Source: ASCD.org
At its core, global learning is about enabling educational experiences that allow students to appreciate diverse viewpoints, understand the connections they have to the wider world, respectively and efficiently communicate and collaborate across cultures and countries, and use disciplinary and interdisciplinary knowledge to investigate and act on issues that matter to them and the wider world.
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Global learning should not be an “extra” or “nice-to-have” course that only a handful of students can take, nor should it be demoted to a fun project the last few weeks of school. Why? Global issues and outlooks can easily be combined as a lens for teaching any and all content areas.
Furthermore, global learning can lead to the following holistic student outcomes that lead to academic success and overall well-being.
• Student Engagement.Research shows that when students learn content through reliable tasks and real-world experiences, they are more likely to engage. • Social-Emotional Learning.
Learning from and with the world doesn’t only benefit students’ academic development, but contributes to their social-emotional development as well. • Student Empowerment.
Global learning enables students with agency to take purposeful action to improve their own lives and to positively influence the world around them.
If you are looking for a truly international school that bestows upon its students global learning and global values, then look no further than Unicosmos.
