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These videos and articles focus on things that fuel my energy- global experiences, loved ones, and life learnings.
The Importance of a Global Education and Our Inspiration
Our “Around the World in 60 Minutes” world schooling global educational program was created in the recent months. However, the inspiration behind the program started last year. And the inspiration came from Travel Plus Them followers and my children. Here is our journey and the learnings along the way.
Let's start with the Bigger Picture- How does global education align to values we teach our children?
A great article by Parents magazine Values to Teach Kids by Age 10 directly aligns to why global knowledge is so important and how it integrates with core life values. I will focus specifically on curiosity, respect, and empathy.
- Curiosity- Jana Mohr Lone, Ph.D., emphasized that “both you and your child can learn a lot from bringing curiosity to the table, as you can offer an outlook based on your life experience, while they can see things in a more open and imaginative way.” I often ask myself “how many ‘why’...
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Lakshmi Natarajan
Founder of Travel Plus Them
As a mother of two toddler daughters, I want to teach and show them the beauty of the world and all its people. We frequently traveled around the US to visit our families. In my eyes, if I can easily manage a 3 hour plane journey, how hard is a 24 hour plane journey? Well, I learned that while there are differences, I can do it. As a family, we have now traveled to 30 countries across 6 continents (7th and last hopefully coming soon). The most important role I play is raising global citizens - supporting my children to be confident in who they are, excited to learn about others, and respect all the people around them.
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