March 2012
Primary Source Hosts Música Latina: An Educational Event for Families
On Sunday, March 4th, nearly 150 people from Watertown and nearby communities gathered at Primary Source for our first-ever event geared towards families with young children. Guests enjoyed an afternoon of Latin American music and culture featuring Gilberto Rivera and his band, Rumbanamá. Read more...
Connecting Education and Theater: Primary Source Partners with the A.R.T.
As a 2011-2012 Community Connections partner with the A.R.T., Primary Source provided over 100 educators with steeply subsidized tickets to performances and connected educators with enrichment programming. Read more...
Primary Source Summer Institutes Registration Now Open
We are excited to offer new courses this year, including Cultural Proficiency for Today's Diverse Schools and The Mighty Mughals: History and Culture in the Indian Subcontinent. View all of our summer institute offerings and register by April 13th. Read more...
The China Conundrum: Conference Addresses U.S.-China School Exchanges and National Education Policy
On Friday, January 27th, over 150 educators and policy makers from 13 different states attended "Global Education Strategies: U.S.-China School Exchanges," a conference co-sponsored by Primary Source at Boston University. Read more...
Students in Harvard, Massachusetts, Initiate Video Exchange with Students in India
After traveling to India on the Primary Source Chalo, India! study tour, Bryce Mattie was inspired to initiate a video collaboration project between students at her school and at the Banyan Tree School in India. Read more...
Staff Highlight: Meet Maggie Epstein, Marketing and Outreach Manager
If you are a fan of Primary Source on Facebook or Twitter, you have likely seen updates posted by Maggie. Read on to learn more about Maggie's different roles at Primary Source and find out about some of her memorable international experiences. Read more...
From the Librarian's Desk: New! Asian American Author Video Series
This series features new, original video interviews with four celebrated writers of works related to Asians or Asian Americans. Authors Mitali Perkins, Grace Lin, Jean Kwok, and G.B. Tran reflect on how they practice their craft and why they think it is important for students to think about the cultural and historical questions their books raise. Read more...
Primary Source in the News
Primary Source Guest Post on The New York Times Learning Network Blog: Teaching About Japan, One Year After the Disaster
See Primary Source on the Feb. 16th Watertown Weekly News report! Click here to watch a recording (our segment begins at minute 9:15).