Spotlight English
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Mar 24, 2020 • 15min
Girl Scouts - Changing Girls' Lives
Around the world, girls learn to work together, and serve their community, through the Girl Scouts organization. Liz Waid and Joshua Leo look at the Girl Scouts.
Mar 23, 2020 • 15min
Vietnam’s Beautiful Ao Dai
Liz Waid and Colin Lowther tell about the history of Vietnam’s traditional clothing – the Ao Dai. It has developed and changed throughout Vietnam’s history.
Mar 20, 2020 • 15min
The East-West Position Clock
Mike Procter and Liz Waid tell about clockmaker John Harrison. He invented a way for ships to know their East-West position at sea.
Mar 19, 2020 • 15min
How to Be a Good Father
Do you have a good father? Adam Navis and Liz Waid look at what it means to be a good father. Can a person become a better father?
Mar 18, 2020 • 15min
Stunting in Afghanistan
When children do not eat enough food, they do not grow correctly. Liz Waid and Adam Navis look at this serious problem in Afghanistan.
Mar 17, 2020 • 15min
Storytellers: Shaping History and Community
Rena Dam and Joshua Leo look at storytellers around the world. Their stories influence the people around them.
Mar 16, 2020 • 15min
Six Tools for Understanding People Better
What can you do when you just cannot agree with someone? Bruce Gulland and Liz Waid share some tools for understanding people better.
Mar 13, 2020 • 15min
Life After Crisis
Ryan Geertsma and Robin Basselin continue the story of the Chilean miners. What happened to them after the crisis?
Mar 12, 2020 • 15min
The San Jose Mine Crisis
In Autumn 2010, the world watched rescue efforts after a mine collapsed in Chile. What happened to the miners? How did they survive this terrible experience? Liz Waid and Adam Navis tell the story.
Mar 11, 2020 • 15min
Famous Bells Around the World
Famous bells ring in cities around the world. Anne Muir and Luke Haley look at some of these bells. Why do they ring?
