Events

Thursday, July 9, 2009 (3)

Jul 9, 2009
July 6, 2009
Monday

  • Youth Empowerment/Peace Building Village

  • Jul 6, 2009 at 8:00am to Jul 11, 2009 at 2:00pm
  • Location: Espousal Retreat Center
  • Description: PEACE MAKERS WANTED!Multicultural Village is a simulated Village where youth spend 1 week with conflict resolution and peace building professionals in a relaxed, safe and fun environment where they learn to address conflict, to be active peace makers, socially responsible, culturally competent, make friends across racial, cultural and social divides while having tons of fun and making their mark on the culture of peace locally and globally! Project includes interactive workshop s about CONFLICT STYLES, COMMUNICATION, POWER AND OPPRESSION, VIOLENCE PREVENTION and BEING ENGAGED IN A COMMUNITY PROJECT (teaching the elderly in Natick Massachusetts to play Nintendo Wii and set them up on Face Book), rest and relaxation and common reflections.
  • Created by: Michelle Cromwell
July 8, 2009
Wednesday

  • Performance in Latin America: Exploring African Diaspora in the Americas

  • Jul 8, 2009 to Jul 11, 2009
  • Location: Tulane University, Stone Center for Latin American Studies
  • Description: The Stone Center for Latin American Studies is proud to offer a summer workshop on performance in Latin America which will coincide with Tulane University's New Orleans Dance Festival. This workshop will explore the African Diaspora in Latin America through performance as a means of cultural understanding and interpretation. The objective of the institute is for participants to increase their knowledge of the diversity of Latin America by exploring African Diaspora in Latin America. Teachers will act as participants and participant-observers as they learn about African culture in Latin America. Presenters will help teachers develop the skills necessary to work with their own local musicians and performers as cultural ambassadors in the classroom. They will also gain a greater understanding for the history, geography, and culture of Latin America. Teachers will develop lesson plans to be used in their classroom as well as collect and learn about additional resources from Title VI Nation
  • Created by: Valerie McGinley Marshall
July 9, 2009
Thursday

  • Putting the World into World-Class Education

  • Jul 9, 2009 at 5:30pm to Jul 11, 2009 at 3:00pm
  • Location: Washington D.C. Metropolitan Area
  • Description: "In a 21st century world where jobs can be shipped wherever there's an Internet connection...education is no longer just a pathway to opportunity and success, it's a prerequisite for success." With these words, our new administration has issued a call to create world-class schools, benchmarked to international standards that prepare our students with the knowledge and skills they need in a new and changing world.In 2009, as new leadership comes to Washington D.C., the Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning is hosting its second annual national forum from July 9-11, 2009 at the Marriot Crystal Gateway in Arlington, VA.The Asia Society Partnership for Global Learning conference will address these issues and more. How do we define global competence, how do we recognize it in student work and how can economic stimulus funds from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA) be used to transform schools to produce students ready for college and a global economy? We will also addre
  • Created by: Chantal Bonitto