At SVDP-ALC we have had a map reading/geography class for many months now, and it has been very educational and fun for the students. It has led to our unique pen pal program with the US Antarctic Program and our study of Antarctica. We have learned much about life at the two US bases there at the Amundsen-Scott South Pole Station and at McMurdo Station. While almost all of our USAP pen pals have left "the Ice," we are still in contact with our great friend of St. Vincent de Paul's at the USAP, John Miller. John will soon return to Antarctica and correspond with us from McMurdo. Much more news on this about John is coming soon!We intend to continue our year of study in geography with a study of two more places outside of the USA, besides Antarctica. The first will be Ireland and then later this year, hopefully, South Africa. We will attempt to establish a pen pal program with adult learners in Ireland; but whether this works out or not, we will still have an indepth study of the geography, history, and culture of Ireland (and later South Africa). This learning process will enable students to study about other countries on their own as well later. We will be doing research from books, the internet, and possibly have guest writers for our blog on Irish topics, and have guest speakers to our school.
So stay tuned for this exciting educational adventure. We hope to begin our study in earnest by March 17th. (Note: The photo is of a map of Ireland by National Geographic used at our school.)
--Adrian
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