Geography Awareness Week Toolkit
Everything you need to plan and promote your local event
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Help celebrate geography worldwide by planning events in your own community, school, or neighborhood. On this page, find tools to plan Geography Awareness Week events, organize geography outreach in your local community, and guide students in ways to document their experiences.
We want to hear about your event! Once it’s over, please take our survey to tell us how it went.
We want to hear about your event! Once it’s over, please take our survey to tell us how it went.
Mission:Explore Resources
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GAWeek 2011 Missions
Download and print the 2011 GAWeek "missions" as a fun activity booklet—great for use in the classroom, in the field, or at other locations away from a computer.
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GAWeek 2011 Backgrounder
Using the missions in school? Find information on how to connect this activity to the classroom and the National Geography Standards.
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Printable Badges
Mission accomplished! Once you complete a series of missions, celebrate your success. Print these badges as certificates or on labels to give to students.
Join the Movement
Ask your elected officials to support funding for geography education.
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Get Connected
Find a volunteer GeoMentor who can help your students connect their geographic learning to the real world.
