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We invite your school to participate in the NAIS Challenge 20/20 program
during the 2008-09 school year! All schools must submit an application
even if they have participated in previous years! Apply by August 15,
2008 at http://www.nais.org/go/challenge2020!
The NAIS Challenge 20/20 program is an exciting hands-on learning
opportunity that pairs up one school in the U.S. with one school in
another country. Together, they work throughout the 2008-09 school year
to offer local solutions to one of 20 global problems described by Jean
Francois Rischard in his pivotal book High Noon: Twenty Global Problems,
Twenty Years to Solve Them.
Challenge 20/20 provides an opportunity for schools -- public and
private, elementary and secondary -- to develop globally based,
experiential curricula and to build educational partnerships with
schools around the world. It is an Internet-based program!
In 2005 (the first year of the program), more than 100 schools from 26
U.S. states and 32 countries participated in Challenge 20/20! You can
read a few of their reflections on the experience below. All of the
schools' project summaries are posted at
http://www.nais.org/go/challenge2020
. The program grew to over 400
schools from 36 U.S. states and 54 countries by 2007 and we are hoping
to have more schools participate this year.
We invite schools to apply online by August 15, 2008 at:
http://www.nais.org/go/challenge2020
. Schools can submit multiple
applications for each interested class, club or after-school program.
Below, please find some testimonials and reflections from past Challenge
20/20 participants:
Our young students have gained this [confidence and competence] and so
much more through their school experiences, as scholars, friends, and
citizens of the world. I am thrilled at the steps they have taken in
this exciting journey of learning and sharing with fellow "classmates"
half the world away!
John M. Thomas, Headmaster
Flint Hill School (Virginia, United States)
Challenge 20/20 has given me an opportunity to develop a curriculum for
my 8th grade World Cultures class that exposes students to our global
society and provides them with an understanding of the diversity in our
contemporary world.
Yolanda Gonzalez, Teacher
Moses Brown School (Rhode Island, United States)
I have gained a lot of knowledge from the Challenge 20/20 project; it
has taught me many life skills that I will use frequently. It has been a
fascinating experience.
Tracey Booth, Student
Kingsmead College Rosebank (Johannesburg, South Africa)
Challenge 20/20 has instigated philanthropy, mentoring, global
environmental awareness, and a familiarity with sustainability not
evident prior to the project.
Glyn Cowlishaw, Headmaster
Pinewood Preparatory School (South Carolina, United States)
If you have any questions about the program, please do not hesitate to
contact Ioana Suciu, Associate Director of Global Initiatives at
suciu@nais.org or (202) 973-9755.
Best,
Ioana Suciu
Associate Director of Global Initiatives
National Association of Independent Schools
Ioana Simona Suciu
Associate Director of Global Initiatives
National Association of Independent Schools
Phone: 202-973-9755; Fax: 202-247-9694
suciu@nais.org
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