January 2009

Primary Source Celebrates 20 Years of Global Education
For the past two decades, Primary Source has brought international perspectives into the classrooms of thousands of students across New England. Since its early offerings of a few yearly seminars for fewer than 100 teachers, Primary Source has grown in programmatic depth and geographic reach...read more

Helping Administrators Develop Internationally Minded Schools
Primary Source continues to provide innovative leadership in the rapidly growing field of global education. Recently, staff members conducted a daylong workshop for the Massachusetts Secondary School Administrators Association (MSSAA)...read more

Second Annual Holiday Bazaar and Trivia Night Raises Funds for Global Education
On December 5th, Primary Source held its second annual Holiday Bazaar and Trivia Night at the Hellenic Cultural Center in Watertown. Over 350 people attended and helped bring a close to our fundraising efforts for the Global Education Leadership campaign...read more

Teacher Q & A: Carolyn Shediac, Arlington Public Schools
Carolyn Shediac teaches second grade at Stratton Elementary School. In 2008, Arlington introduced the study of Japan into its second grade classrooms, and Carolyn helped to develop an innovative curriculum plan with Primary Source's guidance...read more

Recommendations from the Massachusetts Task Force on 21st Century Skills
The task force, which brought together members of the business, education, and technology sectors, presented its recommendations for integrating 21st century skills into Massachusetts' educational system. Primary Source Executive Director Kathy Ennis led the teacher preparation and professional development subcommittee...read more

Shop for Global Education!
Now you can support Primary Source every time you shop online!...read more

Asia Society Launches Membership Program for International Education
Over the past five years, under the leadership of Asia Society and partners like Primary Source, there has been a rapidly growing interest in increasing our K-12 students' international knowledge and skills...read more

Recent Additions to the Primary Source Library
Book and DVD highlights include Dancing to Freedom: The True Story of Mao's Last Dancer; The Hakawati; The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian; and Once Upon a Quinceanera: Coming of Age in the USA...read more

Upcoming Events*

Japan Society's O-Shogatsu New Year Celebration (Jan. 18)
One in 100: Dismantling a Prison Nation (Jan. 22 - Feb. 5)
PS Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass & Abraham Lincoln (Feb. 3)
PS Wings of Defeat Screening (Feb. 5)

*PS indicates a Primary Source event.