http://spice.stanford.edu/Recent news, events + publications from SPICEen-usPublic domainhttp://spice.stanford.edu/images/feed-icon-48x48.jpghttp://spice.stanford.edu/60http://spice.stanford.edu/news/1625The Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE) has taken on world religions, Russian leaders and Aztec history. Now it's boiling down the glory and controversy of China's history, culture and politics in time for the Summer Olympics in Beijing.]]>Wed, 02 Jul 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/1625http://spice.stanford.edu/news/1554On April 4 SPICE formally received the 2008 Franklin Buchanan Prize at the Association for Asian Studies conference in Atlanta. The Buchanan Prize, which is awarded annually to an outstanding curriculum publication on Asia designed for any educational level, elementary through university, this year recognized Waka Takahashi Brown and Selena Lai for Chinese Dynasties: Parts One and Two. This is the fourth time that SPICE has won the prestigious Buchanan Prize since it was established in 1995.]]>Fri, 30 May 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/1554http://spice.stanford.edu/news/1472The Asia Society last week awarded the 2007 Goldman Sachs Foundation Media and Technology Prize to the Reischauer Scholars Program, a college-level, distance-learning course about Japan for American high school students developed by the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE). Gary Mukai, SPICE director, and Naomi Funahashi, the primary instructor for the scholars program, accepted the prize, a plaque and a check for $25,000, at a March 10 luncheon in New York City. Mukai said he would use the money to fund the 2008-09 scholars program, which is named in honor of Edwin O. Reischauer, a former U.S. ambassador to Japan.]]>Wed, 19 Mar 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/1472http://spice.stanford.edu/news/1436For 2008, SPICE has developed four new curriculum units: Chinese Dynasties Part Two: The Song Dynasty through the Qing Dynasty, Immigration to the United States: Activities for Elementary School Classrooms, The Road to Beijing, and U.S.-South Korea Relations.]]>Tue, 19 Feb 2008 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/1436http://spice.stanford.edu/news/1339Gary Mukai, director of the Stanford Program on International and Cross-Cultural Education (SPICE), was awarded the Foreign Minister's Commendation at the official residence of the Consul General of Japan in San Francisco on Oct. 5. The commendation recognizes Mukai for "greatly contribut[ing] to the promotion of mutual understanding between Japan and the United States, especially in the field of education...[and] lend[ing] his energy and expertise to actively supporting and implementing the goals and objectives of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET Program) and the activities of the JET Alumni Association of Northern California."]]>Fri, 26 Oct 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/1339http://spice.stanford.edu/news/1311On August 17, 2007, SPICE held an awards ceremony to honor two of the top scholars of its Reischauer Scholars Program, a distance learning course on Japan and U.S.-Japan relations for high school students.]]>Fri, 28 Sep 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/1311http://spice.stanford.edu/news/980The Stanford Program on International and Cross-cultural Education (SPICE) has just been named the winner of the 2007 Franklin R. Buchanan Prize for the curriculum unit China's Cultural Revolution. The Buchanan Prize is awarded annually by the Association for Asian Studies and recognizes high-quality curriculum materials on Asia. This is the third time that SPICE has won the Buchanan Prize since it was established in 1995.]]>Sat, 24 Mar 2007 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/980http://spice.stanford.edu/news/839Chicago Tribune article features Yo Yo Ma's introduction of SPICE Silk Road curriculum to Chicago public schools. SPICE director Gary Mukai, who helped design the curriculum, is quoted.]]>Wed, 09 Aug 2006 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/839http://spice.stanford.edu/news/576SPICE and Documentary Filmmaker Team Up to Teach Students about Afghanistan]]>Fri, 09 Sep 2005 00:00:00 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/news/576http://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/22182, 2008
In this teacher's guide, students are introduced to the documentary, The Road to Beijing, which features Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble. Students learn about the Silk Road Ensemble and the Ensemble's musicians. Students also consider some of the musician's reflections on Beijing and China, examine some key themes of the documentary, learn about a musical piece called, "Ambush from Ten Sides," and view some historic sites of Beijing.]]>Tue, 17 Jun 2008 11:45:42 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/22182http://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/22181, 2008
These curriculum units introduce students to the modern Chinese city of Beijing through its history, geography, and major attractions and sights. Two documentaries are included with the units. The first documentary was filmed in Beijing and features Yo-Yo Ma and music of the Silk Road Ensemble. The second documentary was filmed by NBC and features comments by Olympians participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics.]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:45:57 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/22181http://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/22180NBC, 2008
Through the NBC documentary, The Road to Beijing, students are introduced to some of the American Olympians participating in the 2008 Beijing Olympics and some sights in Beijing. This accompanying teacher's guide, encourages students to consider some of the quotes from the Olympians and engages them in small-group activities.]]>Tue, 10 Jun 2008 11:08:19 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/22180http://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/22140,
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This set inlcudes Chinese Dynasties part one and two, and it covers the Shang Dynasty through to the Qing Dynasty, 1600BCE - 1911.]]>Mon, 25 Feb 2008 13:22:42 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/22093http://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/21752,
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This curriculum unit introduces students to the four core pillars of the U.S.-South Korean alliance: democracy, economic prosperity, security, and socio-cultural interaction. Through their study of these pillars, students develop an understanding of the nature and history of this longstanding relationship.]]>Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:47:22 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/21749http://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/21748,
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This curriculum unit continues the exploration of dynasties that began in the unit Chinese Dynasties, Part One: The Shang Dynasty through the Tang Dynasty, 1600 BCE to 907 CE. This unit offers students an in-depth view of Chinese civilization from the golden age of the Song Dynasty to the fall of the Qing Dynasty and the end of the dynastic system.]]>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 13:23:33 PSThttp://spice.stanford.edu/catalog/21747