Fourth Grade Project
Over the past decade Judy Gelles has interviewed and photographed more than 300 fourth grade students from a wide range of economic and cultural backgrounds in China, Dubai, England, India, Israel, Italy, Nicaragua, St. Lucia, South Africa, South Korea, and multiple areas of the United States. She asked all of the students the same three questions: Who do you live with? What do you wish for? What do you worry about? The Fourth Grade Project connects children locally and globally, building bridges and tearing down walls.
In Dubai. Dubai Private School
The Car, USA: Washington Public School
With Me, South Africa: Public School
Or Worries, Italy: Public School
In Vietnam, USA: Pennsylvania Public School
In 2012, USA: Pennsylvania Private School
My Grandfather, Israel: Public School
The Rent, USA: California Public School
Fourth Grade Teacher, China: Migrant Workers School
No Worries-More Friends, USA: California Private School
Buy A House, USA: Nevada Private School
Catch-Up Club, England: Preparatory School
My Parents, South Korea: Private School
Have Asthma, USA: Arkansas Public School
Live Forever, India: Private School
Grade Teacher, St. Lucia: Public School
Pass Fourth Grade, Nicaragua: Public School
Getting Hurt, Dubai Private School
Rattle Snake, USA: Washington Public School
Am Mean, South Africa: Public School
About Robbers, Italy: Public School
Wait to Go, USA: Pennsylvania Public School
Feel Lucky, USA: Pennsylvania Private School
Is Mean, Israel: Public School
Being Different, USA: California Public School
Medical Treatment, China: Migrant Workers School
Help Someone, USA: California Private School
On Time, USA: Nevada Private School
School Play, England: Preparatory School
Every Test, South Korea: Private School
Spelling Bee, USA: Arkansas Public School
A Computer, India: Private School
To Me, St. Lucia: Public School
Come Back, Nicaragua: Public School
To Hell, Dubai Private School
His Memory, USA: Washington Public School
Every Room, South Africa: Public School
My Bed, Italy: Public School
Get Shot, USA: Pennsylvania Public School
And Gymnastics, USA: Pennsylvania Private School
Plane Crash, Israel: Public School
Enough Money, USA: California Public School
Visit Shanghai, China: Migrant Workers School
Lived Closer, USA: California Private School
Don't Worry, USA: Nevada Private School
My Grandparents, England: Preparatory School
Do Well, South Korea: Private School
I Perform, USA: Arkansas Public School
At School, India: Private School
To College, St. Lucia: Public School
A Motorcycle, Nicaragua: Public School
Visit There, Dubai Private School
Of Bees, USA: Washington Public School
Be Murdered, South Africa: Public School
My Parents, Italy: Public School
Big House, USA: Pennsylvania Public School
Of Architecture, USA: Pennsylvania Private School
The World, Israel: Public School
Graduate College, USA: California Public School
In School, China: Migrant Workers School
Is Good, USA: California Private School
And Crash, USA: Nevada Private School
A Computer, England: Preparatory School
With Robots, South Korea: Private School
A Test, USA: Arkansas Public School
Do Well, India: Private School
To Improve, St. Lucia: Public School
The Class, Nicaragua: Public School