Here you can read a welocme letter from Global Scholars director. This is the 6th year that students of 6th grade in our school are going to participate in this wonderful project.
August 2020
Dear Families:
We are pleased that your child will be a Global Scholar this year!
In Global Scholars, your child’s class communicates with classes around the world.
Last year, 17,000
students ages 10-13 participated.
These students came from 53 cities on 5 continents—truly global
scholars. We recognize that this school year may look different for many schools due to the
pandemic.
We are committed to supporting students who are learning in a classroom at school or at
home, supervised remotely by their teachers.
Guided by their teachers, students spend two hours each week on program activities.
They post in
discussion boards and create projects to share with students around the world through the secure,
password-protected Global Scholars e-classroom.
No one outside the Global Scholars community can
see your child’s work without your permission. Through the program, students strengthen their
collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and technology skills.
This year’s curriculum is Resourceful Cities.
Students investigate the local and global impacts of
consumption.
They learn solutions that improve the lives of people in cities and protect the planet.
Students see that they share common experiences, although they live in different cities.
Global Scholars is a program of Global Cities, Inc., based in New York City.
Thanks to support from
Bloomberg Philanthropies, we can offer this program at no cost to participating schools.
For more
information, please visit our website: www.globalcities.org.
We send our best wishes for your continued health and safety.
We look forward to working with
your child!
Sincerely,
Meg Louis
Vice President, Director of Operations
Global Cities, Inc.
