Stay Connected With Your Community | Volume III
Board Member Feature: From Moscow to Cincinnati | Global Education Matters
Oxana Prokhorova grew up in Moscow, Russia and earned M.A. with Honors in Chinese Studies from Moscow State University. She also holds M.B.A. in International Business from Xavier University. She speaks, reads and writes Mandarin Chinese, English and Russian. She has been successfully working in international trade and multi-cultural business consulting for almost 20 years.
As a Board Member of the World Affairs Council – Cincinnati and Northern Kentucky, Oxana brings a broad global perspective to our work as she sees the power in working together through educating our young people. Currently, Oxana serves as the Director Global Engagement and Chair of the Honors Program at the University of Cincinnati. On our blog, she shares her personal story as well as her thoughts about global education and why it matters.
Explore the World
Listen to Live Radio Broadcasts From Around the World
Radio Garden is a non-profit Dutch radio and digital research project developed from 2013 to 2016, by the Netherlands Institute for Sound and Vision, by the Transnational Radio Knowledge Platform and five other European universities. This tool allows you to listen in on live radio broadcasts from any country in the world! Explore the music of foreign cultures from the comfort of your home.
Educational Resources & Materials
Where You Are Workshop
“Help children find positive ways to express disturbing feelings such as fear and sadness. Every child has his/her own way to express emotions. Sometimes engaging in a creative activity…can facilitate this process.”
— World Health Organization, regarding mental health considerations during the COVID-19 outbreak.
Introducing our new and free resource for youth as we all navigate remote learning and virtual meetings. Using the power of imagery and inspired by our curriculum and approach as seen in our recent camera partnerships with Apple and Fujifilm, these activities are intentionally written to come alongside youth experiencing any new or familiar challenges of isolation, fear, worry, or sadness that have surfaced during COVID-19. This interactive tool will teach youth a new way to express these feelings through photography and feel connected to others — while also having some good and beloved fun.
Through the Where You Are interactive tool, youth will learn how to express these feelings through photography and connecting with others, all the while having some well deserved good and fun. Read More
A Guide to the World of Shel Silverstein for Parents, Teachers, and Librarians
Stay Connected with your Community!
NKU Virtual Earth Week
Each April, NKU hosts Earth Week with a range of different activities. While we are not able to celebrate in person this year, we can still come together and participate virtually to celebrate our beautiful planet, through the promotion of local, national, and international online events during Earth Week. Check out the list on their website
Want to learn more about the history of Earth Day? Visit EarthDay.org.
You cannot get through a single day without having an impact on the world around you. What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make. – Jane Goodall
The earth is what we all have in common. – Wendell Berry
Look deep into nature, and then you will understand everything better. – Albert Einstein
National Underground Railroad Freedom Center Online
Looking for activities to keep young minds occupied? The National Underground Railroad Freedom Center is offering free printable activity sheets, history lessons for students (and adults!) of all ages, and virtual museum tours! Visit their website to learn more.
A Little Bit of Good News
Rather than raising a flag up on a flag pole, the nation of Switzerland is paying homage to their international neighbors struggling against COVID-19 by projecting different world flags onto the front of one of their most iconic Alpine mountains.
Light artist Gerry Hofstetter was commissioned to illuminate the famous Matterhorn mountain in Zermatt with different national flags to show solidarity towards countries that have been hit hardest by the novel coronavirus.
Now on every night since March 24th, the Matterhorn has displayed the flag of France, the US, India, Japan, Germany, the UK, Portugal, Spain, and many others. Read More
Continue following The World Affairs Council – Cincinnati & Northern Kentucky on facebook for our #sharepositivity campaign. In an attempt to fill your news feed with some positivity, we will be sharing weekly international stories that have been giving us hope through these challenging times! How are you staying sane during this unprecedented time? If you have a story you think we should share with our audience, send us a message on facebook!
