Michael Casey has spent the past seven years teaching grades 5-8 in a multi-subject environment at the Gallon Jug Community School in Belize. For the past four years, he has also served as principal of this small, private, K-8 school. Gallon Jug Community School’s work with ePals began four years ago with simple email exchanges at a time when the school did not have Internet capabilities.  Through the use of one satellite connection in this remote jungle village, students were able to send emails several times a month. Four years later the school is now connected to the Internet with a functional computer lab where ePals remains the primary provider of global emailing exchanges. Further, over the past seven years, the school has worked extensively with the Global Coalition (Bethlehem, N.Y.) from Belize as a global member representing the Central American region. ePals has allowed the 31 coalition schools to exchange art, culture, poetry, newscasts, and much more in established “ ePal Groups.” ePals, in conjunction with the Global Coalition, has allowed Casey’s students to explore global issues such as deforestation, global warming and pollution through exchanges. In 2007-2008 his students also completed work on National Geographic’s global warming project. Going forward, Casey looks forward to more projects for the 2008-2009 school year, blogging sites, and much more from ePals.

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Michael Casey
Principal/Teacher
Gallon Jug Community School
Belize City, Belize, Central America
1 King St., PO Box 37
Belize City, Belize, Central America
508.317.3186

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