Photograph by Megan Seldon. Students brainstorm on why our ancient ancestors migrated from Africa tens of thousands of years ago.
Sixth graders from Ferebee-Hope Elementary, a public school in South East Washington, DC, visited the National Geographic headquarters as part of the Live It, Learn It program.
Representing Mission Programs, members of the Genographic team discussed the Genographic Project with these enthusiastic students. Well ahead of the game, the Ferebee-Hope students already knew that their ancient ancestors were from Africa and were excited to learn that they had more in common with their favorite celebrities than they thought. As part of the discussion, they viewed a portion of The Human Family Tree, the new documentary on the Genographic Project to expand their understanding of our shared origins.
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