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- Take the Grandkids on Virtual Travel ToursBy - Darcy Alvey • Jan 04, 2009 • Read ArticleMeetMeAtTheCorner.org sends kids on virtual educational and informational field trips without leaving the comfort of home.
- Help your kids explore the world via Web siteBy - Star Telegram Travel Section • Jan 04, 2009 • Read ArticlePress release about MEET ME AT THE CORNER, Virtual Field Trips for Kids concerning ways to travel with your children without leaving home.
- Embark on Virtual Field TripsBy - Ron Vogel • Dec 21, 2008 • Read ArticleHow badly is the recession hitting our pocketbooks, you ask? "TRAVEL BUDGET TIGHT? TAKE KIDS ON VIRTUAL TOURS."
- Finding New Ways To Share Stories By - Bill Radford • Nov 05, 2008 • Read ArticleDonna Guthrie is a storyteller, the author of more than 20 children's books. And while she'll always love and promote books, in recent years she has focused on what she sees as a new way of telling stories: online video.
- Cool Video Podcast Resource for KidsBy - Lisa Hendey • Oct 25, 2008 • Read ArticleCATHOLIC MOM MOMENTS BLOG, The "official" blog of CATHOLICMOM.com Celebrating Catholic Life Faith, Parenting, Literature, Music, Travel and More
- New site encourages kids to tell about their livesBy - Danielle Builta, www.qconline.com • Dec 28, 2007 • Read ArticleCuriosity, creativity and enthusiasm. These are some of the best qualities of childhood, an age when everyday events still are adventures. Kids can absorb information about the world around them as if they were wide-eyed sponges, at least when they're interested in the subject. Sometimes, though, it seems as if their interests and important things, like education, are in two separate camps. ...
- Virtual tours of exciting places : A new Web site invites home-schoolers to explore exciting people and locations,starting in NYBy - The Washington Times • Dec 31, 2007 • Read Article
- Meet Me at the Corner: Virtual Field Trips for KidsBy - Linda Seid Frembes • Dec 19, 2007 • Read ArticleAccording to the Home School Legal Defense Association, there 1.9 million to 2.4 million children who are home schooled in the United States. Meet Me At The Corner (MMATC), billing itself as the “Educational YouTube” for home-schooled children, provides virtual field trips for ages eight to12. The website offers 26 three- to four- minute episodes, including visits to New York historic and cultural landmarks such as Broadway and the Forbes Museum and a bird-watching expedition in Central Park. ...
- "Father and daughter share the stage at Mill Mountain Theatre"By - Kevin Kittredge, The Roanoke Times • Dec 14, 2007 • Read ArticleDeep down in her heart of hearts, what little girl wouldn't love to be Emma Sala? Living a block from Times Square, traveling the country with her mom and her actor dad, starring in a New York City videocast at age 12? ...
- "Meet Me at the Corner" Web Site Offers Virtual ToursBy - SLJ Staff - School Library Journal • Dec 11, 2007 • Read ArticleIf your students have ever ached to climb the Empire State Building, peek in at a New York City cultural event, or bird-watch in Central Park, check out the new Web site MeetMeAtTheCorner. Targeted at the nation's estimated 1.9 million home-schooled children, the site's virtual field trips can be enjoyed by any students, ages 8 to 12.
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UPCOMING SHOWS
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- Air Date: April 1, 2013
Thomas Edison
History: Meet Me at the Corner takes a virtual field trip to the Thomas Edison National Historical Museum in West Orange,New Jersey.. Young Carter interviews Patrick Garner who portrays Thomas Edison who talks about his early life and his many inventions. - Air Date:May 1, 2013
CHEMISTRY WEEK
Eleven year old Paige interviews an international perfume expert to find out more about the science that goes into creating a fragrance.
Links to fun websites include How to make your own perfume, fun chemistry sites and recommended books and kits. Click on to the Learning Corner for questions and activities. - Air Date: June 1, 2013
TARANTULAS
Take a Virtual Field Trip to Colorado to meet "The Tarantula Wrangler," a lover and collector of arachnoids commonly known as spiders. She talks to MEET ME AT THE CORNER correspondent, Charlotte, about the joys of owning a tarantula and raising it as a pet. - Air Date: July 1, 2013
Interview with Cookbook Author Abby Dodge
Morgana visits with cookbook author Abby Dodge and learns to make Vietnamese rolls from Abby’s new cookbook, Around The World, 50 International Recipes for Kids. Go on a culinary journey all over the world, and learn how to make recipes from Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, the Caribbean, and lots of other places around the globe. By the end of your travels, you will have put the world on your plate!
