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Geography Awareness Week Events
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Movie Screening of God Grew Tired of Us
Educators, watch a free screening of God Grew Tired of Us. Newmarket Films presents this inspirational National Geographic Films/LBS Production about three young Sudanese men who—after 10 years wandering the African wilderness—fly to their new homes in the United States. Winner of both the Grand Jury Prize and the Audience Award at this year's Sundance Film Festival, God Grew Tired of Us shows how these three astonishing "lost boys" triumph over insurmountable adversities, form a family, adjust to a new culture, and continue to work for those left behind.
See schedule for educator-only advance screenings during Geography Awareness Week (PDF). |
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EVENTS BY DATE
November
Saturday, November 2
Educator Event
Africa in 3-D: Diversity, Demographics, and Discovery
Luce Hall at Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Email: hermanwoodard@sbcglobal.net
Friday, November 3
Educator Event
South Carolina Independent Schools Association Annual Conference
Summerville, South Carolina
Email: dstone@pinewoodprep.com
Monday, November 6
2006 Texas Alliance Statewide Poster Contest (Posters Due)
Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas
Email: geographylady@gmail.com
Friday, November 10
Continent of Africa Floor Map
Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pennsylvania
Email: egrode@mercyhurst.edu
Saturday, November 11
Geography Challenge for 8th Grade Students
Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pennsylvania
Email: egrode@mercyhurst.edu
Sunday, November 12
Family Geography Day
Maine Discovery Museum
Bangor, Maine
Email: burrellcyn@aol.com
Sunday, November 12
Sermon on Africa With "Lost Boys"
Wayside Presbyterian Church
Erie, Pennsylvania
Email: egrode@mercyhurst.edu
Sunday, November 12, to Saturday, November 18
Celebrating Africa in Vermont!
Neshobe School
Brandon, Vermont
Email: mpcassarino@hotmail.com
Sunday, November 12, to Saturday, November 18
DHS Knows Geography!
Duncanville High School
Duncanville, Texas
Email: rmanning_ag77@sbcglobal.net
Sunday, November 12, to Saturday, November 18
Celebrate Africa! Night
Des Moines, Washington
Email: mhoyer@stphil.com
Sunday, November 12, to Saturday, November 18
Geography Awareness Week at Media Centers
Kissimmee, St. Mary, Orlando, Bradenton, Winter Haven, Miami, and Tallahassee, Florida
Email: LAMSADL@aol.com
Monday, November 13
Celebrate Africa and My Wonderful World
Galleria Mall at Sunset
Henderson, Nevada
Email: butlervegas@msn.com
Monday, November 13 to Friday, November 17
Celebrate Africa!
Sterling, Illinois, and Dixon, Illinois
Email: glweatherwax@essex1.com
Tuesday, November 14
Family Geography Night
Cortney Middle School
Las Vegas, Nevada
Email: GEOMANLVNV@aol.com
Tuesday, November 14
Geography Action! Celebration
Neshobe School, 10 a.m.
Brandon, Vermont
Email: mpcassarino@hotmail.com
Wednesday, November 15
Special Celebrate Africa! Event to Follow Mysteries of the Nile IMAX Showing
Las Vegas, Nevada
Email: GEOMANLVNV@aol.com
Wednesday, November 15
GIS Day Celebration
Florida schools
Email: LAMSADL@aol.com
Thursday, November 16
African Celebration
Madras Elementary School, 6-7:30 p.m.
Madras, Oregon
Email: judyt@crestviewcable.com
Friday, November 17
St. Philomena School Geo-Bee
St. Philomena School
Des Moines, Washington
Email: mhoyer@stphil.com
Friday, November 17
Celebrate Africa!
