The Global Education Club

Staff committed the first year to educating staff and parents about Global Education before educating students, as part of our official school goals. A team of 5 teachers brainstormed and set up priorities for the school to accomplish. 

• Had an international potluck for Meet The Teacher night in September

• On World Food Day (Oct. 16) we did a simulation exercise on global distribution of food ("The Cookie Game")  at staff meeting

• Set up classroom pen pals with schools in developing countries through the School Twinning Project 

• Distributed Under The Same Sun magazines (free from federal government, on development issues) to each student in the school

• Set up bulletin board on Global Education for parent teacher interviews

• Student Council held a fundraiser for Kenyan Foster Child

• Distributed materials on development issues to teachers

• Held school-wide food drive for the Food Bank

• Set up Global Resources in the school library

• Created bulletin boards on the Rights of the Child 

• Hosted a volunteer teacher from Fiji

• Lynn Newman, Grade 1 teacher, did her annual international project. Her students each researched a country, and made a display and food to share with the school.  

• Staff donated to a Christmas hamper for Santa's Anonymous