To celebrate International Education Week, the U.S. Department of State and U.S. Department of Education are proud to participate in the Flat Stanley Project.

The Flat Stanley Project was started by Dale Hubert in 1995, and is based on a series of children's books by Jeff Brown. In the story, Stanley Lambchop is a little boy who is squished flat by his bulletin board as he sleeps one night. Being flat allows Stanley to participate in a series of adventures as he is mailed (or emailed) all around the world. Flat Stanley has gone to such diverse locales as Ghana, Tibet, and Afghanistan, flown in space on the Space Shuttle Discovery, and met many politicians and celebrities.

You are invited to take photos of Flat Stanley — and his friend, Flat Stella — at your school, institution, local landmarks, etc., and submit them to the IEW web site.

View our suggestions on how to submit your photos.

We hope to hear from you soon!

Instructions for Downloading Flat Stanley/Flat Stella

Each of the images below is linked to a larger version, suitable for printing. If you would like to use the larger version, simply click on the image you are interested in and follow the steps below.

1. Right click on the image(s) of your choice.
2. Click 'Save picture as' and select the folder where you want to save the file.
3. If you would like to download more than one image, repeat this process for each.