Girl Scouts World Thinking Day is a great way to do a Global Awareness presentation! German au pair Emily E. was able to showcase her home country at the Girl Scouts World Thinking Day celebration in Cynthia Chan's Maryland cluster. This is what the scout leader had to say about having Emily being part of [...]
Global Awareness presentations are great in the classrooms, but also at Girl Scouts events! World Thinking Day is celebrated by the Girl Scouts and Alexandria, VA-based Community Counselor Elaine Lyons shared with us some pictures of one her au pairs presenting. What a great way for these girls to learn about Brazil! Au pairs can [...]
Au Pair in America Explorer for January Johanna K. from Germany in Marianne Grandin's New Canaan, CT cluster. Johanna's community counselor Marianne Grandin has nominated Johanna for the Au Pair in America Explorer recognition. Marianne let us know that Johanna: "Has booked a weekend class to Washington DC with several other au pairs in my [...]
German au pair Jasmin, in Hilary Ivey's Orlando, FL cluster, did her Global Awareness presentation at the Children's House Montessori School in Ormond Beach. There were 37 children of the ages 4 to 6. Jasmin wanted to share a bit about her experience: "I started off the presentation by showing the kids our national flag, [...]
It’s no secret that we love hearing about different holiday traditions around the world. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, we decided to take a look at how five different countries celebrate love. Keep reading, and maybe you’ll be inspired to bring some of these traditions into your own celebration! Australia At the time of [...]
Kathleen K. is spending her year in Julie Lokun's Illinois cluster. She is enrolled in the UCLA program to fulfill her educational requirements. As part of her program she presented to a group of 8 and 9 year olds at Westmoor Elementary School in Northbrook, about her home country South Africa. Kathleen sent in a [...]
Brazilian au pair Camilly R. is spending her year in Myra Weinberg's New Jersey cluster. As part of her UCLA course requirement she embraced the opportunity to present in her host kid's 1st grade classroom about her home country. Here is an account of her experience: "The presentation took place in the Bedwell Elementary School, [...]
Polish au pair Marta arrived in December to spend her year in Natasha Wrobel's Annapolis, MD cluster. When Marta arrived her host kid's class at the Severn School was learning about international travel, passports and heritage. So Marta, within her first week as an au pair, went into her host kid's class to present about [...]
