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International and Sustainability Club at Hamilton IMS
Hamilton International Middle School students launched the HIMS International and Sustainability Club during the first quarter of the school year. Students began by learning about the UN Sustainable Development Goals and connecting them to projects and issues around the world. Club members watched as COP26 unfolded and led discussions on the outcomes of the conference. The club developed a website and video. Club members are looking forward to informing the school about global topics and increasing student involvement this winter.
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Chief Sealth Japanese Students Exchange Gifts with Students in Japan
For the third year in a row, students learning Japanese at Chief Sealth International High School were accepted into a grant-funded program that allows them to chat online with a class of high school students in Nobeoka, Japan. Students post and comment in both Japanese and English, and also prepare physical gifts (omiyage) to be exchanged. Topics include self-introductions, favorite foods, how they have weathered the pandemic, and family traditions during winter break.
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World Language Credit Testing at Ingraham
Over 70 students at Ingraham International High School took world language tests in 20 different languages on December 1st. Languages included Amharic, Bulgarian, Hindi, Mongolian, Norwegian, Serbian, Somali, Tagalog, Tigrinya, and Vietnamese. Students can earn up to four high school credits in their home language. Students who earn four credits will also earn the Washington State Seal of Biliteracy on their diploma.
Across the district, 257 students have taken world language tests so far this year in 31 different languages and another 312 are registered to test from January to May. For more information about world language credit testing in Seattle Public Schools, click here.
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Youth Ambassadors Program
Deadline: 12/23
The Youth Ambassadors Program is an up to 3-week in-person or 6-week digital leadership exchange abroad for U.S. youth ages 15 – 17 and adult educators. The program provides full scholarships for 120 students and adults to take part in one of six cultural exchange programs to countries in the Caribbean and South America. Upon returning to the U.S., program participants implement their own community service projects to address a specific issue in their community.
The Youth Ambassadors Program is sponsored by the Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs, U.S. Department of State with funding provided by the U.S. Government. The program aims to develop a cadre of young adults in the United States who have a strong sense of civic responsibility, a commitment to their communities, an awareness of current and global issues, and strong interpersonal leadership skills. The program aims to promote mutual understanding, respect, and collaboration between people in the United States and countries across the Western Hemisphere.
What qualities or characteristics are you looking for in applicants?
Youth Applicants must:
- A citizen and resident of the United States
- Be between the ages of 15 - 17 during the US exchange in summer 2022
- Have at least one semester of high school left after the exchange
- Demonstrate leadership potential and community involvement
- For Spanish-immersion programs, have strong Spanish language skills, or interest in learning about other cultures in the Caribbean and South America
- Have interests that align with the Youth Ambassadors Program Goals
Are you interested in applying to the US Youth Ambassadors Program? The application can be found here: https://www.worldlearning.org/program/youth-ambassadors-program/
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2022 World Citizen Essay Contest Announced
Global Classroom is excited to launch the 2022 World Citizen Essay Contest (WCEC). Each spring, the World Affairs Council hosts the WCEC for third through twelfth graders from across Washington State. The goal of the contest is to promote discussion among students, teachers, families, and community members about the ways that individuals can affect positive change in the global community. The contest lends the opportunity for students to engage in conversations about critical world issues with their peers, teachers, and families and allows them to gain confidence in expressing their thoughts in writing by submitting their work to a panel of community judges from both the business and education communities. Many teachers use the WCEC as a class assignment to engage their students in real life global issues!
2022 World Citizen Essay Contest Prompt:
From natural disasters and climate change to conflict and lack of resources, many people around the world have been forced to flee their homes in search of a safe and better life for themselves and their families. According to the United Nations (UN), the number of refugees in the world has doubled over the past 10 years. Tens of millions of people have been forcibly displaced from Syria, Haiti, Afghanistan and other places experiencing climate-, natural-, and human-made disasters. These refugees from around the world are seeking to relocate to the United States and other countries.
In an essay of 1000 thousand words or less, choose a specific context to describe the origins or causes of a crisis that resulted in people becoming refugees, its impact, and what you would recommend as a course of action to address it. Feel free to use contemporary or historical examples to explain when/how specific strategies have or have not worked. In addition, refugees face many challenges when they relocate (i.e. finding housing, employment, schools, discrimination, etc.). Describe how you would welcome refugees into your own country or community, including how you would act to reduce challenges and ensure that individuals and/or families can adjust and prosper in their new homes.
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Euro Challenge - Registration Open
Similar in concept to the Model UN, Euro Challenge is an exciting educational competition for high school students that provides the opportunity to learn about the European Union and the euro. Students in 9th and 10th grades at all schools are eligible, and students in 9th-12th grades at Title I schools are eligible. Teams of three to five students are asked to make presentations answering specific questions about the European economy and the euro currency. They are also asked to pick one member country of the “euro area” (the 19 EU member countries that have adopted the euro so far), to examine an economic problem at the country level, and to identify policies for responding to that problem.
After preliminary rounds, the winning school’s team will travel (expenses paid) to New York City, where the national finals are held. Top teams in the national Euro Challenge win cash prizes and a trip to Washington, D.C. to visit the European Union Delegation (embassy).
Registration and participation are FREE thanks to the generous sponsorship by the European Union Delegation to the United States. Euro Challenge at the University of Washington is co-hosted the World Affairs Council, and Working in Support of Education, and sponsored by the European Union’s Erasmus+ Programme.
The orientation for students and teachers will include a general overview of the Euro Challenge competition, information about how you and your school can participate, and a Q&A session.
