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Gray, Colette – European Early Childhood Education Research Journal, 2017
In 1986, Reactor 4 in the Chernobyl nuclear power plant exploded. Within a year of exposure to radiation poisoning the rate of cancer, particularly leukaemia and thyroid cancer, was reported as 100 times higher in children living in contaminated areas. Volunteers in more than 18 countries responded by establishing a network of recuperative…
Descriptors: Cultural Differences, Holidays, Qualitative Research, Experience
de Warin, Claire; And Others – Francais dans le Monde, 1988
Events and activities directly related to the bicentennial of the French Revolution in 1989 are outlined, and literature, recordings, and films concerning the Revolution are listed. The role of the Mission du Bicentenaire is also described. (MSE)
Descriptors: Class Activities, European History, Foreign Countries, French
Peterson, Barrie Alan – Campus Activities Programming, 1989
The development and organization of a Thanksgiving dinner for Rockland Community College's population of foreign students is described. Lessons learned from the successful experience are outlined. (MSE)
Descriptors: Acculturation, College Environment, Community Colleges, Extracurricular Activities
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Schindel, Dorothy Napp; Oughtred, Karen – Stage of the Art, 2001
Describes the development, production, and performance of "Harvest Ceremony: Beyond the Thanksgiving Myth," a museum theatre piece performed annually at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian's Gustav Heye Center. Notes that the play gives the audience a fresh perspective on the first Thanksgiving from the Native point…
Descriptors: American Indian Culture, American Indians, Dance, Elementary Education