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2018 PYEONGCHANG WINTER OLYMPICS-INFORMATION AND RESOURCES FOR YOUR CLASSROOM

January 16, 2018

The 2018 Winter Olympics will officially begin with opening ceremonies on Friday, February 9th in Pyeongchang, South Korea. Athletes from 90 nations around the world will compete in 102 events across 15 sport disciplines. For three weeks, viewers from across the world will tune in and witness a truly global event. 

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WORLD VIEW OFFERS SCHOLARSHIPS FOR SPRING SEMINARS

January 9, 2018

World View is committed to ensuring accessibility to our programs for all North Carolina K-12 and community college educators and is offering scholarships to four educators to attend a March seminar of their choosing.

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NEW 2018 INTERNATIONAL TESTS WILL MEASURE GLOBAL COMPETENCE

January 4, 2018

Pisa tests, international assessments that help measure global education standards, will begin testing for teenagers’ “global competence” in addition to their reading, math and science abilities. The tests are run every three years by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.

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TEACHING HOLOCAUST REMEMBRANCE DAY

December 19, 2017

On January 27th the world commemorates the Holocaust. It’s a relatively new day of international remembrance – the UN designated it in 2005 – and it falls on the date of the liberation of Auschwitz in 1945. It’s also a learning opportunity.

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ACCLAIMED GALICIAN BAGPIPER AND SCHOLAR INTRODUCES THE WORLD THROUGH THE ARTS

December 5, 2017

Cristina Pato is an internationally acclaimed Galician bagpiper and has performed with orchestras around the world in Europe, India, China, Korea and Mexico. Pato and her quartet were recently featured in the fall performance series at the Carolina Performing Arts Center at UNC-Chapel Hill.

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