“Tell me and I will forget.
Teach me and I will remember.
Involve me and I will learn”
~Benjamin Franklin



In a nutshell...

Tulsa Global Alliance bridges cultures through awareness, education and opportunities. TGA provides a world of services that involve international vistiors, Sister Cities exchanges, international business programs and global education.

History of Culture Boxes

The Tulsa Global Alliance Culture Box Program was established in 1993.

Extensive volunteer efforts from area individuals and organizations help to create and maintain the popular boxes.

Five thousand people have been served in schools throughout Oklahoma through the Culture Box Program.

Rent A Box
Call Eisenhower International School at 918-746-9100 or email Lezlie Segovia.

Culture Boxes are free for use in all Tulsa Public School classrooms.

$15 fee per box for non TPS groups.

Boxes are reserved on 2-week basis.

Learning Made Fun
Teachers across the state agree that Culture Boxes promote critical thinking, avenues for visual, auditory and tactile learners. Culture boxes provide teachers with an educational tool to enhance classroom lessons on any subject, and many boxes contain a curriculum to aid in classroom presentations.

What's inside the boxes?
The boxes contain clothing, games, videos, books, toys, musical instruments and other artifacts from around the globe. Your students will be able to touch, feel, and immerse themselves in elements of other cultures.

Each box represents the following countries and cultures:
Arab world, African American, Australia, Bolivia, Brazuk, Canada, China, Chile, Czechs and Slovaks, Denmark, Egypt, France, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Guatemala, Holland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Japan, Kenya, Korea, Lebanon, Mexico, Native American, Nigeria, Norway, Oklahoma, Peru, Portugal, Puerto Rico, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, United States, United States/State of Oklahoma, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Africa.

Click here to get a Culture Box reservation form.

 

Culture Box Program is a partnership with Tulsa Public School's Eisenhower International School. Funding provided by a grant from the Charles and Lynn Schusterman Family Foundation.





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