Your Name and Title: Travis Hardy, Program Manager
School or Organization Name: NYC Global Partners, Inc./Mayor's Office for International Affairs
Co-Presenter Name(s): N/A
Area of the World from Which You Will Present: New York, NY, USA
Language in Which You Will Present: English
Target Audience(s): Primary & Middle-School Educators; Global Education Practitioners
Short Session Description (one line): This session will explore how Global Partners Junior programming uses an original, online curriculum to engage youth ages 9-13 in community-based, action-oriented projects that not only empower students as local actors, but also as global ambassadors for their cities and communities.
Full Session Description (as long as you would like): Global Partners Junior is an online educational exchange program, which annually connects over 1,000 underserved NYC students ages 9-13 to nearly 2,000 peers worldwide using an online platform and original curriculum. Through community-based projects and regular online interactions, participants begin to see themselves as empowered urban citizens who have an active role in collaboratively addressing challenges faced by cities around the world.
During this session we will highlight how classrooms in cities from NYC to Lima to Hong Kong have taken on a number of community-based projects that align with annually rotating curricular themes, using primary and secondary research while engaging in regular intercultural dialogue with international peers. Past curriculum and project themes we will discuss include environmental sustainability, public art, creative writing, theater arts, and international business.
The session will conclude with an open discussion of project-based learning as a tool for creating global dialogue.
Websites / URLs Associated with Your Session: http://nyc.gov/globalpartners/youth
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