Explore Europe & Asia: Homeschool Geography Class for Middle & High School Students
Compass Classroom
[{'start': '0.000', 'end': '1.376', 'text': 'I love to travel.'}, {'start': '1.376', 'end': '4.212', 'text': 'I love to go and see a new place, \nto know what’s there,'}, {'start': '4.212', 'end': '8.007', 'text': 'to see its natural beauty, \nto also explore its history,'}, {'start': '8.007', 'end': '10.593', 'text': 'to know its customs, \nto know its food.'}, {'start': '10.593', 'end': '14.931', 'text': "And so I'm really excited to show you\nmy geography class."}, {'start': '14.931', 'end': '16.766', 'text': 'This is a live class.'}, {'start': '16.766', 'end': '21.813', 'text': "We'll be looking at all the countries,\nthe capitals, the major landmarks,"}, {'start': '21.813', 'end': '26.484', 'text': 'both natural and man-made, \nfor Europe and for Asia.'}, {'start': '26.860', 'end': '31.489', 'text': 'Students will have the chance to not\nonly learn where these places are,'}, {'start': '31.489', 'end': '32.741', 'text': "because they'll be doing that,"}, {'start': '32.741', 'end': '36.202', 'text': "they'll be filling out maps, \nthey'll be labeling and coloring things,"}, {'start': '36.202', 'end': '40.331', 'text': "they'll be taking map quizzes online \nso they know their geography,"}, {'start': '40.331', 'end': '44.669', 'text': "but more importantly, they're going\nto know what these places are."}, {'start': '45.253', 'end': '48.715', 'text': "So besides just learning geographic\nterms, which we'll of course do,"}, {'start': '48.715', 'end': '52.886', 'text': 'students will also have a sense \nof the culture of these places.'}, {'start': '52.886', 'end': '55.388', 'text': 'Culture is something that \ngrows out of religion.'}, {'start': '55.388', 'end': '56.890', 'text': 'It grows out of what we believe.'}, {'start': '56.890', 'end': '61.102', 'text': 'So students will be encouraged to look at \nthe art and architecture of these places.'}, {'start': '61.102', 'end': '64.606', 'text': "They'll be encouraged to see \nthe history of these places,"}, {'start': '64.606', 'end': '67.567', 'text': 'and how ideas have \nplayed out over time.'}, {'start': '67.567', 'end': '71.237', 'text': "They'll of course see the natural \nwonders, what God has actually made."}, {'start': '71.237', 'end': '75.283', 'text': "But they'll also see how Christianity,\nwhen it has gone to a place,"}, {'start': '75.283', 'end': '77.535', 'text': 'has actually impacted the culture.'}, {'start': '77.535', 'end': '79.078', 'text': "We'll also look at fun things."}, {'start': '79.078', 'end': '80.455', 'text': "We'll look at customs."}, {'start': '80.455', 'end': '81.706', 'text': "We'll look at clothing."}, {'start': '81.706', 'end': '82.832', 'text': "We'll look at business."}, {'start': '82.832', 'end': '84.125', 'text': "We'll look at sports."}, {'start': '84.125', 'end': '88.588', 'text': "We'll especially look at food, and\nenjoy seeing what is actually out there."}, {'start': '88.588', 'end': '92.467', 'text': 'In other words, students should gain \na curiosity about their world.'}, {'start': '92.967', 'end': '95.970', 'text': 'And then students will engage, \nnot just in the live class,'}, {'start': '95.970', 'end': '99.224', 'text': 'through questions and answers, \nbut also discussions'}, {'start': '99.224', 'end': '101.351', 'text': 'as they bring up their own questions.'}, {'start': '101.351', 'end': '105.647', 'text': "But they'll also, at home, \ncreate their own portfolio scrapbook,"}, {'start': '105.647', 'end': '109.484', 'text': 'a visual representation of each \nand every one of these countries,'}, {'start': '109.484', 'end': '113.404', 'text': "while they're also, on occasion, \nperhaps making recipes"}, {'start': '113.404', 'end': '115.406', 'text': 'of the food from these places.'}, {'start': '115.406', 'end': '120.203', 'text': "It'll all end with an end-of-year\nproject, in which students will apply"}, {'start': '120.203', 'end': '124.207', 'text': "everything that they've learned from\nthe year, as we finish out this study."}, {'start': '124.207', 'end': '127.919', 'text': 'And this is just one year \nof a three-year series,'}, {'start': '127.919', 'end': '132.215', 'text': 'in which students will be able to see \nevery single nation in the world.'}, {'start': '133.216', 'end': '137.303', 'text': 'But I am so excited to show you \nthese places, so you can see'}, {'start': '137.303', 'end': '141.015', 'text': 'what is actually out there, \nand be curious about the world.'}, {'start': '141.015', 'end': '143.226', 'text': 'I invite you to come and join us.'}]