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Traveling Classroom: Global Village Project. Overarching Goal. Participants will leave with empathy and a deeper understanding for the difficulties surrounding hunger and poverty and how we can change lives….both locally and abroad. 6 th Grade Global Education.
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Overarching Goal Participants will leave with empathy and a deeper understanding for the difficulties surrounding hunger and poverty and how we can change lives….both locally and abroad
6th Grade Global Education All 6th grade students will participate in: • Full class novel study “A Long Walk to Water” by Linda Sue Park • General research project on children’s rights around the world.
Global Villagers (selected participants) In order to prepare in the traveling classroom experience global villagers will participate in: • Small group mini-meetings • Deeper research/discussion on economics, housing, culture and Heifer International • Dialogue on cultural norms and values • Ambassador work of experience
The Global GatewayMay 20 & 21 Participants will be immersed in: • Daily struggles of people in poverty • Limited resources for cooking and eating • Activities in global education & instruction of your “cultural life” on this trip • Primitive Housing
Primitive Housing • Zambian Hut • Thai Stilt House • Peruvian Mud Hut • Urban Slums (2) • Appalachian House • Refugee Camps • Mongolian Yurt (potentially)
A Night in the Global Village • Howell Global Village
Application Process Students will need to: • Complete the application with program fee • General Information • Reflective short answer • Middle School Essay on global citizenship and ambassador responsibilities • Submit your application to your SS teacher by February 4th! • Selected participants notified on February 15th.
Overarching Goal Participants will leave with empathy and a deeper understanding for the difficulties surrounding hunger and poverty and how we can change lives….both locally and abroad
Parent Meeting If you are interested, write down this date! Mandatory Parent Meeting January 16, 2013 7:15pm Media Center
Curriculum Connections BPS Key Concept Map • Human Environment Interaction • Distribution of Resources • Globalization • Southwest and Central Asia • Human Adaptations
WHY??? • Students are introduced to the realities of global inequalities, hunger, and scarcity. • This simulation provokes life-altering and hopefully - sustainable change in one’s thinking and the expectations students set for themselves as global citizens. • These are not lectures; they are simulation experiences that highlights characteristics of a global perspective such as social justice and the importance of sustainable development.
What is the Global Village??? The Global Village project is a partnership between Heifer International, an organization whose mission is to end hunger and poverty and care for the earth, and Howell Conference and Nature Center. The Heifer Global Village Challenge program will give our students an unforgettable walk in the shoes of another person’s reality. In this powerful simulation, our students will take a “journey” to villages far removed from their everyday life. They will experience the daily struggles people in poverty face daily. Students are given very little to eat, and they must build a fire to cook their meal. At night, students will sleep in simple housing, such as an African mud hut.
Fast Facts: Who: Up to 50 students from Derby and Berkshire When: May 20th (depart at 9:00 A.M.) and May 21st (return by 2:30 P.M.) Where: Howell Conference and Nature Center Cost: $75.00 per student How: Application Process