Blatchley Middle School
Sitka, Alaska
Email: ahlgrenh@mail.ssd.k12.ak.us
Friday, November 17
Celebrate Geography Awareness Week
Kent State University Department of Geography
Kent, Ohio
Email: mchurch1@kent.edu
Friday, November 17, to Sunday, November 19
Busch Gardens and My Wonderful World "Celebrate Africa" Event
Busch Gardens
Tampa Bay, Florida
Email: Kiernan.doherty@mlspr.com
Saturday, November 18
Geography Fair
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Email: smk98@verizon.net
Saturday, November 18
Wyoming Geographic Alliance-Sponsored Poetry Contest Entries Due
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Email: judykallal@bresnan.net
Sunday, November 19
Africa Celebration
Madras Elementary School
Madras, Oregon
Email: jsweeney@509j.net
Monday, November 20
First Survivor Africa—We Survived Celebration
Everitt Middle School, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Email: nhahn@jeffco.k12.co.us
Tuesday, November 28
Statewide Poster Contest (Posters Due)
Indiana
Email: butlerm@bethelcollege.edu
December
Friday, December 1
Things I Never Knew About Africa! Poster Contest
Judged by the Geography Department at Keene State College, New Hampshire
Email: dotely@adelphia.net
February 2007
Africa Travel Trunks
East Baton Rouge, Livingston, and Ascension, Louisiana
Email: jwhitesell@ebrpss.k12.la.us
Saturday, February 24
Educator Event
South Carolina GeoFest
Columbia, South Carolina
Email: dstone@pinewoodprep.com
March 2007
Monday, March 19, and Tuesday, March 20
The 20th Annual Towson University Geographic Information Sciences Conference
Towson University
Baltimore, Maryland
Email: jmorgan@towson.edu
Monday, March 19, and Tuesday, March 20
Second Survivor Africa—We Survived Celebration
Everitt Middle School, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Email: nhahn@jeffco.k12.co.us
May 2007
Monday, May 20
Third Survivor Africa—We Survived Celebration
Everitt Middle School, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Email: nhahn@jeffco.k12.co.us
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EVENTS BY STATE
Alaska
Friday, November 17
Celebrate Africa!
Blatchley Middle School
Sitka, Alaska
Email: ahlgrenh@mail.ssd.k12.ak.us
Arizona
Saturday, October 28
Educator Event
GeoFest
Arizona State University-West
Phoenix, Arizona
Email: thutchinson@cocsd.k12.az.us
Arkansas
Friday, October 27
African Festival
Berryville, Arkansas
Email: jhagler@bobcat.k12.ar.us
California
Tuesday, October 10
Educator Event
Geography Action! Overview (Teacher In-Service)
Bettie Middle School
Highland, California
Email: sherry_walsh@redlands.k12.ca.us
Colorado
Wednesday, October 11, and Thursday, October 12
Take a Seat and Read
Everitt Middle School
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Email: nhahn@jeffco.k12.co.us
Monday, November 20
First Survivor Africa—We Survived Celebration
Everitt Middle School, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Email: nhahn@jeffco.k12.co.us
Monday, March 19, and Tuesday, March 20
Second Survivor Africa—We Survived Celebration
Everitt Middle School, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Email: nhahn@jeffco.k12.co.us
May 2007
Monday, May 20
Third Survivor Africa—We Survived Celebration
Everitt Middle School, 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Wheat Ridge, Colorado
Email: nhahn@jeffco.k12.co.us
Connecticut
Saturday, November 2
Educator Event
Africa in 3-D: Diversity, Demographics, and Discovery
Luce Hall at Yale University
New Haven, Connecticut
Email: hermanwoodard@sbcglobal.net
Florida
Sunday, November 12, to Saturday, November 18
Geography Awareness Week at Media Centers
Kissimmee, St. Mary, Orlando, Bradenton, Winter Haven, Miami, and Tallahassee, Florida
Email: LAMSADL@aol.com
Wednesday, November 15
GIS Day Celebration
Florida schools
Email: LAMSADL@aol.com
Friday, November 17, to Sunday, November 19
Busch Gardens and My Wonderful World "Celebrate Africa" Event
Busch Gardens
Tampa Bay, Florida
Email: Kiernan.doherty@mlspr.com
Kansas
Saturday, September 30
Educator Event
Kansas Geographic Alliance Fall Conference
Kansas State University
Manhattan, Kansas
Email: wshwallace@aol.com
Kentucky
Wednesday, September 27
Educator Event
Africa in 3-D Workshop
Kentucky Council for Teachers of Social Studies
Lexington, Kentucky
Email: janet.burks@bgreen.kyschools.us
Illinois
Friday, September 15
Educator Event
Illinois Geographic Alliance Fall Conference
Watterson Towers at Illinois State University, Normal, Illinois
Email: glweatherwax@essex1.com
Saturday, September 30
Educator Event
Amazing Africa! Teacher Workshop
9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Field Museum
Chicago, Illinois
Email: glweatherwax@essex1.com
Monday, November 13 to Friday, November 17
Celebrate Africa!
