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National Park of American Samoa Field Trip

Posted on April 2, 2012 by

Last Tuesday, the whole school went on a field trip to the National Park. The Paka o Amerika Samoa encompasses nearly the whole island of Ta’u (technically, it includes the village of Faleasao, where I live and teach). The NPS … Continue reading →

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Teaching Science in the South Pacific and a Plea for Teaching Advice

Posted on September 26, 2011 by

Teaching science is a little weird for me here since all of the books we have are from the U.S. We can’t use the majority of the solar system unit because it focuses on the northern hemisphere. For instance, there … Continue reading →

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