Culture Kits
Adult clogs from Netherlands
Our Culture Kits include an assortment of materials from over 70 countries from around the world. These materials can include: arts and crafts, books and printed materials, clothing and textiles, food-related items, personal items, musical items, games, and other miscellaneous artifacts. The materials have been collected over a number of years, and although not a comprehensive collection, each kit contains valuable cultural lessons.
The kits are a good resource to use as an introduction to a geography or social studies unit as the materials will help students visualize a particular country or region.
Some kits include sample lesson plans that can be used by instructors to integrate the materials into the classroom.
Culture kits provide an excellent base for discussion on particular countries or regions.
Nigerian carved masks
Please note that we have a 2-week check out policy. It is the borrower’s responsibility to check out and return the kit during business hours: M-F 8am-5pm. We do not mail culture kits. There is no fee for borrowing the culture kits, UNLESS any part of a kit is damaged or lost. Please ensure that care is taken with each item from the culture kit, especially during packing.
To reserve a culture kit, please contact International Programs Outreach Assistant Nicholas O'Brien .
Also, if you are an international student, international member of the community, or simply someone who has traveled extensively abroad, and would like to share your wordly expertise in helping us better categorize our culture kits so that your "country of expertise" can be better represented, please contact Nicholas O'Brien for more information on how you can help!