Manon H., an au pair in Michigan, shares her experience doing a Global Awareness presentation:
“I did my Global Awareness presentation about my home country, The Netherlands, in two different second grade classes at Gretchko elementary school in West Bloomfield, Michigan. Both classes had around 24 7 year old kids. I made a poster and a Powerpoint presentation and I told the kids about some typical Dutch things like holidays, food, traditional clothing, sports and the capital Amsterdam. I also did a mini language lesson and taught the kids how to say some things like “hi”, “bye”, “how are you”, and “I am…” I used the materials provided by Global Awareness, they were a great help to make the presentation interactive. The kids were very excited about interested, I didn’t even have time to answer all of their questions! It is great to see how children love to learn about another country. I believe this is very important. I would recommend every au pair to participate in the Global Awareness program, it’s a great way to share you culture!”