 As they crossed the ocean and approached Singapore, they saw ships sailing through the Singapore Straits, which looked similar to the Port of Houston and "flew" past the skyscrapers in downtown Singapore before using the Internet to talk to and see Carol Hein.
Students learned, that although it was 8 am, Mrs. Hein was thinking about going to bed. In Singapore it was 9 pm in the evening.
Each student had the opportunity to speak with Mrs. Hein and tell her all about how they have grown and changed.
 The students learned that Mrs. Hein lives across the street from a beautiful botanical garden and that since Singapore is almost on the Equator, the weather and temperature is tropical and remains fairly constant throughout the year.
Mrs. Hein also told the class about the difficulties that students have in her school in Singapore. She told us that their school is right by the "jungle" and that the monkeys come up and steal the student's lunch boxes taking them to the roof.
 After finishing the contents of the lunch, the monkeys throw the lunch boxes back down to the ground.
Mrs. Hein was amazed that the students had grown up so much and was very proud of her former students and waved goodbye before logging out. 
Through modern technology used in Mrs. Taylor's class, students learned about another place in the world and even agreed to begin an "internet" exchange with Mrs. Hein's class in Singapore.
Mrs. Hein was a founding member, who helped write the Cline Helping Hands Garden Education Foundation grant. It was very fitting to share with Mrs. Hein, during Earth Week, and show her pictures of the garden she helped begin. |
