Category Archives: Featured

Bunker Hill Day celebrates our Revolutionary beginnings

One of my favorite things about living in Boston (or visiting Boston) is the incredible history of our country that is around every corner.  As we all know Boston played an important role in the American Revolution and today is … Keep reading …

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Flag Facts

Get some fast facts about our nation’s red, white and blue banner on this, the 97th Flag Day. (Read up on the history of Flag Day.) An A+ Effort: Our current version of the flag was designed by Robert Heft … Keep reading …

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International Museum Day–Put a little museum in your weekend

Not sure what to do with your weekend? You could…hit up one of your favorite museums and celebrate International Museum Day on May 18. Inaugurated in 1977 by the International Council of Museums, the day was created to recognize and … Keep reading …

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Meet Our Free Tour For 10 Winner: GL Wendy Holkesvig

Wendy Holkesvig, an English teacher at Northwood Public School in Northwood, North Dakota has wanted to take her students to Washington, D.C., for a number of years. Now, as the winner of our Free Tour for 10, she can. I … Keep reading …

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Earth Gets A Day

Earth Day is what many believe to be the mark of the modern environmental movement that started in 1970.  Today marks the 33rd anniversary of Gaylord Nesson’s brainchild where everyone comes together to demonstrate support for environmental protection. Starts With … Keep reading …

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Water in Williamsburg!

It happens to the best of us. We’re walking down the streets of Williamsburg; taking a guided tour of an 18th-century tavern, visiting Historic Jamestowne and exploring the Shirley Plantation when we unscrew the cap to our water bottle, tilt … Keep reading …

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Inauguration or Bust: One School’s Mission To Do The Unthinkable

A Small School With Big Goals One school. Eight weeks before their trip to Washington, D.C. 56,000 reasons to doubt it would ever happen. Unless you ask Christina. Christina Freeman, an Instructional Lead Teacher at Stockbridge Elementary – a K-3 … Keep reading …

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Inside “Project Inauguration”

  EF’s in-house video crew will have their cameras trained on a particular group this Inauguration. Group Leader Jonathan Shulman and his students from La Jolla Country Day School in La Jolla, CA have been selected to star in EF … Keep reading …

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Share in the Inauguration Experience with EF SST

Lucky enough to be going to Inauguration? SHARE IT! For a long time, anyone who wanted to know what Inauguration Day was like could only read about it in the paper the next day. Well, times have changed. Now thanks … Keep reading …

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