In the Footsteps of Marco Polo Virtual Reality

In the Footsteps of Marco Polo Virtual Reality
Posted on 01/13/2022
In the Footsteps of Marco Polo Virtual RealityThis week, the Social Studies Department had the opportunity to work with Denis Belliveau, Emmy-nominated documentarian who completed Marco Polo's famous Silk Road on foot in the 1990s.  Belliveau was able to work closely with the Anthropology and Geography Classes at Ramapo High School using his new platform "In the Footsteps of Marco Polo" which included interdisciplinary activities including Virtual Reality.  The students in Mrs. Vander Molen's Anthropology class were the first in the nation to use the Virtual Reality with specialized equipment to explore different cities on the Silk Road while chatting with Belliveau about his incredible experience.