This Blog is intended for use by students in the Islamic Middle East course at Northfield Mount Hermon School and guest students and teachers from other participating schools.
Merhaba (Hello!) from Turkey to friends at PA and NMH! We are in Bursa on the final night of our tour of the interior. There is a wild wind and rain storm raging as I write.
We have seen, heard, and learned so much. We look forward to telling you all about it upon our return!
All [...]
Dear NMH and PA Students,
Although I will continue to do it when people forget, please try to remember to post your news stories into the “NMH-PA Media Reports” category in addition to whatever other categories are appropriate . Note also that the “NMH-PA Collaboration” category should NOT be selected for stories; that category is for [...]
Dear NMH and PA Students,
Please post your “WMRs” (PA’s Weekly Media Reports) and “MIddle East News” (NMH’s periodic news reports) to the subject category “NMH-PA Media Reports.” Please also post them to other subject categories in which you think they best fit.
Thanks.
Good afternoon everyone!
Here are a few details about how the three teachers see this collaborative project working (we may amend what follows as we feel our way along and see how things are going):
1. Students from both schools will submit posts and comments on an “extra credit,” “optional,” or “recommended” basis (the teachers at the [...]
Shalom/Salaam/Merhaba/Rozhbash/Hello to Ted & Dick and the Islamic Middle East class,
Finally, we are just about ready to actively participating on the Blog! The students are writing their first Weekly Media Reports (WMRs) and as soon as we get used to the posting-and-commenting process, we’ll be fully on board. This might take a few more days, as our [...]
We are pleased this afternoon to extend a warm welcome to students from the Middle East class at Phillips Academy Andover (PA for short) taught by our colleague Mr. Peter Drench, Chair of PA’s History Department. We welcome your ideas, resources, suggestions, and perspectives. It is our hope that using this blog will enrich the work [...]
Mr. Peter Drench is my colleague at Phillips Andover Academy and Chair of the History Department there. We have worked together for several years on curriculum development projects overseas (with the Agha Khan Education Services) and on our two campuses. Peter teaches courses on the Middle East. He and I are discussing linking our two [...]
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