Squiz The World!
Each week we give the world globe a spin, and see where we land. Then we take the kids of Australia on an audio excursion to visit that country and its people. A new episode is released every Wednesday.
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LATEST ADVENTURE
Squiz the World goes to… The United Arab Emirates
Join your captain, Christie Kijurina, on an audio adventure. Today, we’re flying to the United Arab Emirates, a country where desert traditions and futuristic ambition race side by side.
Squiz The World is an audio excursion to a new country each week. Learn about the culture, geography, history, politics and language of our fellow humans — with activities to extend understanding.
PREVIOUS TRAVELS
Squiz the World goes to… Aotearoa / New Zealand
Strap yourselves into the Squiz Kids Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner as we take off and take a squiz at Aotearoa/ New Zealand.
Squiz The World Goes To… Tonga!
This time we’re visiting Tonga, which was in the news a lot last year because of a gigantic underwater volcanic eruption that covered Tonga in ash, destroyed houses, and caused tsunamis all over the globe.
Squiz the World explores… Toys around the World
LINKS: Not A Box read aloud: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PMCKXaFsmCA Not a Box: https://www.the-best-childrens-books.org/Not-a-Box.html Paper dolls from around the world: http://www.activity-sheets.com/cutout/world-children/ Australian Museum’s…
Squiz the World goes to… Jordan
Why is the Dead Sea so salty? If there’s no oil in Jordan, where does its money come from? We’ll learn this and much more when we board the Squiz Kids Superfast Supersonic Jetliner to… Jordan.
Squiz the World goes to… Mexico
Today on Squiz the World we’re visiting the most popular holiday destination in all of South and Central America… a place famous for its beaches and its tacos… you got it, we’re going to Mexico!
Squiz the World goes to … Canada
Today we’re visiting the second biggest country in the world. Let’s see if you can guess where we’re heading. It has the most freshwater lakes in the world… it’s famous for ice hockey, maple syrup, and polar bears …Strap yourselves into the Squiz Kids Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner as we take off to take a squiz at Canada.
Squiz the World goes to… Liberia
We’re visiting Liberia – an African country whose name means “Free”, and whose population is one of the world’s youngest.
Squiz the World goes to… England
We’re visiting the country that gave us English, sandwiches, and soccer… and, of course, sent their convicts to Australia.
Strap yourselves into the Squiz Kids Super Fast Supersonic Jetliner as we take off and take a squiz at England.
Squiz the World goes to… Afghanistan
Afghanistan has been in the news a lot since August last year, when a religious group called the Taliban took back control of this country of 38 million people. About 23,000 Afghan people have come to Australia to escape the Taliban, and many have said that they’re sad that the only thing Aussies know about their country is about the Taliban, and war. So let’s find out more about this south central Asian nation as we take a Squiz at Afghanistan.
Squiz the World goes to… Fiji
Fiji is a picture-perfect chain of islands that sprawls over two-and-a-half million square kilometres of the Pacific Ocean. It’s also one of the few places in the world where you can have one foot standing in today, and one foot in tomorrow!