Authentic Learning Through Projects As part of a project on comparing and contrasting world communities, third grade students had this driving question: What is life like for a kid like me in a different country? Students were given a choice of which country to focus on, based on the availability of community experts in each of those countries. The options were: France, Germany, India, Mexico, and Nigeria. Students created interview questions based on what they would need to know in order to answer the driving question. Students conducted one live interview with Lincoln High School French Teacher, Madame Peterson; along with a French foreign exchange student currently attending Lincoln. The other interviews took place through Skype, and were projected on a Smart Board to the class. The children were also able to Skype interview two Lincoln foreign exchange students currently spending a year in Germany and India; as well as with a Mexican exchange student currently living in Germany. The class had a community expert from UW-Stevens Point, Dr. O, Skype with them to answer questions all about her homeland of Nigeria. The third graders were able to learn a great deal about being a child in a different country while honing their technology and writing skills! They demonstrated their learning by creating a flag, a map, a Venn diagram and a five paragraph comparing/contrasting essay. All in all, a very interesting learning experience for students! WISCONSIN RAPIDS PUBLIC SCHOOLS