Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from around the world. In today’s special holiday episode, we are joined by many voices who come from many different countries around the globe, students, teachers and staff. They share some of their favorite traditions and ways they celebrate the holiday season from their home countries. To spread extra holiday cheer, we share a variety of ways to celebrate, ways to give back to your own community, and some good news about the real meaning of the Christmas holiday. Grab some hot chocolate and enjoy our singing as we explore Christmas around the world!

In today’s episode, we take an official field trip to Miss Be Chanida’s Bangkok art studio. Take a ride with us on the bus while we bring you the quote of the day and some outrageous field trip stories. We get a tour of the art studio and get to hear the inspiration for so many of Be Chanida's artworks. Keep listening as some of our podcast team members share their thoughts about art, ask questions and give their take on the trip. It's a wild ride!

We welcome two student designers, Micah and Esther, and special guest designer Mr. Darwin to talk about the topic of design. We highlight several core concepts along with the 7 principles of design the 7 elements of design that will bring back memories of elementary art classes. Mr. Darwin and Mr. Jason then discuss some common design non-nos and offer key design best practices. We can all help clean up the world by doing better design and this episode will help get you started.