we will take a virtual trip around the world to dive into some of the most spectacular manmade and natural features known. Join this weekly meeting to discover places that are considered to be engineering marvels through manmade skill and design or through nature carving a place in history. 

We will look at a featured location each week in great detail to understand the engineering behind the facade or the earth processes that allowed the formation of these grand places.

Our weekly adventure list includes: 

Africa: 
Week of January 5, 2025: The Sahara
Week of January 12, 2025: El Djem
Week of January 19, 2025: River Nile
Week of January 25, 2025: Kilimanjaro
Week of February 2, 2025: Marrakech
Week of February 9, 2025: Pyramids of Giza
Week of February 16, 2025: The Sahara
Week of February 23, 2025: Serengeti National Park
Week of March 2, 2025: The Suez Canal
Week of March 9, 2025: East African Rift Valley
Week of March 16, 2025: Victoria Falls

Asia: 
Week of March 23, 2025: Akashi Kaikyo Bridge
Week of March 30, 2025: The Great Wall of China
Week of April 6, 2025: Karst Formations of Guilin, China
Week of April 13, 2025: Three Gorges Dam
Week of April 20, 2025: Cappadocia
Week of April 27, 2025: The Maldives
Week of May 4, 2025: Mount Everest
Week of May 11, 2025: Petra
Week of May 18, 2025: The Taj Mahal
Week of May 25, 2025: Tiananmen Square
Week of June 1, 2025: The Forbidden City

Europe: 
Week of June 8, 2025: Athenian Acropolis
Week of June 15, 2025: Aletsch Glacier
Week of June 22, 2025: Delphi
Week of June 29, 2025: The Eiffel Tower
Week of July 6, 2025: The Great Fjords
Week of July 13, 2025: Volcanic Iceland
Week of July 20, 2025: Stonehenge
Week of July 27, 2025: The Wieliczka Salt Mines
Week of August 3, 2025: The Danube Delta
Week of August 10, 2025: The Kremlin
Week of August 17, 2025: The Trans Siberian Railway

North America: 
Week of August 24, 2025: Niagara Falls
Week of August 31, 2025: Statue of Liberty
Week of September 7, 2025: Lincoln Memorial
Week of September 14, 2025: Empire State Building
Week of September 21, 2025: Hoover Dam
Week of September 28, 2025: Golden Gate Bridge
Week of October 5, 2025: Devil's Tower
Week of October 12, 2025: Yosemite National Park
Week of October 19, 2025: Grand Canyon
Week of October 26, 2025: Redwoods and Giant Sequoias
Week of November 2, 2025: Meteor Crater
Week of November 9, 2025: Hawaiian Islands

Central and South America:
Week of November 16, 2025: Teotihuacan
Week of November 23, 2025: Machu Picchu
Week of November 30, 2025: Amazon Basin
Week of December 7, 2025: Galapagos Islands
Week of December 14, 2025: Inca Trails

Australia and Oceana: 
Week of December 21, 2025: Easter Island
Week of December 28, 2025: Great Barrier Reef
Week of January 4, 2026: Southern Alp Glaciers

Antarctica:
Week of January 11, 2025: Mt. Erebus

This class will be a mixture of slides, video clips, and discussion. Students will be able to interact with the teacher and other learnings through discussion of these amazing features. 

I look forward to seeing your learner in class! Please reach out with any questions.