Twenty Global Problems by Suciu and Miller
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The document outlines the NAIS Challenge 20/20 program which pairs schools internationally to work on solving one of 20 global problems in the next 20 years. It provides examples of partnerships formed between schools to address issues like infectious diseases, water deficits, and global warming. Schools collaborate online and develop community service projects. The number of participating schools has grown from 75 in 2005 to over 400 in 2007 from around the world.
![Paul Miller, Director of Global Initiatives - NAIS , [email_address] Ioana Suciu, Associate Director of Global Initiatives - NAIS, [email_address] Kusum Wagle, Teacher – Washington International School, [email_address] Valentine Courouble, 7 th Grade Student – Washington International School NAIS Challenge 20/20: “Solving Global Problems Two Schools at a Time”](https://image.slidesharecdn.com/suciumillerchallenge2020a-1217023276382187-9/85/Twenty-Global-Problems-by-Suciu-and-Miller-1-320.jpg)
Twenty Global Problems by Suciu and Miller
- 1. Paul Miller, Director of Global Initiatives - NAIS , [email_address] Ioana Suciu, Associate Director of Global Initiatives - NAIS, [email_address] Kusum Wagle, Teacher – Washington International School, [email_address] Valentine Courouble, 7 th Grade Student – Washington International School NAIS Challenge 20/20: “Solving Global Problems Two Schools at a Time”
- 2. NAIS Global Initiatives The mission of the Global Initiatives team is: To assist NAIS member schools and their partners in their quest for a more global future for their students, NAIS will nurture partnerships and provide resources within an international framework.
- 3. One Book: High Noon: 20 Global Problems, 20 Years to Solve Them
- 4. Sharing our planet: Issues involving the global community Global warming Biodiversity and ecosystem losses Fisheries depletion Deforestation Water deficits Maritime safety and pollution
- 5. Sharing our humanity: Issues requiring a global commitment Massive step-up in the fight against poverty Peacekeeping, conflict prevention, combating terrorism Education for all Global infectious diseases Digital divide Natural disaster prevention and mitigation
- 6. Sharing our rule book: Issues needing a global regulatory approach Reinventing taxation for the twenty-first century Biotechnology rules Global financial architecture Illegal drugs Trade, investment, and competition rules Intellectual property rights E-commerce rules International labor and migration rules
- 7. Two Programs: Challenge 20/20 and the Global Issues Network
- 8. Global Issues Network Started in Europe- then Asia, the Middle East Starting this fall in Africa and the Americas
- 9. GIN: Town Meeting Web Platform www.global-issues-network.org
- 10. GIN: Conferences Annual in Geneva March 19-21 2009 Europe in Milan Fall 2008 Middle East in Doha March 2009 US Summer Institute in Washington DC (WIS)
- 11. Challenge 20/20: International education program Internet-based program with no cost and no travel required Cross-cultural partnerships Open to public and private schools, elementary and secondary
- 12. Goals Creative problem-solving Collaboration Communication with students from a different country and culture Community service, service learning Learning different perspectives
- 13. Partnerships Some schools are already working together (sister schools etc). Others are paired by NAIS based on grade level topic of interest preferred partner school and/or location when they want to start (1 st or 2 nd term) 2-3 school partnerships
- 14. Structure Relatively unstructured: no benchmarks or performance standards Paperwork: registration process; reports Bonus: priority for Institute for Student Leaders for rising 9 th to 11 th graders
- 15. 2008 Applications to Participate in Challenge 20/20: Term One: (September 2008 to February 2009) Term Two: (January 2009 to May 2009) All applications for either term are to be submitted to NAIS from by August 15, 2008 Partnerships and announcements are made at the end of August/beginning of September 2008 Apply online at: http://www.nais.org/go/challenge2020 .
- 16. Participants 2005: 75 schools from 26 US States and 30 countries 2006: 350 schools from 32 US States and 52 countries 2007: More than 400 schools from 39 US States and 56 countries
- 17. More Information Available at: www.nais.org/go/challenge2020
- 18. Examples Mount Saint Joseph Academy, Flourtown, PA, and St. Joseph's Convent Girls' Senior Secondary School, Jabalpur, India Global problem: Infectious Diseases 9-12 Students launched a charitable partnership with two impoverished towns in India.
- 19. Examples Elementary School Partnership PK-5 Bright School, Chattanooga, TN, partnered with Colegio Cristobal Colon, Lomas Verdes, Naucalpan de Juarez, Mexico. Global Problem: Water Deficits Students are running informational campaigns including public service TV spots they created, to encourage water conservation.
- 20. Examples St. Mary’s Episcopal School, Memphis Tennessee and Steigerwald Landschulheim Gymnasium Wiesentheid Germany 9-12 Global Infectious Diseases Schools decided to concentrate on hygiene Created The Helping Hands Program Sanitizers and educational tools put in to the Hospital Benjamin Bloom in El Salvador, working with an NGO there
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