# National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids (K-Grade 7) is a children's magazine published by the National Geographic Society. It is a one-stop shop for elementary and middle school students interested in the cultural or natural world. The National Geographic Kids website is accessed through Focused Education Resources and the BC Digital Classroom.

<p class="callout info">Focused Education Resources is a not-for-profit, shared services organization that supports excellence in K-12 education in British Columbia. It is a consortium of BC public school districts and independent schools that work together to create accessible learning resources for BC schools. Within Focused Education Resources is the BC Digital Classroom, which houses many of the subscriptions available to HCOS and Flex families.</p>

### Logging In

There are two steps to log in to National Geographic Kids.

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**Step 1:** Navigate to [BC Digital Classroom](https://focusedresources.ca/en/district-access-iframe), then select the National Geographic Kids icon.

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**Step 2:** Enter the username and password for National Geographic Kids from the Subs/Passwords tab in the [Search Portal](https://hcs.insigniails.com/LibrarySAML/Home).

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### Navigation &amp; Use

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