The purpose of the tour was to expose students to lifestyles in various developing countries and to choose a country that they would like to support through work. At the Global Village, the students participated in activities such as pumping water and here using bicycles to grind corn. This need for extra effort, however, does not stop many. Development education is happening in elementary, middle and high schools, as well as in universities, as the examples in the sidebars indicate. Teachers and students with the motivation to do development education can find the resources and support they need.
Many teachers have experience in the developing world already.
Additional resources and support are available from NGOs and from the federal government. The resource list gives a few key examples of support available. The sidebars provide a few examples of what educators in the U.S. are doing. While the numbers of activities are not overwhelming, the potential is there. Schools involved then study Haiti through the school year, but focus their learning for one week in the spring.