Kids 4 Kids Publishing: Connecting Kids Across Continents

Audience: Primary Years Programme
Audience: Middle Years Programme
Session: Block 3: Friday 3:45 to 5:00, Room: Golden Gate Room

What does a child possess that can be freely given to other children across the world? Ideas, thoughts, and stories. Children's (and adult's) writing has the potential to provide reading materials for those who do not have books, as well as to spark an examination of differing cultures from across the world. As participants examine their own ability to write with a purpose, they will discover how students in a Georgia IB World School are using their writings to self-publish books for kids in Malawi, Africa. Malawian children's responses to the newly received books will inspire educators and provide ideas for student involvement.


Nancy Hultquist, Educator, Morris Brandon Elementary School

Nancy Hultquist, Ph.D., has been involved with education for over 30 years. Her experiences working with adults and young people in Indonesia, Malaysia, Ecuador, Chicago, Malawi and Atlanta, Georgia give her the drive to help American schools develop international mindedness in their curricula. She has taught in elementary grades, instructed pre-service teachers, as well as served as a K-12 principal.

Marcia Mayo, Educator, Morris Brandon Elementary School

Marcia Mayo, Ed.D., has been a curriculum coordinator, a principal, and a college professor. She is currently a second grade teacher at an IB World School. Her interests include helping students craft and tell their individual stories, and in writing and publishing her own humorous novels that depict the unique culture of the rural south.