Sterling, Illinois, and Dixon, Illinois
Email: glweatherwax@essex1.com
Indiana
Tuesday, October 10
Educator Event
Africa in 3-D Teacher Workshop
Indianapolis, Indiana
Email: butlerm@bethelcollege.edu
Friday, October 13, and Saturday, October 14
Educator Event
Geofest—Celebrate Africa! Workshop
Clifty Falls State Park
Madison, Indiana
Email: butlerm@bethelcollege.edu
Tuesday, November 28
Statewide Poster Contest (Posters Due)
Indiana
Email: butlerm@bethelcollege.edu
Louisiana
Africa Travel Trunks
East Baton Rouge, Livingston, and Ascension, Louisiana
Email: jwhitesell@ebrpss.k12.la.us
Maine
Sunday, November 12
Family Geography Day
Maine Discovery Museum
Bangor, Maine
Email: burrellcyn@aol.com
Maryland
Monday, March 19, and Tuesday, March 20
The 20th Annual Towson University Geographic Information Sciences Conference
Towson University
Baltimore, Maryland
Email: jmorgan@towson.edu
Massachusetts
Saturday, November 18
Geography Fair
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Email: smk98@verizon.net
Wednesday, October 11
Educator Event
Geography Action! Presentation
Bridgewater State College
Bridgewater, Massachusetts
Email: smk98@verizon.net
Nevada
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Celebrate Africa and My Wonderful World
Galleria Mall at Sunset
Henderson, Nevada
Email: butlervegas@msn.com
Tuesday, November 14
Family Geography Night
Cortney Middle School
Las Vegas, Nevada
Email: GEOMANLVNV@aol.com
Wednesday, November 15
Special Celebrate Africa! Event to Follow Mysteries of the Nile IMAX Showing
Las Vegas, Nevada
Email: GEOMANLVNV@aol.com
New Hampshire
Saturday, October 28
Educator Event
Celebrate Africa! Educator Conference
Concord, New Hampshire
Email: dotely@adelphia.net
Friday, December 1
Things I Never Knew About Africa! Poster Contest
Judged by the Geography Department at Keene State College, New Hampshire
Email: dotely@adelphia.net
Ohio
Friday, November 17
Celebrate Geography Awareness Week
Kent State University Department of Geography
Kent, Ohio
Email: mchurch1@kent.edu
Oregon
Thursday, November 16
African Celebration
Madras Elementary School, 6-7:30 p.m.
Madras, Oregon
Email: judyt@crestviewcable.com
Sunday, November 19
Africa Celebration
Madras Elementary School
Madras, Oregon
Email: jsweeney@509j.net
Pennsylvania
Friday, November 10
Continent of Africa Floor Map
Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pennsylvania
Email: egrode@mercyhurst.edu
Saturday, November 11
Geography Challenge for 8th Grade Students
Mercyhurst College
Erie, Pennsylvania
Email: egrode@mercyhurst.edu
Sunday, November 12
Sermon on Africa With "Lost Boys"
Wayside Presbyterian Church
Erie, Pennsylvania
Email: egrode@mercyhurst.edu
South Carolina
Friday, November 3
Educator Event
South Carolina Independent Schools Association Annual Conference
Summerville, South Carolina
Email: dstone@pinewoodprep.com
Saturday, February 24
Educator Event
South Carolina GeoFest
Columbia, South Carolina
Email: dstone@pinewoodprep.com
Texas
Monday, November 6
2006 Texas Alliance Statewide Poster Contest (Posters Due)
Texas State University-San Marcos
San Marcos, Texas
Email: geographylady@gmail.com
Sunday, November 12, to Saturday, November 18
DHS Knows Geography!
Duncanville High School
Duncanville, Texas
Email: rmanning_ag77@sbcglobal.net
Vermont
Sunday, November 12, to Saturday, November 18
Celebrating Africa in Vermont!
Neshobe School
Brandon, Vermont
Email: mpcassarino@hotmail.com
Tuesday, November 14
Geography Action! Celebration
Neshobe School, 10 a.m.
Brandon, Vermont
Email: mpcassarino@hotmail.com
Washington
Saturday, October 14
Educator Event
Washington State's Council for Social Studies (WSCSS) Annual Fall Conference
Edmonds, Washington
Email: mhoyer@stphil.com
Sunday, November 12, to Saturday, November 18
Celebrate Africa! Night
Des Moines, Washington
Email: mhoyer@stphil.com
Friday, November 17
St. Philomena School Geo-Bee
St. Philomena School
Des Moines, Washington
Email: mhoyer@stphil.com
Wisconsin
Tuesday, September 5, to Monday, September 25
Africa Floor Map on Display
Fish Creek, Wisconsin, and Sussex, Wisconsin
Email: wattrh@hamiltondist.k12.wi.us
Wyoming
Saturday, November 18
Wyoming Geographic Alliance-Sponsored Poetry Contest Entries Due
University of Wyoming
Laramie, Wyoming
Email: judykallal@bresnan.net
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Note: Neither the National Geographic Society nor My Wonderful World are responsible
for the events listed above. National Geographic provides the list of events set forth above
as a convenience, and nothing is to imply that National Geographic is involved with or
makes any endorsement regarding those events and activities. National Geographic has
no control over or responsibility for any content at these events or any loss suffered by
an individual related to participation in the events or activities listed above.
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