🎉 Congratulations to our 2026 Catherine Miller Explorer Award Winners! 🎉 We're excited to announce that Muscatine educators Morgan Howe, Samantha Vargus, and Carlee Washburn will travel abroad next summer! 🗺️ After their tours, they will share these unique cultural experiences with their classrooms and local community. 🌏 Morgan Howe, third-grade teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, expressed interest in traveling to the Galapagos Islands, one of the world's most celebrated destinations for wildlife viewing! 🌏 Samantha Vargus, special education teacher at McKinley Elementary School, is considering Egypt to experience how ancient traditions show up in everyday life and to learn about the rhythm of modern Egyptian culture! 🌍 Carlee Washburn, special education teacher at Jefferson Elementary School, would like to visit Finland, a country recognized for its innovative education system! The Catherine Miller Explorer Award is an annual professional development opportunity for local teachers organized by the Global Education program at the Stanley Center. Learn more ➡️ https://stanleycenter.org/iowa-community/ 📷 by The Stanley Center for Peace and Security (fb)

Join us to explore the experiences and challenges of journalists reporting the news from around the world with the World Press Institute (WPI) 2025 journalism fellows. Nine journalists from Argentina 🇦🇷, Bulgaria 🇧🇬, Canada 🇨🇦, Egypt 🇪🇬, Finland 🇫🇮, Indonesia 🇮🇩, Italy 🇮🇹, Kenya 🇰🇪, and Namibia 🇳🇦 will join Muscatine, Iowa, community members on Monday, September 22, for a discussion and Q&A. 📰 World Press Perspectives 2025 🗺️ A Conversation with Visiting Journalists 🎤 Moderated by Ryan J. Foley, reporter at the Associated Press 📍 304 Iowa Avenue, Muscatine, Iowa 📅 Monday, September 22 🕠 5:30-7:30 PM CDT Spanish language interpretation will be provided. Traducción al español disponible. Register | Regístrese: stnl.cr/worldpress Registration is required for this event, which is free and open to the public. The event is co-organized by the World Press Institute and the Global Education and Journalism and Media programs at the Stanley Center for Peace and Security. (fb)