Global Citizen Program

Did you know that if the world were represented by a village of 100 people that:

• 15 would speak Chinese, Mandarin
• 7 English
• 6 Hindi
• 6 Spanish
• 5 Russian
• 4 Arabic
• 3 Bengali
• 3 Portuguese

The other people would speak Indonesian, Japanese, German, French, or some other language.

Becoming aware of our role as citizens of the world is directly tied to developing respect for cultures from around the globe. As we begin the New Year, middle school students will kickoff a number of activities to encourage global awareness. January opened with the Geography Bee assembly on Friday, January 8, 2010. Immediately following the assembly 6th, 7th, and 8th graders were led by Geography Club students in an entertaining and educational activity based upon the 100 People project alluded to above – to foster understanding about our responsibility in the world.

Throughout January, students will begin to articulate past and present learning experiences to kickoff our passport to Global Citizenship portfolio. During mid-January, students will participate in friendly competition to help feed the world. We will be using a site called Free Rice, a corporate-sponsored website that promotes and rewards learning by donating grain to developing countries as students participate in educational and cultural-related games. Subjects range from math to geography, grammar, vocabulary and beyond. Activities such as Free Rice and the Global Citizenship program will continue throughout the middle school years. Check out the site for yourself. Anyone can play the games and help feed the world by participating.