This year’s Euro Challenge Northwest Preliminary Round will take place on March 29, 2022
- Online via Zoom
- $150 honorarium for lead teacher of each school with a competing team (first 20 schools to register)
- Registration and competition are FREE for students and teachers
- No previous knowledge of economics or Europe is required
The competition does not require previous knowledge of economics or Europe. Students and teachers can gain access to an array of educational resources and training materials on the Euro Challenge website.
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Global Competence Certificate for Speakers of Spanish, Romanian, and Russian
Learn more about the new Heritage Language Grant for the Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Speakers.
What: Year-long remote-learning program for students to earn the Global Competence Certificate for Heritage Speakers and the Global Seal of Biliteracy.
Who: Washington State Public high school heritage speakers of Romanian, Russian, or Spanish.
When: The program will run through the school year from December, 2021 through June, 2022.
Cost: The program is free for qualified public high school students, but space is very limited.
To receive more information about this program, please fill out this contact form.
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TechGirls - Application closes January 15
TechGirls connects and supports the next generation of women leaders in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics by providing them access and opportunities to advance their skills and pursue their dreams.
Since 2012, TechGirls has trained and mentored 343 teenage girls (ages 15-17) from Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Libya, Morocco, Palestinian Territories, Tunisia, and Yemen. In 2019, the program expanded to include young women from Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan).
In 2022, the program will expand to support approximately 111 young women from 36 participating countries and 25 U.S. peers in a dynamic four week U.S.- based experience with a 8-month mentoring program (including pre- and post-exchange).
The core of the program is a 27-day experience in the United States in partnership with Virginia Tech University (tentatively scheduled for July 2022). TechGirls participate in an interactive technology and computer camp, then travel to one of the following cities (Austin, Chicago, Cincinnati, Denver, Detroit, Portland or Seattle) for job shadowing at a tech company, and homestay and community service experiences. The TechGirls programming yields a multiplier effect as participants return home to educate their peers and create community based projects.
TechGirls is packed with skill-development workshops and interactions with America’s most innovative tech professionals as well as 40 hours of study at a Tech Camp with our partner the Center for Enhancement in Engineering Diversity at Virginia Tech. The TechGirls program offers a rich cultural immersion experience, improves the participants’ ability to enter tech fields and encourages them to pursue higher education in fields where women are underrepresented.
Click here to apply.
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New Online Seminar for K-12 Educators: China and Japan Between 1860 and 1912
Between the years of 1860 and 1912 Japan and China went through tectonic shifts in every measurable category. Join Dr. Shelton Woods from Boise State University for an online seminar to explore this uniquely interesting and consequential period of history. Topics will include the Taiping Rebellion, China’s Self-Strengthening Movement, the Boxer Rebellion, the Sino-Japan War of 1894-95, the Meiji Restoration, the Russo-Japan War, and much more.
Participants will watch three lectures at their convenience each week beginning January 24, 2022 (approximately 35 minutes each), and there will also be about ninety minutes of work (reading and writing) each week, for a total of about 15 hours (plus an optional hour on Zoom on February 28, 2022).
Here’s an introductory video to learn more about this program, made by Professor Woods.
The seminar is offered to K-12 educators free of charge thanks to a generous grant from the Freeman Foundation to the National Consortium for Teaching about Asia (NCTA), and it is sponsored by the University of Washington’s East Asia Resource Center in partnership with Boise State University.
Details
Participants will be expected to attend asynchronous online lectures three times a week beginning January 24 through February 28 (2022). There will also be one optional live event on February 28, 2022, from 4 PM to 6 PM Pacific Time.
Click here for more details.
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Global Education PD for Educators
Through the NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellowship, public school educators develop the knowledge and skills to integrate global competency into their daily classroom instruction, advocate for global competency in their schools and districts, and help students to thrive in our increasingly interconnected world. Fellows transform their classrooms to give students a global perspective.
Over the course of a year, NEA Foundation Global Learning Fellows immerse themselves in online coursework, webinars, reading and reflection as well as in a two-day professional workshop and an international field study. The field study brings the cohort together to investigate the historical and cultural context of the country they visit and learn about its education system through meetings with policymakers, business and nonprofit leaders as well as visits to schools to meet teachers, students and administrators. The NEA Foundation partners with EF Educational Tours, a global leader in international education, to design transformative field study experiences for the Fellows. The field study country for the 2022 cohort is South Africa.
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iEARN Learning Circles - Register by January 28, 2022
Learning Circles - Register by January 28, 2022
Are you ready to start the new year with an exciting iEARN project? Do you want to get your students involved in some meaningful international exchanges? Register now to join teachers from all around the world, who will be participating in the January 2022 session of Hello World and iEARN Global Learning Circles!
iEARN Hello World: Learning Circles
Hello World: Learning Circles are for Elementary, Middle, and High School classes are assigned with a group of 5-6 other classes so they have guaranteed partners to collaborate with as well as a facilitator that sends reminders throughout the exchange. Hello World is a great way for teachers to 'train' students on how to be good partners in the projects. This 5-week experience introduces the basics of online projects and Learning Circles including Teacher Introductions, Culture Sharing, and an Information Exchange. Begins: January 30, 2022, ends: March 7, 2022
iEARN Global Learning Circles
iEARN Global Learning Circles provide a structure for students around the world to connect as a team on projects over a period of 10 or 16-weeks. Project Groups of 6-8 classrooms are formed for students to engage in challenges whereby they exchange cultural information and discuss, plan, research, and create their own unique projects. The result is authentic student work and true international collaboration. Begins: January 30, 2022, ends: April 11, 2022 or May 15, 2022 (includes a 1-week break in April)
To learn more, visit the Learning Circles page or contact Barry Kramer at learningcircles@gmail.com.
To REGISTER, VIEW THIS TUTORIAL
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