Children register for the program by signing up at their local libraries. The celebration takes place November 16-22, 1997. To celebrate, over 200,000 teacher's packets for grades K-12 will be available for classrooms around the country. Each packet contains four educational posters, maps, map activities, and an accompanying 26-page teacher's handbook of classroom activities. The materials may be used to teach every discipline, and reflect the National Geography Standards.
Canadian prices vary.
Prices include shipping charges. Packets with the teacher's handbook and a poster announcing the week in Spanish are also available. To receive an order form, write to National Geographic Society, P.O. Box 98190, Washington, DC 20090-8190. Do not send checks without official order form and instructions. Students who qualify for nomination are in their third year to graduate levels who are working in teacher preparation programs emphasizing science or mathematics.