Leadership
This quality helps a leader stay calm and make good decisions under pressure.
What is composure (or self-control / emotional intelligence)?
Recognized by UNESCO, this fast-paced, high-energy music and dance style serves as the official national rhythm of the country.
What is Merengue?
Every winter, thousands of these majestic marine giants migrate to the warm waters of Samaná Bay to mate and give birth.
What is the Humpback Whale?
SMTW students sell this popular Colombian product as one of their main fundraising items.
What is coffee?
This visionary founder created the Show Me the World Project with a mission to take students outside the country for the first time.
Samantha Lurie Carroll
Show Me the World teaches this type of leadership — one that inspires others through your own example and actions.
What is servant leadership (or lead by example)?
Found only in the Dominican Republic, this rare, ocean-blue semi-precious gemstone is nicknamed the "Gem of the Caribbean".
What is Larimar?
This is the scientific term for the variety of living species — plants, animals, fungi, and microbes — in a given area.
What is biodiversity?
The SMTW students can be found at the following market event(s).
What is Tower Grove Farmers Market (Earth Day/Festival of Nations)?
The Show Me the World Project was founded this year.
What is 2012?
This leadership skill, practiced in SMWP weekly meetings, means speaking clearly and confidently in front of a group.
What is public speaking (or presentation skills)?
Founded in 1498, this national capital holds the title of the oldest continuously inhabited European settlement in the Americas.
What is Santo Domingo?
Found at the lowest point in the Caribbean, Lake Enriquillo is home to an isolated population of this formidable, sharp-toothed predator.
What is the American Crocodile?
SMWP students practice this entrepreneurial mindset skill — seeing obstacles as opportunities and not giving up when sales are slow.
What is resilience (or perseverance / grit)?
This was the destination of the Show Me the World Project's very first international student trip.
What is Costa Rica?
SMWP students develop this skill by working together toward a shared goal during fundraisers and trip preparation.
What is teamwork (or collaboration)?
While the white cross on this nation's flag stands for peace, its blue sections represent liberty and its red sections symbolize the blood of patriots.
What is the Dominican Republic Flag?
This endangered, prehistoric-looking native reptile gets its name from the horn-like scales on its snout and helps spread seeds across the island.
What is the Rhinoceros Iguana?
SMTW students use persuasive stories designed to convince customers of a company's value, aiming to secure funding or sales.
What is a pitch?
What other Missouri city has the SMTWP recently expanded to?
What is Kansas City, MO?
A great leader uses this to understand others' feelings, build trust, and connect across different cultures.
What is empathy?
Exporting icons like David Ortiz and Albert Pujols, the town of San Pedro de Macorís is world-famous for producing athletes in this sport.
What is Baseball?
Driven by the massive Pueblo Viejo mine, this glittering element is the Dominican Republic's number one global export.
What is gold?
How often do SMTW students collaborate and design their own merchandise.
What is annually (every year, once a year)?
Beyond international travel, SMWP students spend an entire year attending weekly meetings covering these four pillars of learning.
What are Leadership, Entrepreneurship, STEM, and Culture?