THE GEOGRAPHY GAMESHOW
® Neal Nichols Jr. 1993
Webmaster - Jeannine MacKay
Hingham, MA
2005
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Neal Nichols, Jr., third oldest of seven children, has always had a passion for art and adventure. An aspiring artist since elementary school, Neal attended Massachusetts College of Art in Boston where he received intensive art training. Neal is also passionate about world travel. His travels have taken him to such locales as Australia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Japan, Sri Lanka, Borneo, and Thailand. In recent years, Neal's world travels, love for drawing, and experience teaching children have dovetailed with a unique ability to draw detailed maps from memory. Hence, the Geography Gameshow was created. Neal, who can produce from memory a continental outline of the USA within minutes, now works closely with schools in an effort to further students' knowledge of geography with his hugely entertaining interactive game of learning.
Neal's ability to wow audiences goes beyond his amazing map-drawing abilities however. He has an inherent ability to engage students and keep their interest and desire to participate. Students are inspired to learn about new places around the globe often without realizing they're learning. Neal's show has inspired interest and interaction even among very young children, leaving them with a sense of accomplishment and early childhood educator."
Neal's passion for flying and seeing the world first-hand brings an added level to the show as he takes his audience across the borders, sharing his knowledge of cultures around the world. Students are rewarded for correct answers with souvenirs collected during Neal's travel, which might include include a necklace from India, a souvenir pin from the Alaskan Iditarod, a glow stick from Japan or a mini Eiffel Tower.
The Geography Gameshow has delighted audiences in Massachusetts, Michigan, New Mexico, Rhode Island, Florida, Alaska and Japan. Currently, the show is being monitored by several nationwide markets, which include talent scouts from The Discovery Channel. Meanwhile, children all over the globe are catching the geography fever and with it the travel bug!