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Children's Way is a non-profit organization that teaches internet safety to children through an online program called Woogi World. Scott Dow is the founder and president of Children's Way. Some notable members of the advisory board for Children's Way include 2000 Olympic Gold Medalist Wrestler Rulon Gardner, entertainer and philanthropist Alan Osmond, and former U.S. Senator Jake Garn. == Woogi World == Woogi World is a yearlong program in which elementary school students, from grades K-6, can become members of the Woogi World community.〔(Woogi World - About Us ) http://woogiworld.com (2014-01-03). Retrieved on 2014-02-14〕 Woogi World teaches over one million children appropriate ways to socialize online. It is a scaled program that provides incentives for children to be active in the real world. To keep its users engaged, it utilizes the latest gaming and social networking technologies to teach them the ins and outs of online interaction. For a lesser cost than a traditional education, Woogi World helps children learn necessarily skills for a wide variety of careers and real-life situations.〔 The program is free for schools that would like to participate and is funded by philanthropists. The official national launch of Woogi World took place in 2008. It has engaged over 50,000 elementary schools around the nation to date. In Woogi World (WW), children can sign up and customize their virtual character with watts, the currency of WW. Kids may also buy furniture for their wigwam, which is a woogi's house. Also, for a fee of $70.00 (with 10% off) a year kids can get extra features for their character. They can also join clubs like music club, science club, and reading club.〔 A full list of subjects taught includes: * Cyber Safety * Woogi English * Music * Mathematics * Science * Reading There is also a summer camp program for students who want to continue the Woogi education during off months. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Children's Way」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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