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- U.S. Department of Education "Breaking the Mold" Award
- Practical Homeschooling Reader Awards Honorable Mention
"I am thrilled that FableVision Learning has opened its doors to the Mapping the World by Heart curriculum. Teachers in my school district have used this approach to learning geography for many years and we are thrilled that the curriculum, adaptable to all grade levels, will be available for years to come.
David Smith has visited classrooms and given presentations on this exciting curriculum at several programs sponsored by the North Dakota Geographic Alliance. As Alliance Coordinator, I feel really happy to know that we can look forward to many more years of helping teachers around the state, around the country, and around the world discover this marvelous opportunity for students to learn to map the world by heart while discovering they are part of a world village!"
- Marilyn Weiser, Coordinator, ND Geographic Alliance
"Our 7th grade has mapped by heart for 4 years, and it is without a doubt one of the highlights of their educational experiences. 1) What we notice most is how the students are stretched beyond what they think they are capable of doing and feel so proud of their great accomplishment at the end of the school year. Graduates of the program come into our classrooms to reminisce and look at current students' maps (of course, none are as good as theirs!) 2) One of the most important aspects of [Mapping the World by Heart] is that STUDENTS OF ALL LEARNING STYLES have a picture of the world in their heads for the rest of their lives. Usually the "tactile/kinesthetic" and "process" students excel at the maps because their creativity has an outlet in an academic course. Even our RSP students with learning disabilities amaze their parents with their accomplishments! In 4 years we have not had one student who was unable to do the maps, though some needed templates or easier checklists. 3) The California framework for history/social sciences does not allow for a specific geography course, so we integrate this program with 7th grade World History. It is a perfect blend."
- Two Seventh Grade Teachers, Cypress, CA
"Drawing a memory map was one of the most valuable lessons I had in school. The experience gave me a better sense of the world from a geographical and cultural point of view and as a business major here at Cornell, that has been very helpful (as an added bonus I can still always answer the geography questions in Trivial Pursuit)."
- Former Seventh Grader, Now In College
"Before, when I heard the name of a country, I just thought of it as a name, and it didn't really matter to me. After you do a memory map, it's kinda neat because you can picture it in your mind, not only that country and what it's like there, but everything else around it. You have a map in your head wherever you go."
- Seventh Grader, Belmont, MA
"It seems impossible at the beginning of the year, but it's really possible and it's really satisfying. It's a year of learning how to push yourself."
- Seventh Grader, Cambridge, MA
"Mapping the World by Heart is wonderful. I homeschooled my daughter for four years and it was the best single piece of instructional help I found on any topic."
- A Homeschool Mother in Colorado
