A Greener World Meets Teachers' Needs for Programming on the Environment

Schools are beginning to address global environmental issues by incorporating related content into classroom curricula. By providing new programming on the environment, Primary Source is supporting schools and teachers as they work to educate a generation that will soon be called upon to address these complex challenges.

Executive Director Julia de la Torre to Speak at Harvard Global Education Think Tank

Primary Source's Executive Director, Julia de la Torre, will take part in the upcoming Think Tank on Global Education in the U.S. at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on May 19th and 20th, 2011.

Primary Source Receives Grant Funding from the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership

Primary Source's work is made possible in large part due to the support we receive from private foundations. We are proud to announce a renewed collaboration with the Japan Foundation Center for Global Partnership (CGP).

Primary Source Shares New Resources on Afghanistan In Collaboration with Asia Society

Last month, Primary Source offered a webinar introducing K-12 educators to the high-quality content and diverse collection of primary sources in "Homeland Afghanistan," an online resource developed by the Asia Society.

Primary Source and the China-United States Exchange Foundation Present:

China on the World Stage: What it Means for U.S. Policy, Business, and K-12 Education

Dr. Edward Steinfeld, MIT Professor of Political Economy, will share insights from his new book, Playing Our Game: Why China's Rise Doesn't Threaten the West. His remarks will be followed by a panel of Boston-area educators, business leaders, and policy-makers including Paul Reville, Massachusetts Secretary of Education.

Bringing East Asian Stories into the Elementary Classroom

Laura Richardson, an elementary school teacher in Brookline, Massachusetts, took part in a 2010 summer course with Primary Source where she studied East Asian literature, geography, and culture. During the program, she met children's author and illustrator Grace Lin, who inspired her to introduce a new unit of study to her first graders. Read on for Laura's personal account of her experiences and the students' responses to learning about Chinese and Chinese American culture:

Executive Director Julia de la Torre to Speak at Global Education Think Tank

Primary Source's Executive Director, Julia de la Torre, will take part in the upcoming Think Tank on Global Education in the U.S. at the Harvard Graduate School of Education on May 19th and 20th, 2011.

Japan: How You Can Help

Primary Source is deeply concerned for all of the citizens of Japan during this extremely difficult time. We send our condolences to those who have lost friends and family, and our thoughts to all who are suffering with uncertainty and fear in the wake of this massive natural disaster.

Helping Teachers Bring Haiti into the Classroom

Primary Source recently offered a unique workshop for teachers in the Boston area. The organization developed Haiti Beyond the Headlines to educate teachers about Haiti's cultural and historical traditions and to help educators use the past as a lens to understand contemporary issues. Additionally, many educators in Eastern Massachusetts have Haitian and Haitian-American students in their classrooms and are seeking Primary Source's help to better serve this population and effectively communicate with their students' families.

Book Review: African Women Writing Resistance: Contemporary Voices edited by Jennifer Browdy de Hernandez, Pauline Dongala, Omotayo Jolaosho, and Anne Serafin

Writers from thirteen African countries lend authentic voices to women's issues in Africa in this new compilation from The University of Wisconsin Press. African Women Writing Resistance includes poems, interviews, letters, short stories, folktales, and testimony about women's health issues, perspectives on exile and diaspora, environmental activism, and Africa's future.