If you are a teacher, librarian, or other education professional, I would be glad to help give a presentation or lesson about Namibia to your class or group. I would be open to whatever format and content you have in mind. I would do my best to cater to the level of the participants and meet your instructional needs.
Some things I could bring to the classroom/session:- books, newspapers, articles, top stories of 1997, photocopies
- maps, atlas, country facts, brochures
- photographs, postcards, drawings
- baskets, goblet, currency
- library books and videos about Namibian travel and nature
- Namibian and South African audio cassettes and CD's
- ask students where they've traveled, what they know about Africa/Namibia
- share my knowledge and personal experience of Namibia
- explain photos and postcards
- teach some basic Kwanyama language words and phrases
- demonstrate my Kwanyama computer quiz program
- show pictures of Namibia and other information on my web site
- show information about Namibia and Africa in the Encarta CD Encyclopedia
- read stories written by Namibian women
- try to sing/teach the Namibian National Anthem
- answer student questions
- penpals through Internet or regular mail
- compiled lists of student questions for Namibian students to answer
The Peace Corps also sent me a packet of educational materials for making presentations, including brochures for school exchanges in the World Wise Schools program.
If these ideas interest you, please contact me. March 3 is National Peace Corps Day and would be especially appropriate for a presentation, but other days could be arranged.