A final story for the moment inspired by our work with Gosport and Fareham Multi-Academy Trust on creating KS3 learning resources about World War 1 and global citizenship. Charlotte Edith Anderson Monture wrote a diary of her experiences as a nurse with the U.S. Army Corp in World War 1.Read More →
Since the start of April 2020, we have been virtually travelling the world, one country at a time to visit many of the planet’s unique UNESCO World Heritage Sites. During this time of pandemic, everyone’s ability to travel in reality is significantly curtailed; as a result our carbon footprint isRead More →
Calling all geography teachers! Can you help? We would love to hear more about how you are planning to consider the impact of Covid-19 pandemic as a subject in the classroom, and how we can develop resources to help. Learning about the impact of pandemics should not just be aboutRead More →
With the Covid-19 pandemic both limiting travel horizons and providing a powerful reminder of global community, we have spent the last few months on a virtual journey visiting a World Heritage Site in every country in the world. As we enter the last month of our marathon expedition, we willRead More →
This week, one of the sites we ‘visited’ was the Kuk Swamp archaeological site in Papua New Guinea. Covid-19 cases have increased rapidly in this country over the past few days. Community transmission in the capital, Port Moresby, is on the increase; and staff at its main hospital have testedRead More →
Covid-19 raises and amplifies ethical questions for every citizen and every country in the world. Reflecting on some of the places visited just over the last 7 days. The Pacific nation of Palau is one of the few countries globally with no cases of coronavirus, having closed its borders onRead More →
Salt made in Lymington was exported across the Atlantic Ocean to small European ports constructed close to the fishing grounds of Newfoundland. Here, its history intersects with the demise of indigenous Beothuk communities, displaced from their maritime hunting and fishing grounds by these C17th, C18th and C19th arrivals. ‘The SpiritRead More →
The opening up of international travel that we are now experiencing must not be at the cost of people and the planet. The UN World Tourism Organisation has announced its new vision for global tourism, the One Planet Vision for the Responsible Recovery of the Tourism Sector. It calls forRead More →
Indigenous people around the world are being especially impacted by Covid-19. The Navajo Nation in the western United States has reported 5,533 cases to date, and an infection rate five times that of the US average nationally. In Brazil, at least 332 Covid-19 deaths and 7,208 cases have been reportedRead More →
The Smithsonian has recently launched its wonderful 3D Digitization initiative, creating open access 3D resources for a selection of its vast collections. I couldn’t resist having a rummage and choosing a few objects to inspire stories on The Earth Museum! Over the next few weeks, we’ll take a look atRead More →
