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High School Level PASS Destinations

As students complete PASS units, they have the opportunity to visit “destinations” that provide fun and informative looks music, sports,and other topics from around the world. Aside from the break students can enjoy after working hard at PASS, these destinations provide additional benefits tostudents as well.

  • Additional practice reading and comprehending text, including opportunities to build vocabulary

  • Research skills that come from pursuing the Web links built in to each PASS destination

  • Opportunities to learn more about music, sports, and unusual places around the world

Now these same destinations are available to teachers for classroom use. To access the PASS high school destinations, click on one of the links below. If you’d like to suggest additional PASS destinations or just share ideas for how to use these destinations in class, click here.

PLEASE NOTE! When selecting a destination, you must use your browser's "back" button to return to the teacher's lounge. The destination pages do NOT contain a "return" or "back" button.

 

Destination Topic

Destination Title

Curriculum Connections

2008 Summer Olympics

Any plans for Summer 2008?

Social Studies, Physical Education

Australian Rock

Oz Rock

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Bossa Nova

Blame It on the Bossa Nova!

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Broadway

The Big Apple’s Biggest Stages

Social Studies, Language Arts

Cairo

Ancient + Modern = Cairo

Social Studies

Calypso

Music of Trinidad

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Cameroon

Kicking It in Cameroon

Social Studies, Physical Education

Canadian private islands

My Own Private Island

Social Studies

Carnival in Rio de Janeiro

Party On!

Social Studies

Castle Neuschwanstein

Castle Neuschwanstein

Social Studies

Chinatown

Worth its “wait” in gold

Social Studies

Dakar Rally Races

Dakar Rally Races

Social Studies, Physical Education

Disc Golf NEW!

Disc Golf

Social Studies, Physical Education

Ginza

Looking for a way to spend a few million yen?

Social Studies

Hawaiian Music

Aloha!

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Iditarod Races

The Iditarod

Social Studies, Physical Education

Indian Cricket

Indian Cricket

Social Studies, Physical Education

Indian Music

From Bollywood to Bhangra

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Jamaican Bobsled Team NEW!

An Unlikely Competitor

Social Studies, Physical Education

Karaoke

C'Mon, Everybody—Sing!

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Mabulu

The Music of Mozambique

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Music of the United Kingdom

Songs at Sea

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Netball NEW!

Netball in Australia

Social Studies, Physical Education

Pier 39

A Short Walk on a Long Pier!

Social Studies, Science

Quinceañera

Happy Quinceañera!

Social Studies, Langauge Arts

Rugby

New Zealand’s Football

Social Studies, Physical Education

Siberia

Russia's Sleeping Giant

Social Studies, Science

South African Music

Live from South Africa

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Sumo Wrestling

Sumo Wrestling

Social Studies, Physical Education

Sydney Opera House

G’Day, Mate!

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Tae Kwon Do

Tae Kwon Do

Social Studies, Physical Education

The bullfights of Pamplona

Toro! Toro! Toro!

Social Studies, Fine Arts

The Highland Games

The Highland Games

Social Studies, Physical Education

The Roskilde Festival

The Roskilde Festival: All Music, All the Time

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Turkey

No good movies playing? Just head east!

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Uruguay

Go to College—for Free!

Social Studies

Vals Criollo

Waltzing Drums?

Social Studies, Fine Arts

Venice

Tourism—Friend or Foe?

Social Studies