Memphis in May offers crates of cargo from the honored country which travel to numerous schools between January and May. Four wooden crates are each filled with items that are unique to the honored country and offer insight into the culture i.e. musical instruments, currency, arts and crafts, books and magazines, maps, etc. Teachers may sign up to receive a traveling crate, and each school is allowed to keep the crate for one week, during which time students can examine the items and learn about the honored country. Memphis in May also provides a World Cargo Guide, which provides a description of each item in the crate and its cultural significance. The crates provide a hands on way to learn about another culture.

You can reserve a crate for anytime between January 7 and May 23, 2008. The crate will be delivered to your school before noon on the Monday of your week, and picked up on the following Monday morning by 10:00am, courtesty of Blue Sky Couriers.

Reservations are full for the 2008 World Cargo Crates.

For more information, please contact Kristin Jones at 

kjones@memphisinmay.org or call 901-525-4611 ext. 108.