Some 150,000 Americans have served in the Peace Corps since it was formed in 1961. Peace Corps volunteers live and work for two years in communities in the developing world. They must learn the languages of the people they serve. They...

Shows the original document of the executive order that President Kennedy signed establishing the Peace Corps in 1961. Gives background information and the complete easy to read text.

Official site of the National Peace Corps Association with links to information about their mission, types of programs available, news, and resources.

You've earned a 4-year degree, have grand plans to build a career and are ready to face the world. For many, the next step is simple: begin the job search or grad school. Looking for another option? If you're interested in seeing a new...

This overview of the Peace Corps application process also includes information such as what you get paid, how to pack, and how to stay committed.

In this Geostory, join the Peace Corps and learn about the "Toughest Job You'll Ever Love."

Adapted lesson plans, used by the Peace Corps to prepare their volunteers, are divided into three suggested grade grouping: 3-5, 6-9, 10-12. These activities introduce students to the concepts of perspective, culture, and cross-cultural...

This resource shares many stories of volunteers and their experiences helping people in different lands.

Through this lesson learners will come to appreciate how folk tales express the culture in which they were derived through the writing.

This is a collection of Grade-Leveled texts (3-12) to address the question, "How can we achieve peace?" Select a grade level and a collection of on grade-level reading passages on the topic comes up. [Free account registration required...

Read a poem depicting two women of two different cultures and explore as a class how these two views of a situation can vary in this lesson.

In-depth and thoughtful look at culture and the role it plays in our lives. Site includes lessons and handouts, articles about how non-Americans view Americans, what it's like to be from a different culture, the roots of American culture...

Water is a concern for the health through parasites and diseases in West Africa. This lesson emphasizes the importance of clean water.

Years after apartheid South Africa still faces racism. Help students see the struggles of racism and explore possible solutions to it with this lesson plan.

[Free Registration/Login Required] Students share in the reading of a Kyrgyzstan folktale, Mother Wolf and learn a little background on the Peace Corps. Students then watch a video that was created by the Peace Corps and focuses on three...

This lesson enhances young scholars' understanding of the impact of the HIV/AIDS epidemic in South Africa and the rest of the world.

CUSO is a Canadian organization similar in mission and purpose as the United States' Peace Corps. Founded in 1961, CUSO has grown into a dynamic organization working to combat poverty and inequality, aid human rights, treat HIV/AIDS, and...

Our Documents is home to one hundred milestone documents that influenced that course of American history and American democracy. Includes full-page scans of each document, transcriptions, background information on their significance, and...

Introduce students to the Louisiana Purchase and Lewis and Clark's Expedition. Then take a look at the Peace Medal nickel and differentiate between heads and the tails sides. Finally, do a coin-flip activity, and record and analyze the...

Explore Volunteer & Service Opportunities using the Employment Spot career resources.

This brief overview of the Kennedy Administration mentions the achievements of the administration, especially in domestic affairs, and the setbacks, especially in foreign policy.

Read a brief history of VISTA, or Volunteers In Service to America. This article overviews the reasons behind its establishment in 1965 and the circumstances surrounding its growth.

The Cold War was still being waged during John Kennedy's administration. Read about the challenges he faced in Europe, Latin America, and, most ominously, in Cuba.

Read about John Kennedy's vision for America upon his becoming president. Find out about the space race with the Soviet Union, and expanded social programs for the poor and elderly in America.