Classroom lesson · Paramaribo's Wooden City · 🇸🇷 Suriname
A capital city full of beautiful old wooden buildings — a UNESCO World Heritage Site
From the Suriname country briefing - opens for a class to learn together or a teacher to walk through.
Lesson being written · Paramaribo's Wooden City
A capital city full of beautiful old wooden buildings — a UNESCO World Heritage Site
We’re writing a full classroom-ready lesson on this - what it is, why it matters, fun facts, and discussion prompts for your class. It’ll appear here soon.
In the meantime, you can use the headline above as a starting point with your class.
More about Suriname
Other things that make Suriname special
Central Suriname Nature Reserve
One of the largest untouched rainforests on Earth — a UNESCO World Heritage Site
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Brownsberg Nature Park
A forested plateau where you can look out over the whole jungle
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Maroon Villages Along the Rivers
Communities deep in the rainforest with their own art, music and way of life
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Voltzberg Granite Dome
A giant round rock rising out of the rainforest like a bubble
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