The children spent a lot of time in my house, so I kept crayons and paper around. When they asked me about where I came from, I told them I had lived near Mount St. Helens, which had erupted a few years earlier. This is one of my neighbors and...
I am a current Peace Corps Volunteer in Paraguay, and I teach a geography class to 6th graders. We've been learning about different countries; experiencing their culture, trying their food, watching movies, and then painting a world map for the...
Students from the local school in Piedra Alegre de Pital in Costa Rica show their country's location on a recently completed world map they helped create in the summer of 2010.
This photo was taken in January 2013. My friend and I helped create a world map at my primary school, and the local community members and children loved to sit and watch us while we drew out the individual countries. Some were even brave enough to...
This photo shows Peace Corps Volunteer Thomas, with the principal of Athiru Gaiti Sec School (William Kiathia) along with several students in front of the completed world map. The students worked with Thomas over a period of 2 months to finish the...
This photo was taken on May 21, 2010 in East Java, Indonesia during Pre-Service Training. We did the world map project in the village community center. The little kids in the village loved to help paint!
\During the Grade 12 semester exams, there are no classes for the underclassmen. I took this break as an opportunity to do the Peace Corps World Map Project. About 50 students, from grades 10 and 11, worked together to draw and paint the map on the...
From early on in service a blank wall had been staring at me, perfect for a mural. In my second year of service that vision became a reality. My English Club students enthusiastically took on the project. Here my English Club, which is mostly...
Community and municipal development Volunteer Sean stands together with his counterparts at the unveiling of their new commune map. Sean and his counterparts worked togehter to fund and paint this map that is displayed at the mayor's office....
This photo was taken at my school in March 2011. This was the moment we finished painting the world map after working on it for three weeks braving the boiling sun and monsoon rains! The students in the photo are grade 10 students who were helping...
The photo was taken on November 1st, 2010 at a high school in the Philippines. During the semester break, I worked with four artistic Filipino students on this world map mural. This wall is located at the entrance of the school, where students...
This world map was created by a Peace Corps Volunteer and the students of Telhei Primary School, Nereingingman Village, Mota Lava Island, Vanuatu. The photo was taken in 2006 before the students started restoration to repair fading and chipping...
This photo was taken in 2006 at the district primary school, in the province of Ra in Fiji, where I served from 2005-2007. After completing our World Map project at Saivou District School, I wanted the kids to see themselves how much they had...
Mari, a YD volunteer, created a cross sector project for her Dar cheebub (youth activity center) with the assistance of health volunteers and other YD volunteers. The project was to paint murals representing AIDS, world peace, Moroccan pride,...
I took this photo before the first game of the World Cup 2010 in my site in the mountains of Panama. These are children of an indigenous group and have no electricity to watch the games. Therefore, we listen to all the games on my radio. Here they...