Posted on 10 March 2010. Tags: Geography, holiday, Supporting Charities, teaching, travel
Travelling to Teach is an exciting summer travel programme aimed specifically at teachers interested in volunteering and teaching abroad. The project is currently looking for dedicated teachers who would like to use the opportunity to volunteer abroad to really change lives teaching English, Maths, Science, Art or Drama.

What’s involved?
The Travelling to Teach programme works with a number of charity/community schools in India, Nepal and Tanzania which provide education to children from some of the poorest backgrounds.
This is a three week long trip which will see selected volunteer teachers visit and work in a school in India, Nepal or Tanzania educating the local children and working with the existing teaching staff. The aim of the volunteering programme is to provide interactive and interesting lessons to the children, bringing amusement to their classes.
Here is a video where teachers share their experiences from previous trips.
If you are interested in finding out more, visit
GapGuru.
Posted in Offers, Trips
Posted on 15 February 2010. Tags: Geography, heritage, History, learning, travel, virtual
Heritage Key allows users to explore virtual reconstructions of great historical sites from around the world. At present, Heritage Key features a highly accurate 3D reconstruction of Stonehenge and the tomb of the Egyptian Pharaoh Tutankhamun. The site also provides a wide range of educational resources and community tools for those interested in learning about history.

http://heritage-key.com
I’ve just spend some time wandering around the environments within Heritage Key and I’m impressed so far. It’s great to be able to walk (virtually) around these different locations, whilst learning the history behind them. This is something that could definitely be of great value in the classroom.
Posted in Geography, History, Resources