Global Nomads Group is thrilled to present its internationalvideoconference programs for Autumn 2008!Teachers and students are invited to participate in live videoconferenceprograms that will span the globe, including Ghana, Egypt, Jordan,Singapore, South Africa, United Kingdom, United States, Canada, and--forthe first time--Antarctica. The programs will cover a range of globalissues relevant to school curricula, such as climate change and science,Presidential elections around the globe, religious diversity andtolerance, the crisis in Darfur, and politics in the Middle East, amongothers.
The exciting program line-up is:
Election Watch 2008: Global PerspectiveIn this special extended PULSE series, students will examine the meaningof democracy through the lens of campaigns both at home and abroad.Students will have the opportunity to discuss and debate aspects ofAmerican democracy, all while putting the U.S. presidential race in thecontext of the international community.
Virtual Classrooms from Antarctica:
In partnership with The Offshore New Harbor Project (which is part ofthe Antarctic Geological Drilling Program), GNG will host a series ofVirtual Classrooms from Antarctica from October through December tostudy evidence in Antarctica from the last time carbon dioxide levelswere this high - 34 million years ago! By examining our world's past, wehope to get a glimpse of our future, as global warming has become aninevitable reality.
In partnership with The Offshore New Harbor Project (which is part ofthe Antarctic Geological Drilling Program), GNG will host a series ofVirtual Classrooms from Antarctica from October through December tostudy evidence in Antarctica from the last time carbon dioxide levelswere this high - 34 million years ago! By examining our world's past, wehope to get a glimpse of our future, as global warming has become aninevitable reality.
Face to Faith:
In partnership with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, students will takea nine-week journey to explore six major world religions in an effort tosupport and encourage interfaith dialogue, tolerance, respect, andmutual understanding. Students will educate one another about theprinciples and practices of the six major world religions, in additionto discussing the challenges confronting interreligious relations amongthem. Youth from around the world will take part in or witnessconversations between young people of different faiths from around theworld.
In partnership with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation, students will takea nine-week journey to explore six major world religions in an effort tosupport and encourage interfaith dialogue, tolerance, respect, andmutual understanding. Students will educate one another about theprinciples and practices of the six major world religions, in additionto discussing the challenges confronting interreligious relations amongthem. Youth from around the world will take part in or witnessconversations between young people of different faiths from around theworld.
Darfur: Never, Ever Again?
In this two-part PULSE series, students will discuss the currentsituation upon the conflict in Darfur. Participants from around NorthAmerica will discuss the nature of the violence, the global players thathave fueled the war, and the progress of the international community inabating the violence. Students will also discuss what can be done toimprove the situation on a personal, local, and policy level.
In this two-part PULSE series, students will discuss the currentsituation upon the conflict in Darfur. Participants from around NorthAmerica will discuss the nature of the violence, the global players thathave fueled the war, and the progress of the international community inabating the violence. Students will also discuss what can be done toimprove the situation on a personal, local, and policy level.
Microcredit:
Exploring the Fight against PovertyIn this two-part PULSE series, students will discuss the basicprinciples of microcredit, including both the negative and positiveaspects of the system. Students will also debate if microcredit shouldbe one of the cornerstones in the fight against poverty while examiningit in terms of the American entrepreneurial culture. Moreover, studentswill discuss how this unique form of borrowing and lending might applyto their own lives as they learn to build their own credit as youngadults. On Day Two, students will interact directly with a leadingfigure in microcredit and discuss the issues surrounding it in greaterdepth.
Exploring the Fight against PovertyIn this two-part PULSE series, students will discuss the basicprinciples of microcredit, including both the negative and positiveaspects of the system. Students will also debate if microcredit shouldbe one of the cornerstones in the fight against poverty while examiningit in terms of the American entrepreneurial culture. Moreover, studentswill discuss how this unique form of borrowing and lending might applyto their own lives as they learn to build their own credit as youngadults. On Day Two, students will interact directly with a leadingfigure in microcredit and discuss the issues surrounding it in greaterdepth.
The Sweet Trade:
Chocolate, Fair Trade, and the Global EconomyIn this two-part PULSE series, students will first discuss the economicadvantages and disadvantages of fair trade practices, as well as analyzethe fair trade model as one for improving economic conditions around theworld. Together, GNG and students will trace the little-known journey ofchocolate from Africa to America - a worldwide favorite amongadolescents - and how it is traded both fairly and unfairly. Moreover,an expert in fair trade business practices will engage in dialogue withstudents and offer insight on the fair trade movement.
Chocolate, Fair Trade, and the Global EconomyIn this two-part PULSE series, students will first discuss the economicadvantages and disadvantages of fair trade practices, as well as analyzethe fair trade model as one for improving economic conditions around theworld. Together, GNG and students will trace the little-known journey ofchocolate from Africa to America - a worldwide favorite amongadolescents - and how it is traded both fairly and unfairly. Moreover,an expert in fair trade business practices will engage in dialogue withstudents and offer insight on the fair trade movement.
Water Wars & Hydropolitics:
This two-part PULSE series will bring students from around the countrytogether to discuss global water politics and, in particular, the accessto water surrounding shared bodies of water. Students will examine thepolitics around Lake Victoria, Lake Titicaca, the Tigris and EuphratesRivers, and more, and in so doing, come to a greater understanding ofhow hydropolitics affects daily access to water for millions of people.
Human Trafficking:
In this two-part PULSE series, students will explore the characteristicsof people trafficked, who often belong to vulnerable populations andinclude migrants, minorities, and runaway or abused children. Studentswill particularly examine hidden trafficking in the United States, knownas a "destination country," by looking at case studies. In addition,students will analyze the interlocking components of this invisiblebillion-dollar business, which has become the world's third largestcriminal industry and, working together, discuss how to raise awarenessto reduce human trafficking.
In this two-part PULSE series, students will explore the characteristicsof people trafficked, who often belong to vulnerable populations andinclude migrants, minorities, and runaway or abused children. Studentswill particularly examine hidden trafficking in the United States, knownas a "destination country," by looking at case studies. In addition,students will analyze the interlocking components of this invisiblebillion-dollar business, which has become the world's third largestcriminal industry and, working together, discuss how to raise awarenessto reduce human trafficking.
Global Climate Change - "It's Not Easy Being Green":
In recognition of the climate challenges facing the entire planet,Global Nomads Group will bring students together from around NorthAmerica and other parts of the world during International Education Weekto discuss "going green." Students will talk about the environmentalcrises that are permanently altering the face of Mother Earth and speakface-to-face with representatives from the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme.
In recognition of the climate challenges facing the entire planet,Global Nomads Group will bring students together from around NorthAmerica and other parts of the world during International Education Weekto discuss "going green." Students will talk about the environmentalcrises that are permanently altering the face of Mother Earth and speakface-to-face with representatives from the United Nations EnvironmentProgramme.
International PULSE:
JordanIn this special videoconferencing series, American students will learnabout Jordanian young people while Jordanian youth develop a greaterawareness of what it means to be a teenager in the U.S. These young"diplomats" will engage in dialogue about topics ranging from Islam andthe West to the global water shortage throughout two months ofconferencing. Working together, students will explore solutions to theproblems they face as citizens of the same world.
JordanIn this special videoconferencing series, American students will learnabout Jordanian young people while Jordanian youth develop a greaterawareness of what it means to be a teenager in the U.S. These young"diplomats" will engage in dialogue about topics ranging from Islam andthe West to the global water shortage throughout two months ofconferencing. Working together, students will explore solutions to theproblems they face as citizens of the same world.
Program Schedules and more information can be found athttp://mail.esclc.org/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.gng.org.