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Global Expedition Instructors and our Global Partners work together to create a learning experience that teaches a contemporary global studies curriculum and helps students refine and discover important 21st century skills. Our curriculum is focused on three essential questions:
PRE-TRIP
After gaining acceptance into the Global Expeditions program, students meet once a month in order to gain foundational knowledge concerning travel, development, and culture. During these classes students will, among many other things, learn about developmental theory, become aware of cultural barriers, and speak with some of their Global Partners. This extensive pre-trip orientation is an essential first step for turning the young learners into global leaders. Check out the 2018 lessons below.
Lesson 1: Parent-Student Orientation
Lesson 2: In Search of "Wisdom"
Lesson 3: How to Approach Service Trips
Lesson 4: Culturally Speaking
Lesson 5: Introduction to Global Partners
Lesson 6: Wisdom Personified
Lesson 7: Packing and "Unpacking"
Lesson 8: Final Preparations
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DURING TRIP
Our Global Expeditions trips combine an authentic learning environment, experiential learning, and a in-depth curriculum packet to achieve the following objectives:
- What are the most pressing issues facing the world today?
- Who is helping solve these problems and what are they doing?
- Can I do something to help?
PRE-TRIP
After gaining acceptance into the Global Expeditions program, students meet once a month in order to gain foundational knowledge concerning travel, development, and culture. During these classes students will, among many other things, learn about developmental theory, become aware of cultural barriers, and speak with some of their Global Partners. This extensive pre-trip orientation is an essential first step for turning the young learners into global leaders. Check out the 2018 lessons below.
Lesson 1: Parent-Student Orientation
Lesson 2: In Search of "Wisdom"
Lesson 3: How to Approach Service Trips
Lesson 4: Culturally Speaking
Lesson 5: Introduction to Global Partners
Lesson 6: Wisdom Personified
Lesson 7: Packing and "Unpacking"
Lesson 8: Final Preparations
Global Expeditions Blog
DURING TRIP
Our Global Expeditions trips combine an authentic learning environment, experiential learning, and a in-depth curriculum packet to achieve the following objectives:
- Students will become global citizens – interested in its events and concerned with its problems.
- Students will recognize the unique role that culture (including their own) plays in life and in development.
- Students will recognize the unique resources available to them as U.S. citizens.
- Students will recognize the importance of forming global partnerships in order to address global issues.
- Students will begin to use their knowledge, influence, and partnerships to make positive changes in the world.
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POST-TRIP
At the end of each Global Expeditions trip, students are tasked with developing a service-learning project that will achieve two objectives: 1) help their American peers learn about global issues, and 2) help their Ghanaian partners reach their developmental goals. Here is an example of a previous Global Expeditions service-learning project:
After learning about water conservation issues from GE students, an APES class begins to study this phenomenon and its impact. They teach the Beta Club and Apparel Classes about what they learned. The Apparel class creates Ghanaian handbags and then a business model to sell them for profit. The Beta Club helps sell the handbags, collect the money, and send the money to a community in Ghana to build a well. Global Expeditions students are responsible for maintaining contact between the invested parties (club, classes, global partners) and submitting progress updates to the Operation Wisdom web site and school newspaper.
The implementation, organization, and completion of this service-learning project by Global Expedition participants signifies their growth from a student learner to a community leader, and signifies their completion of the GE learning objectives.
At the end of each Global Expeditions trip, students are tasked with developing a service-learning project that will achieve two objectives: 1) help their American peers learn about global issues, and 2) help their Ghanaian partners reach their developmental goals. Here is an example of a previous Global Expeditions service-learning project:
After learning about water conservation issues from GE students, an APES class begins to study this phenomenon and its impact. They teach the Beta Club and Apparel Classes about what they learned. The Apparel class creates Ghanaian handbags and then a business model to sell them for profit. The Beta Club helps sell the handbags, collect the money, and send the money to a community in Ghana to build a well. Global Expeditions students are responsible for maintaining contact between the invested parties (club, classes, global partners) and submitting progress updates to the Operation Wisdom web site and school newspaper.
The implementation, organization, and completion of this service-learning project by Global Expedition participants signifies their growth from a student learner to a community leader, and signifies their completion of the GE learning objectives.
