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Paul Miller, NAIS Director of Global Initiatives miller@nais

NAIS Global Schools: A Snapshot. Paul Miller, NAIS Director of Global Initiatives miller@nais.org. Which Schools Were Surveyed. All schools with a 9-PG component were contacted.

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Paul Miller, NAIS Director of Global Initiatives miller@nais

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  1. NAIS Global Schools: A Snapshot Paul Miller, NAIS Director of Global Initiativesmiller@nais.org

  2. Which Schools Were Surveyed • All schools with a 9-PG component were contacted. • Schools with grades from PK to 9 already identified as Global were included in the results (103 Challenge 20/20 or Mandarin Schools ) • Other PK-9 schools were classified as unknown • Schools that did not respond were considered Non-Global (approximately 60)

  3. A school is considered Global if it has any of the following: • Participation in Challenge 20/20 • Mandarin as a world language • Student trips to other countries • Student exchanges/ international students • Faculty exchanges/ professional development trips to other countries • Partnerships –sister schools and other • Global Curriculum

  4. Overall

  5. Excluding most K-9 (309) and specialized curriculum schools (76)

  6. Global Schools with Trips – language, study, adventure or service learning

  7. Global Schools with exchanges, study abroad, international students

  8. Global Schools that have

  9. Global Schools that have

  10. Global Schools with

  11. Global Education Benchmark Group • 18 schools • Mission: • Establish benchmarks for members’ programs and practices • Share and compare information about their global programs

  12. Destinations

  13. Other Data • 48% of students graduate with global experience • 108 Global programs in 2008. Average cost: $3500 • School Global Budgets range from $0 to $338,000. Median: $54,450 • Average Endowment dedicated to Global Ed: $593,670

  14. Data and piecemeal action are insufficient- what is needed is a bold vision • A clear, concise, compelling and daunting challenge that acts as a catalyst to focus and energize the institution Built To Last Jim Collins and Jerry Porras

  15. “Vision without resources is just hallucination”

  16. “A vision without action is but a dream. Action without vision is a waste of time. But vision with action can change our lives” --Greg Henry Quinn author, “365 Meditations for Teachers”

  17. “Make a New Plan, Stan” Backward design- the end goal is a Global Citizen

  18. Global Citizenship “Global Citizenship is not what you DO with your time. Rather, Global Citizenship is how a person is equipped to execute whatever they decide to DO. It is a set of Knowledge Skills and Attitudes that equip someone to be effective in their chosen pursuits” --Skip Kotkins NAIS & Lakeside Board Member

  19. Knowledge • Geography and history • Culture • Development • Sustainability • Finance/global economics • US role in the world

  20. Skills • Critical thinking and problem-solving • Flexibility and resilience • Creativity • Communication • Teamwork • Intelligent risk-taking • Observation and reflection

  21. Attitudes • Respectful • Ethical • Curious and open-minded • Self-aware • Action-oriented • Optimistic • Self-confident yet humble

  22. The Global Diploma Program at Providence Day School • Grades 9-12 • Currently an elective, but school plans to make it compulsory

  23. Required Courses • Economics (1/2) • World History ( 1 Year- regular or AP) • World language (Chinese, French, German or Spanish) (1 year)(Levels I-V, AP) • Global Issues I & II (1 year total) • Comparative Government and politics (1/2 year)

  24. Elective Courses – 3 credits • American Foreign Relations • Eastern religions • Western Religions • Global Literature I & II • Advanced European Literature • AP English Lit • AP Environmental Science

  25. Elective Courses • AP Art history • AP European History • Second Modern Language Level II and higher) • Latin III or higher • Dutch and French art (Baroque through Early Modern) • Italian Art and Architecture

  26. Extracurricular Requirements- minimum of two each year • Global Speakers series • Global Decisions series • Model U.N. • World Quest • Passport Program (attendance at approved international events in the Charlotte area)

  27. Global Cross cultural Experience- one or more • Host exchange student (two week minimum) • Short term study visit with home hosting • Short term exchange with home hosting • Semester or year hosting of exchange Student • Semester or Year exchange program abroad

  28. Global Research Project • Paper based on investigation of a world or regional problem • Paper presented to Global studies Diploma Committee • Presentation to Upper school students and faculty in assembly or in classes • To be completed by April 1 of senior Year

  29. Additional Requirements • Students must maintain a B Average or better in each global studies course, and an overall B average • Students must demonstrate global competency through written assessment.

  30. Our Programs • Challenge 20/20 solving the world’s problems, two schools at a time

  31. Global Education Summit • Breakout sessions on implementing global programs • Keynoter: Luma Mufleh • Lunch • Three Hour workshops on global curriculum and Middle East Studies

  32. Our Programs The Institute for Student Leaders

  33. Our Programs • China Connection • Other resources for teaching Mandarin

  34. Train the Trainers Service Learning trip to the Dominican Republic in cooperation with LiveLearning

  35. School for Ethical and Global Leadership

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