The purpose of Passport Club is to get students excited about geography and to provide them with accurate and interesting study materials that keep up with our changing world. It is an individualized, year-long program which is designed to enhance elementary school social studies curriculum. The basic goal of the program is to learn the location of some, or all, of the world’s independent nations, as well as other main geographic locations such as continents and oceans. A child who progresses through the program during elementary school should enter middle school with a feeling of confidence about geography as well as a high retention level. Different levels make this program accessible to all ages and all levels of ability.
The program was designed by a grade school teacher and created by an enthusiasm for geography. It began in 1994 at an elementary school in Olympia, Washington with 400 students. There are now about 140 schools in 15 states and four countries using the program. Passport Club has also been used at American schools in China and Malaysia.
All Passport Club documents are password protected. You received the password access in your Back to School Welcome Packet. If you need access and have lost the password, please contact one of the team leads. Access to maps and other Passport Club materials are granted to students and parents or guardians of students currently attending Bonny Slope Elementary School and participating in Passport Club.
Support Passport Club!
Help your child get prepared for Passport Club Check Day. Practice with your child at home – a few minutes a couple times a week is all you need (and you can bring your geography skills up to date too!). Passport Club study can be a great game. You and your child can quiz each other, have fun, and share the joy of learning.
Volunteer on Check Day or help with other Passport Club activities, such as bulletin boards at school, educating parents about the club at curriculum night, or cutting stamps from home. Running Passport Club requires a great deal of volunteers, especially on Check Day. Spread the news! Passport Club welcomes:
- Parents and guardians
- Grandparents, older siblings, aunts and uncles, family friends
- Anybody with a wish to help children and increase their own knowledge of the world at the same time
- English Language Learners are welcome! We would be delighted if you could share some interesting facts about your country of origin with our students!
To volunteer, or for more information please contact:
Meagan Ghorashian @ meagan27@gmail.com OR
Debbie Williams @ debnrick@comcast.net
By signing up for one, two, or more Passport Club Check Days this year, you will be opening doors to a broader world for your child and other students at Bonny Slope Elementary School.
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Passport Club Materials
- 3rd Grade Special Itinerary
- maps
- pictures
- 3rd Grade SI – Study Pictures April.pdf
- 3rd Grade SI – Study Pictures February.pdf
- 3rd Grade SI – Study Pictures January.pdf
- 3rd Grade SI – Study Pictures October.pdf
- 3rd Grade SI – Test Pictures April.pdf
- 3rd Grade SI – Test Pictures February.pdf
- 3rd Grade SI – Test Pictures January.pdf
- 3rd Grade SI – Test Pictures October.pdf
- yearly schedule
- 3rd Grade SI Parent Letter.pdf
- 4th Grade Special Itinerary
- maps
- 4th-SI-apr – North_Central America study map.pdf
- 4th-SI-apr – North_Central America test map.pdf
- 4th-SI-mar – Canada study map.pdf
- 4th-SI-mar – Canada test map.pdf
- 4th-SI-may – South America study map.pdf
- 4th-SI-may – South America test map.pdf
- 4th-SI-octnovdecjanfeb – USA study map.pdf
- 4th-SI-octnovdecjanfeb – USA test map.pdf
- yearly schedule
- 4th Grade SI Parent Letter.pdf
- maps
- 5th Grade Continent Challenge
- maps
- 5th-CC-apr – Europe test map.pdf
- 5th-CC-dec – South America study map.pdf
- 5th-CC-dec – South America test map.pdf
- 5th-CC-feb – Africa test map.pdf
- 5th-CC-jan – Africa test map.pdf
- 5th-CC-janfeb – Africa study map.pdf
- 5th-CC-mar – Europe test map.pdf
- 5th-CC-marapr – Europe study map.pdf
- 5th-CC-may – Australia – study mapII.pdf
- 5th-CC-may – Australia test map.pdf
- 5th-CC-nov – Asia test map.pdf
- 5th-CC-oct – Asia test map.pdf
- 5th-CC-octnov – Asia study map.pdf
- 5th-CC-sept – North_Central America study map.pdf
- 5th-CC-sept – North_Central America test map.pdf
- yearly schedule
- 5th Grade CC Parent Letter.pdf
- maps
- General Information
- MONTHLY MAPS Grades 1-4
- Passport Club Puzzles
Attention, travelers!
Whatever your
destination may be, please send a postcard to:
Bonny Slope Elementary
Passport Club
11775 NW McDaniel Road
Portland, OR 97229
- The postcard sent from the farthest away
- Most educational message and postcard
- Most unusual postcard
- “Best in the West” – postcards from the West Coast
