The new board president of News Decoder’s nonprofit wants to help students tell their stories and discover a wider world. Nouvelles-Découvertes Board President Christian Henry. Christian Henry has a portal in his office. To some, it’s a photo of a turquoise-water...
Cathal O’Luanaigh, News Decoder’s newest team member, brings a multilingual and multimedia perspective to our schools program. Cathal O’Luanaigh teaching an English Matters Erasmus+ course in Dublin. (Courtesy Cathal O’Luanaigh) Cathal...
Our new board member wants to foster the insatiable curiosity we all have, whether through a book pulled off a shelf or a digital site like News Decoder. Audrey Chapuis giving a talk at the American Library of Paris. (Credit: Krystal Kenney) Ask Audrey Chapuis what...
Amina McCauley experienced climate change in the ancient forests of Tasmania. Now she wants students around the globe to understand its effects. Amina McCauley sits among the fern trees in Wellington Park, Tasmania. (Photo courtesy Amina McCauley) Concern about...
For two centuries Great Britain and Greece have fought over artifacts taken from the Acropolis. In Athens, the matter of the Elgin Marbles is complicated. Ancient stones at the Parthenon on the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. (Credit: tilialucida) We climbed to the top...
News Decoder editorial intern Kaja Andrić covers the contested rights to the Greek Elgin Marbles in this text. In our present day, should the Elgin Marbles be returned from England to their historical home in Greece? Help students learn to suspend biases and adopt multiple perspectives in this accompanying classroom activity.
Exercise: Read the article as a class, instructing students to make two lists: (1) why the Elgin Marbles should remain in England and (2) why the Elgin Marbles should be returned to Greece. Then, have students draft a resolution to this dispute. If one country gives up the rights to the sculptures, what stipulations should be in place to ensure both sides are satisfied?