The seventh-grade curriculum in the Jim Thorpe Area School District includes world geography. Every year, seventh graders host a “Multicultural Night” to show off what they have learned about the different countries they study.

World geography teachers Amy Burkey and Carra McDonald were amazed at what the students accomplished this year.“I am in shock,” said Burkey. “This group did a really, really nice job.”Burkey says this is a perfect age for kids to learn about other cultures.“At this age these kids are so wrapped up in themselves,” she said. “It’s a great opportunity for them to learn that there is more to the world and life than Albrightsville.”When asked what her favorite bite to eat was this year, Burkey thought for a few moments and admitted that it was the chocolate French macaroons.“There was so much good food, I couldn’t stop eating it,” she said. “But I have to admit the chocolate macaroon was delicious.”