Where in the World is Lily? She’s HERE!

written by Andrew Ellingsen (part-time Instructional Coach) and Sarah Nowack (5th grade teacher) following up on an earlier blog post

Today was the day 5th grade students in Mrs. Nowack’s classroom have been waiting for since November – at long last, Lily came to visit!  She spent an entire class period sharing her experiences with the class, showing them pictures of everywhere she went as the family traveled through Southeast Asia, fielding questions, and helping the students connect with the broader world in a real and tangible way.

Over the course of the period, Lily touched on a wide range of topics, including:

• the important role water plays in a community and how population centers around water sources
• ​the feeling of being in the minority
• the vast array of foods and the role they play in different places
• the broad range of religions and the different ways they impact daily life
• the variations in etiquette from country to country
• the diversity of modes of transportation, and how those address unique needs of each community

Students were clearly enamored with Lily, and the project has visibly influenced them!  They grinned, giggled, gasped, and genuinely engaged with Lily and her mother Staci…  More postcards will continue to trickle in over the next few weeks, and Lily shared that their family is already discussing plans for future trips to Europe, Africa, and South America.  Stay tuned – we’ll be sure to keep you updated on where in the world Lily travels next!