Many schools, teachers, and students use Surface mail as a means of sharing valueable educational materials.  Books, videos, artwork, disks, and equipment are just a few examples of items that are sent as Surface Mail throughout the school system.

Surface Mail can be used in powerful ways; it's sole use does not have to be shipment.  In fact many teachers and students use Surface Mail as a means to collaberate, connect, and communicate with others around the world.

- The Weather Postcard Project matches up classes around the same city, state, or country.
- Then the participating classes send post cards with weather information back and forth.
- The post cards are mailed the first school day of every month.
- At the end of the project the postcards are analysed, their information is summarized, and overall conclusions are shared and discussed with all participants.

1.  Match up classes around the world that are willing to participate in a surface mail project.

2.  Every holiday have the class fill out a post card appropriate to the holiday and explain what kind of special events, celebrations, traditions, etc. are occuring in their part of the world.

3.  After every postcard is filled out by a class it is then mailed to another participating class.

4.  Whenever a class recieves a post card, the contents of the card are reflected upon and responded to.

5.  This project will introduce students around the world to the various cultures individual countries possess.

*The project would begin in September and last one full school year.

**The postage for the project may be expensive.  However, avenues such as fundraising, project allowances, etc. may be possible answers.