"Windows and Mirrors" DVD Now Available!

"WINDOWS & MIRRORS" DVD
NOW AVAILABLE!

Cultural Jambalaya's "Windows & Mirrors" - A Teaching Tool, Widening World Views of Students

Cultural Jambalaya has completed production of its first educational DVD for teachers. "Windows & Mirrors" includes global images and narratives highlighting fascinating people and intriguing cultures. Supported by an online study guide, the DVD is a resource for Middle School and High School teachers to engage students in a variety of subjects, including social studies, geography, history, diversity and language.

DVD is $19.99 + Shipping & Handling
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See the world through the lens of globe trekker Gail Shore, whose self-funded solo treks focus on fascinating people and the traditions, rituals and religions that enrich their fragile cultures. She captures compelling images that help both adults and kids learn something new. She simply believes the more we know about each other, the better we can understand and embrace our similarities as well as our differences.

Designed to spawn discussion, "Windows & Mirrors" showcases intriguing global cultures.

• Historic Middle Eastern region - Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco, Turkey.
• Exotic Asia - China, Japan, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand, Vietnam, Myanmar.
• Colorful India - from the Taj Mahal to the Ganges River.
• Mythical lands of the last Shangri-La - Bhutan, Nepal, Tibet, Yunnan.
• Unchanged tribal cultures - Amazon, Namibia, Myanmar, Ghana, South Africa.
• Emerging economies - Russia, Eastern Europe, India, Africa, South America.
• Stunning environments - Africa plains, Arabian deserts, South American jungle, Papua New Guinea rainforest, Himalayan Mountains, Galapagos Islands.

Curriculum/Study Guide: Download Study Guide >>
"Windows & Mirrors" is accompanied with a study guide, downloadable in a Word doc format so teachers can edit it according to their respective lesson plans. The study guide, contains:

• An index of photography featured on the DVD
• 9 educational modules that correspond to 9 themes on the DVD

Each module contains an agenda, topics and learning activities that teachers can use as tools to spark students' imaginations to explore more about the similarities as well as the differences of people and cultures across the globe. The process aims to embrace diversity by helping students respect, understand and value others through a range of lenses.

The study guide is a collection of Microsoft Word .docs compressed as a .zip file. After the downloaded is complete, it will need to be uncompressed to access the content.

Strategic Partners
In addition to Tremendous! Entertainment and Colle + McVoy, Cultural Jambalaya has received significant support from other strategic partners, including Twin Cities-based Youth Frontiers, which is helping to distribute "Windows & Mirrors" to schools throughout Minnesota. Youth Frontiers teaches the timeless values of kindness, courage, and respect in a dynamic retreat format--engaging kids of all ages in social emotional learning through music, large-group and small-group activities, and topic-based presentations. Like Cultural Jambalaya, Youth Frontiers tries to get kids to "see" differently: to expand their perspectives of their peers, to treat others with respect and dignity, and to stand up for goodness in their schools and communities.