Hundreds Of Local Students Take Virtual Trip To Russia

October 9, 2011

Hundreds of local students have been given a passport to Russia, thanks to the Global Corner Learning Center.

This past week, students at Bratt Elementary School had the opportunity to take a virtual trip to Russia — learning about the language, arts, culture, geography and more of a unique land half a world away.

Each year, The Global Corner teachers take students from their classroom virtually to another country. Through The Global Corner, local students have “visited” Japan, Spain, Egypt, Brazil, in addition to this year’s trip to Russia.

The Global Corner was conceived by its director, Lee Hansen, as part of her vision for the Pensacola area to become a player in the global economy and to have Northwest
Florida become an international business hub and the Center of Excellence for International Learning by 2025.

Last week, The Global Corner announced a partnership with Target in recognition of its efforts in providing its Passport to Russia program to local elementary students. The grant monies will be used to support the cost of bringing the program to thousands of area students this school year.

“This is our fifth year of bringing the world to local elementary school students. We provide hands-on activities that help children understand the language, geography, culture, arts, heritage, and literature of countries around the world,” Hansen said. “We’re thrilled to partner with Target to help create a future workforce that understands the world around it.”

Bratt Elementary’s virtual trip to Russia ended last week. Other North Escambia area students will participate in the program later this school year — including home school students on October 25, Byrneville Elementary School on October 26 and 27,  Jim Allen Elementary students January 9-12, 2012, and Molino Park in March, 2012.

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Pictured top: The Global Corner’s Kitt Lough teaches Russian music and dance to students at Bratt Elementary School Friday morning. Pictured inset:  Lisa Crowdus teaches Russian culture at Bratt Elementary. Pictured below: The Global Corner’s  Erika Twitchell teaches Bratt students about Russia geography. NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge.

Comments

3 Responses to “Hundreds Of Local Students Take Virtual Trip To Russia”

  1. William on October 9th, 2011 8:06 am

    Thanks “Molino Park PTA” — The Global Corner did not have you on their calendar for this school year.

  2. Big Bopper on October 9th, 2011 7:50 am

    What a wonderful program, and thanks to Target it will reach even more
    kids. So many of our residents are so limited as to the eye opening
    experience of other cultures, lands, and the beauty that the world has to
    offer. This will broaden the horizons of our towns children and make them
    push to find their dreams and full potential. To many of our children think
    the whole world revolves around hunting and fishing.

    Thanks to Lee Hansen for the wonderful work she is doing. Teachers are
    the foundation to all our futures. Respect them and support them when
    ever you can.

  3. Molino Park PTA on October 9th, 2011 7:10 am

    Molino Park Elementary will also be participating in The Global Corner however it will not be until March 2012.

    This is one of the events that the Molino Park PTA will be supporting for our children this school year.

    This is a wonderful experience for the children and they love learning about other countries.

    Thank You Global Corner for putting on this event.

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