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A Global Education
A number of local schools are learning collaboratively and carrying out cultural exchanges with schools around the world via discussion boards, live video, wikis and other web tools. Explore some of the far-flung partnerships.
| SCHOOL | LOCATION | PARTNER SCHOOL | CONNECTION | DISTANCE | LINK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Osnova sola Antona Ingolica Spodnja Polskava | Maribor, Slovenia | Ruxton Country School in Baltimore County | Students use an online forum to exchange pictures of each other posing with a teddy bear, which has been mailed between the schools. | 4,427 miles | N/A |
| 8 schools | Azerbiajan | Edison High School and West Potomac High School in Fairfax County | Part of the "Deliberating in a Democracy" program funded by the U.S. State Department. Students use an online discussion board and lessons to learn about and debate various issues including cloning, freedom of the press and euthanasia. | About 6,700 miles | http://www.deliberating.org/ |
| Hwa Chong Institution | Singapore | Loudoun County Science Academy | Students use email to collaborate on a science experiment. | 9,651 miles | N/A |
| Le Petit Seminaire de Pabre | Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso | Ni River Middle School in Spotsylvania County | Part of the "Fire and Ice" program. Students from the schools linked up via live online video to discuss and learn about global warming. | 4,950 miles | http://www.elluminate.com/fire_ice/ |
| 8 schools | Romania | Sherwood High School, Bethesda Chevy Chase High School, Seneca Valley High School and Wheaton High School in Montgomery County | Part of the "Deliberating in a Democracy" program funded by the U.S. State Department. Students use an online discussion board and lessons to learn about and debate various issues including cloning, freedom of the press and euthanasia. | About 5,400 miles | http://www.deliberating.org/ |
Source: Washington Post Research
