Unhidden Voices of History

Grade / Age

3 - 8 / 8 - 14

Duration

45 minutes

Explorer Classroom is a live, interactive online event featuring National Geographic Explorers.

Join journalist James Edward Mills to uncover the hidden history of often overlooked communities.

Credit: Explorer Submitted Image

Event Recording

About This Event

In the third event of our Storytelling Series, join National Geographic journalist and independent producer James Edward Mills as he reveals how to uncover powerful, often-overlooked stories across America. You'll leave with the skills and inspiration to ask challenging questions, listen closely, and create an incredible story about someone in your own community!

Activity: After the event, guide your students through the next mission, Connect with a Community Member, where they will focus on developing and practicing the listening skills needed to ask others challenging questions in order to craft an engaging story.

Resources

Storytelling Series 2026: Program Guide

Explorer Mindset Learning Framework

Mission Three: Sharing your Own Stories- share this worksheet with your students after the event.

Viewing Instructions: prepare for the event with these tips.

Featured Explorer

National Geographic Explorers are an international community of changemakers, who use the power of science, exploration, education and storytelling to illuminate and protect the wonder of our world, while inspiring the next generation to do the same.

Explorer Since 2022

James Edward Mills

Writer

In a career that spans more than 30 years, Mills specializes in sharing stories about outdoor recreation and environmental conservation.

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Series

Wildlife Series 2026

Christopher John Schell, Karen Gallardo Cruz, Vishal Subramanyan

An interactive multi-week program with live virtual events and activities designed for your students to learn about wildlife globally, while inspiring action locally.

5 sessions