Global Concerns Classroom has been a tremendous addition to our school. GCC provides students the opportunity to discuss and learn about international issues while encouraging student participation and action.
-Rob McCoid, Teacher, Union Catholic High School, New Jersey
Your visits over the past two years have been invaluable to give our students a first-hand perspective on the challenges faced by communities around the world.
-Leah Cataldo, Teacher, Buckingham, Brown and Nichols School, Massachusetts
It’s important that young people begin to think globally. GCC enables young teens to feel confident that they can make a difference—be it small, yet mighty!
-Denise Weir, Teacher, Ilinois
Concern helps introduce my students to the lived experiences of the poor in our world. This encounter with extreme poverty can be overwhelming, and I appreciate how the speakers' stories move the students from paralysis to analysis.
-Sabra McKenzie-Hamilton, Teacher, Marymount, New York
Trevor Day School has been working with an educational officer from Concern for the past few years … it has been an invaluable resource to our entire community from supporting the development of our Social Justice curriculum and Global Concerns Club … to providing speakers on various global concern topics for school assemblies.
-Amy Vogltanz, Teacher,
Trevor Day School, New York
Trevor Day School, New York
The exciting programs and speakers that Concern Worldwide bring into our school help the students to view the world through a lens of interdependence, sustainability, and global citizenship. We look forward to another successful year of collaboration.
–Antonio Lee, Teacher, The Dalton School, New York
WHAT MAKES OUR GLOBAL EDUCATION PROGRAM UNIQUE?
GOOD Maker and Microsoft’s Give for Youth Challenge:
Thank you for your interest in GCC! We have this great opportunity to fundraise for some of our projects through GOOD Maker and Microsoft’s Give for Youth Challenge. Please help us continue to empower youth and inspire the next generation of change-makers by making a small donation on our project page. Thank you for your support!
IN-PERSON CLASSROOM SUPPORT:
At absolutely no cost to your school, our experienced education officer will travel to provide hands-on support in the classroom for direct program delivery and practical curriculum support. For those outside the NY area, we offer video conferencing presentations and online support for your curricula needs.
FREE RESOURCES:
We provide quality resources adaptable for the classroom including global issues guides, student-narrated videos, posters, and custom-designed toolkits. We facilitate educators with customized training through professional development courses and global education workshops and can provide for your specific needs with further resources when you contact us.
GUEST SPEAKERS:
We provide engaging guest speakers from Concern staff members either in person or direct from their overseas posts’ through video conferencing.
GCC IN ACTION:
Our Annual Student Workshop brings together students across the NYC area in a simulated United Nations “summit” where, collectively, they confront global topics such as the Millennium Development Goals, Emergency Response, Hunger or Water. We can offer these themed workshops at your school as well! Our highly successful after-school clubs challenge students—through research and analysis, consensus building and debate—to take action and report their progress in the GCC community blog.
