Global Scholars’ original curriculum is about a topic of global concern and engages students through project-based learning. They are the computer-literate, techno-citizens of the future and this program allows them to use those skills in a very productive way.” Michelle Bennett, Headteacher at Fenstanton Primary School, said “Global Scholars allows our students to use technology in a very purposeful, very safe way and I think it really does equip our children for the world in which they are going to become adults. We did a Skype call last week with Madrid and they were literally running down to the room at lunchtime, just to get involved.” Michael’s Catholic College, said “My students really enjoy the global aspect of the program, communicating with their counterparts across the world. The panel focused on the London educators’ experiences with executing the Global Scholars program and their thoughts about how it enables their students to acquire essential skills and a love of learning.Īllan Daly, Assistant Headteacher at St. Some cities have many schools participating – Barcelona, Buenos Aires, London, Madrid, Mumbai, Taipei, Tel Aviv and Warsaw.

The other students are in 40 far-flung cities-including Accra, Cape Town, Dar es Salaam, Dubai, Istanbul, Jakarta, Melbourne, Tblisi and Volgograd. About half the students are in 10 United States cities: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Jacksonville, Los Angeles, Miami, New York, Philadelphia and San Francisco. Nearly 7000 students and over 300 educators are enrolled in 48 cities. It links classes of students ages 10 to 13 – a critical age in their development – with their international peers in cities around the world using an interactive, multimedia electronic classroom. Global Scholars, an innovative online education program that encourages communication and global citizenship, was developed to address the need for international learning in an increasingly interconnected 21st century. The LSE is an extremely international and connected institution already, but starting with ten year olds learning how to be effective in online communication, and working with these students to make this a part of their education, is exceedingly important. Professor Calhoun said, “Global Scholars is an extraordinary program. Professor Tony Travers, LSE addresses attendeesĬraig Calhoun, Director of the LSE, surprised all by attending and welcoming the Global Scholars participants.

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