Tag archives for education
Redefining the Environmental Movement
Posted by John Francis, Planetwalker of National Geographic Fellow in Explorers Journal on September 29, 2011 
John Francis has a simple hypothesis: People are part of the environment and the way we treat each other has manifested into the physical environment in the form of our environmental problems. Now 12 graduate students are helping him explore this concept and gain new insights and ideas in class and online.
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Do eco-thrill attractions actually help people learn anything about ecology? Jonathan Tourtellot visits a nature theme park in Vancouver, B.C. and gets some surprise insights about the rain forest—and about long-term thinking.
9/11: Remembering Ann and Joe
Posted by Ford Cochran on September 6, 2011 
For most Americans, this September 11—like the nine before it—will prompt recollections of the shock, the horror, and the grief we experienced a decade ago, of all we lost on that grim morning. It will also be a day to reflect on the moments of courage and unity, on the worldwide outpouring of sympathy that…
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Originally published on Turnstylenews.com, a digital information service surfacing emerging stories in news, entertainment, art and culture. Powered by award-winning journalists, Turnstyle is a project of Youth Radio. By: Nelson Harvey I am a 25-year-old college graduate with a degree from a fairly prestigious eastern university, and I pull weeds for a living. At first…
Who’s Skipping School?
Posted by Anne Marie Houppert on May 16, 2011 The new Nat Geo movie, The First Grader, tells the story of a Kenyan man in his 80s who applies for a coveted spot in school along with first graders. Revisit some recent National Geographic articles illustrating the challenges which defeat many would-be students, and how education can change a life, and possibly a culture.
Google Unveils Global Science Fair With National Geographic
Posted by Ford Cochran on January 11, 2011 National Geographic has joined Google, CERN, the LEGO Group, and Scientific American to launch a global online science competition for students ages 13 to 18: The Google Science Fair. By Ford Cochran The next generation’s Albert Einsteins and Marie Curies got a chance to jumpstart their careers this morning with the debut of the Google…
Gil Grosvenor: Why We Need Geography
Posted by Ford Cochran on November 18, 2010 During Geography Awareness Week 2010, National Geographic Society Chairman of the Board Gil Grosvenor discusses why effective democracy requires geographic literacy, and other benefits of a thorough geographic education. By Ford Cochran Gilbert M. Grosvenor, past editor of National Geographic magazine and president and chief executive of National Geographic, now chairs the Society’s Board of…
The health of the ocean: What’s at stake?
Posted by Ford Cochran on September 20, 2010 Renowned oceanographer and National Geographic Explorer-in-Residence Sylvia Earle discusses why the health of the ocean should matter to everyone, and what individuals–including kids–can do to help make it better. By Ford Cochran National Geographic hosted a live recording of National Public Radio’s Talk of the Nation at our Washington, D.C. headquarters yesterday. During the program’s…
Posted by Aristotle was wrong—just ask Galileo’s ghost. The 17th-century Italian was on hand today to witness the official opening of the National Air and Space Museum’s Public Observatory, a new 22-foot (6.7-meter) dome housing a more than 40-year-old telescope. “Galileo” and David DeVorkin stargaze in front of the observatory’s dome. —Photograph by Eric Long/NASM, National Air…
Those sneaky folks at Google. Even as waves of coverage come pouring forth about the newly launched oceans layer in Google Earth, a short NASA press release and no more than a few lines in a couple news articles note that, oh, yeah, and by the way, there’s a new 3-D Mars layer too. Wha?!?!?…
