September 2009
Gala for Global Education To Feature International Performances, Innovative Technology
In honor of the organization's twentieth anniversary, Primary Source will hold its Gala for Global Education on Friday, October 23 at the Charles Hotel in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Led by Emcee José Massó, this exciting event will include Senegalese drumming, a Bhangra and
Bollywood dance performance, and new technologies designed to build international connections...read more
First Online Course Launches October 2009
Primary Source's first online course, The Enduring Legacy of Ancient China, is now open to teachers nationwide. The course will feature the organization's high-quality professional development in a new, more flexible format for educators of all grade levels and subjects...read more
Primary Source Educator Named National Council for the Social Studies Elementary Teacher of the Year
Marcy Prager, a teacher at Brookline's Driscoll Elementary School and a longtime participant in Primary Source's programs, has been selected as the recipient of a prestigious national award for educators for her innovative and internationally minded work with young students...read more
Board Member Fernando Reimers Advocates Global Competency
Harvard University Professor and Primary Source Advisory Board member Fernando Reimers has a featured article in the September 2009 issue of Educational Leadership...read more
Join Primary Source's 20th Anniversary Challenge
Primary Source is issuing a challenge to teachers and friends to help raise $10,000 in honor of our 20th anniversary. Everyone who contributes $20 or more in response to our challenge will be included on our "Great Wall" at the gala...read more
Teacher Q & A: Jonathan Turrisi, Milton Public Schools
Jonathan Turrisi teaches eighth grade social studies at Milton's Pierce Middle School. In May, he helped to create the Pierce Middle School Global Celebration, bringing teachers, students, and parents together for an internationally-themed community event...read more
Primary Source Partner School Begins International Baccalaureate Program
Brockton's Joseph F. Plouffe Academy, formerly Gilmore Academy, has been authorized as an International Baccalaureate Middle Years Program school. Primary Source has provided globally minded professional development programs and resources to Brockton for many years...read more
New from the Primary Source Library
Don't forget that the library is open the first Saturday of every month from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. The next Saturday the library will be open is October 3rd.
Come check out our resources! New books and films added to the collection include: La Americana
(DVD); Out of Bounds: Seven Stories of Conflict and Hope by Beverley Naidoo; Nelson Mandela: The Authorized Comic Book; and Going to School in India.
Upcoming Events
PS This Year at Primary Source: An Online Information Session (September 16)
PS Gala for Global Education (October 23)
PS Crossing Heaven's Border (November 18)
Lincoln Town Hall (October 3)
Abolitionism in Black and White (October 23-24)