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Current projects
In the United Global Education Network we have several ongoing projects about global issues, intercultural understanding or teaching and didactics. You can see some of the projects below.
Cultural exchange visit between Çevre College and Rysensteen Gymansium
In April of 2022, after two years of not being able to travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a class of students from one of UGEN's schools - Çevre College from Istanbul, Turkey - were finally able to once again visit another of UGEN's schools - Rysensteen Gymnasium in Copenhagen, Denmark.
During the visit, the students from Çevre stayed in the homes of the students from their partner-class at Rysensteen and had the chance to learn about Danish culture first-hand. The students of Çevre College have now made this wonderful video about their stay at Rysensteen, which you can watch below. We are looking forward to having them visit us again soon.
In April of 2022, after two years of not being able to travel due to the Covid-19 pandemic, a class of students from one of UGEN's schools - Çevre College from Istanbul, Turkey - were finally able to once again visit another of UGEN's schools - Rysensteen Gymnasium in Copenhagen, Denmark.
During the visit, the students from Çevre stayed in the homes of the students from their partner-class at Rysensteen and had the chance to learn about Danish culture first-hand. The students of Çevre College have now made this wonderful video about their stay at Rysensteen, which you can watch below. We are looking forward to having them visit us again soon.
A special Christmas greeting from our friends from Sct. Petersburg to all the partnerschools!
Videos about city culture
In May 2021, students from all schools in the network made small videos about their cities, which they shared with students from the other schools. In the videos the students give introductions to their cities and the cultural aspects they associate with their cities and countries.
You can watch all the videos here:
In May 2021, students from all schools in the network made small videos about their cities, which they shared with students from the other schools. In the videos the students give introductions to their cities and the cultural aspects they associate with their cities and countries.
You can watch all the videos here:
Virtual sit-ins
In this project we want to acknowledge both the difficulties of teaching with global perspectives and in a virtual setting, but also the many skilled teachers in our network who have great and inspiring thoughts on content and form of teaching. This project creates an opportunity for teachers to share their ideas, classroom management, methods and teaching tools by inviting other teachers from the network to visit their online teaching.
If you want to invite your global colleagues to your virtual classroom or if you want to be a fly on the wall and be inspired by others by sitting in please see this link for registration.
In this project we want to acknowledge both the difficulties of teaching with global perspectives and in a virtual setting, but also the many skilled teachers in our network who have great and inspiring thoughts on content and form of teaching. This project creates an opportunity for teachers to share their ideas, classroom management, methods and teaching tools by inviting other teachers from the network to visit their online teaching.
If you want to invite your global colleagues to your virtual classroom or if you want to be a fly on the wall and be inspired by others by sitting in please see this link for registration.
Breaking Bread
Breaking Bread is a bold experiment in global education born of the need for connection during an epoch of isolation. It is committed to promoting deep, intercultural dialogue that inspires consequential and ethical action-taking. Paying homage to the powerful experience of being welcomed into the home of a new friend during a traditional homestay, Breaking Bread is a virtual exchange of 250 students from 15 schools and organizations in 12 countries. Under the guidance of faculty facilitators at each institution, global cohorts of students collaborate on asynchronous activities—creating shared music playlists, filming walking tours of their hometowns, and sharing recipes—and participate in bi-weekly synchronous meet-ups centered around topics that matter, such as justice and human rights, gender equality, and climate action. Beyond the scripted moments, students are encouraged to stay connected on the personal level and participate in student-led interest groups. Some examples are the LGBTQIA+, digital music, environmental action, and cooking clubs.
We launched our first module in November 2020 with 75 students from eight partner institutions. In February 2021, we began module 2 with 250 students and 15 partners. In mid-April, we will launch our final four-week module and invite you to join us with a cohort of up to 30 students. While asynchronous work can be completed at any time within specific target dates, synchronous sessions have traditionally taken place at 10:00 am EST on Saturdays. During this final module, some school-sponsored cohorts may opt to participate in a complementary effort centered around designing and implementing Projects of Consequence, which address global challenges within their local community.
Please email Jonathan Sirois from Tabor Academy at [email protected] if you would like to learn more.
Here is a list of the proud Breaking Bread partners, many of which are UGEN members.
Breaking Bread is a bold experiment in global education born of the need for connection during an epoch of isolation. It is committed to promoting deep, intercultural dialogue that inspires consequential and ethical action-taking. Paying homage to the powerful experience of being welcomed into the home of a new friend during a traditional homestay, Breaking Bread is a virtual exchange of 250 students from 15 schools and organizations in 12 countries. Under the guidance of faculty facilitators at each institution, global cohorts of students collaborate on asynchronous activities—creating shared music playlists, filming walking tours of their hometowns, and sharing recipes—and participate in bi-weekly synchronous meet-ups centered around topics that matter, such as justice and human rights, gender equality, and climate action. Beyond the scripted moments, students are encouraged to stay connected on the personal level and participate in student-led interest groups. Some examples are the LGBTQIA+, digital music, environmental action, and cooking clubs.
We launched our first module in November 2020 with 75 students from eight partner institutions. In February 2021, we began module 2 with 250 students and 15 partners. In mid-April, we will launch our final four-week module and invite you to join us with a cohort of up to 30 students. While asynchronous work can be completed at any time within specific target dates, synchronous sessions have traditionally taken place at 10:00 am EST on Saturdays. During this final module, some school-sponsored cohorts may opt to participate in a complementary effort centered around designing and implementing Projects of Consequence, which address global challenges within their local community.
Please email Jonathan Sirois from Tabor Academy at [email protected] if you would like to learn more.
Here is a list of the proud Breaking Bread partners, many of which are UGEN members.
- University of Toronto Schools (Toronto, Canada)
- Squash Urbano (Cartagena, Colombia)
- Rysensteen Gymnasium (Copenhagen, Denmark)
- Dr. Nermien Ismail Schools (Cairo, Egypt)
- Ellesmere College (Ellesmere, England)
- Saint Denis International School (Loches, France)
- Lycée Bréquigny (Rennes, France)
- King’s Academy (Madaba, Jordan)
- Transylvania College (Cluj, Romania)
- School Nº 168 (St. Petersburg, Russia)
- Colegio Estudio (Madrid, Spain)
- Çevre College (Istanbul, Turkey)
- Tabor Academy (Marion, Massachusetts, USA)
- Nex+Gen Academy (Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA)
- Project Rousseau (New York, NY, USA)
