Source: Al-Bustan Seeds of Culture Description: Al-Bustan is dedicated to “intra and intercultural dialogue as a path to mutual respect.”  It uses the arts presentations, programming, and experiences to teach Arab culture and language to Philadelphia youth and adults.  This organization has a wide variety of community music and other types of partnerships, opportunities for in-school…

Source: Philadelphia Zoo Description: The Zoo invites families, teachers, and children between preschool and 12th grades to its site to see exhibits of reptiles, amphibians, mammals, and birds.  The Zoo hosts educational nights for teachers’ professional development, as well as provides many classroom resources on it website. Many curricular connections are evident in animal behavior, habitats,…

Source: Global Education Motivators Description: GEM is a non-governmental agency that works with the Department of Public Information at the United Nations.  GEM’s activities are generally focused on some aspect of human rights, and include programs for middle-school and high-school aged youth during the school year and the summer months, as well as their teachers.  Activities…

Source: Franklin Institute Description: The FI has exhibits related to the history of science and science in the world today, as well as a planetarium for viewing the night sky and documentary movies on all aspects of science.  Teacher resources related to FI’s exhibits are available on the website. FI hosts numerous community programs on climate…

Source: United Nations Association – Greater Philadelphia Description: UNA-GP collaborates with several local and national organizations in addition to the United Nations itself to create opportunities for school-aged youth and young adult Philadelphians to learn about the UN and become more globally-minded.  UNA-GP’s special interests are human rights and refugees’ issues, and hosts numerous annual events…

Source: University City Science Center Description: FirstHand is an educational initiative at the University City Science Center, where classroom lessons are brought to life through engaging projects and real-life lab environments. There’s nothing more impactful for a student than hands-on experience. Through interactive programming, students design experiments, test hypotheses and work toward final projects to share…

Source: National Constitution Center Description: The National Constitution Center is the first and only institution in America established by Congress to “disseminate information about the United States Constitution on a nonpartisan basis in order to increase the awareness and understanding of the Constitution among the American people.” The Constitution Center brings the United States Constitution to…

Source: World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Description: The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia provides programs and materials related to global education for teachers and students.  For example, WAC offers Model United Nations simulations for middle school and high school students, lesson plans, and professional development workshops that support the student activities that occur out of school…

Source: Historical Society of Pennsylvania Description: In addition to being an organization that holds major collections related to the history of Pennsylvania for use by scholars, HSP makes major efforts to engage teachers, students, and the general public through numerous programs and activities offered throughout the year.  Low-cost professional development sessions based on HSP collections for…

Source: Foreign Policy Research Institute Description: FPRI is a non-profit organization that focuses on educating teachers, students and the general public about US international relationships.  In addition to the Primers, FPRI offers numerous weekend teacher professional development sessions covering major foreign policy issues, summer trips abroad, lesson plans and materials on its website.  FPRI also…