Students will be able to:
     - Learn about what Earth Day is
     - Identify Why it is an Important Day
     - Explain what countries are Doing
     - Engage in Conversations about Earth Day
     - Learn about Earth Day History
     - See how to Help Local Communities!
     - Ask Questions
     - Discuss Openly 
     - Work Together

I am an avid world traveler and love learning about the world. Knowing what makes countries unique and special is a particular passion of mine. I spend a ton of time researching the world and have 9 Let's Travel the World! classes where I focus on what makes each country unique and amazing. You can find one of these courses at this link:https://outschool.com/classes/lets-travel-the-world-europe-8AIAlDxu?usid=l0R3fRwf&signup=true&utm_campaign=share_activity_link

Outside of my passions, I have taken a group of students for an educational trip to Costa Rica on a trip where we learning about turtle conservation, chocolate farming and how they are using modern technology to develop their farming and harvest, organic pineapple farms and their efforts to limit pesticides in produce, and the inner-workings of the Costa Rican government and what they are doing to lower pollution and other harmful environmental factors. We performed community service while down their as well! 

I have taught English professionally to high school students and middle school students in the states of Missouri and Colorado. I am also an avid world traveler who is interested in seeing every country of the world within my lifetime. 

I have traveled to 15 countries with plans to visit four more within the next year and I have visited 41 states. The following lists my country experiences:
With Family: Mexico, Jamaica, Belize, Dominican Republic, Bahamas, The United States
Solo: Spain, Portugal, and Andorra
For Work: Costa Rica, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, and Singapore 
In the Works: Canada, France, the United Kingdom, Portugal, and Morocco

Of the states I have traveled to, they are the following:
Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Wyoming

We will be referencing and looking at https://www.earthday.org/ to see how we can get involved in our own communities!