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Community

 

This elective recognizes that teachers and students can be agents of change. Therefore training and supporting teachers and students through stimulating courses and special events are necessary steps towards developing a participatory culture of caring, interculturally sensitive people who are effective communicators and know how to move good ideas forward.  Teachers take extensive training and facilitation courses to be able to generate course content that is timely and they use the most up-to-date teaching strategies to engage pupils in active, meaningful learning.  

 

Students experience an inclusive and stimulating classroom culture in which they are actively engaged in the study of communication to be able to become critical consumer of media, conscious of the risks and benefits of using media and using their conscience when producing media themselves. To build an equitable and effective program, all students participate in two National Summit Days a year and teachers participate in Study Days in advance of Summit Day events.  Additionally, all participating schools establish projects and maintain communication with schools abroad.  

 

To advance such ambitious goals,we work with several other branches within the Ministry of Education and beyond. We have already begun to begun to work with the branches of Technology in Education, Youth Leadership and Shared Life in the Ministry of Education and with the American Embassy’s Education and Culture Division to pool resources so that we can offer a five-point major that incorporates 21st Century methods of teaching and learning, promotes tolerance and prejudice reduction, emphasizes the importance of shared citizenship and develops leadership skills in our students.

 

We would like to take this opportunity to thank the United States Department of Education and Culture, which sponsored the services of a Language Consultant throughout the summer to integrate advanced language acquisition into the curriculum and to thank the American Embassy, which sponsored a Study Seminar for the teachers this past summer.

 

We are now planning interschool activities for all students in the elective to build a sense of community and comradery within the country. We look forward to adding to our pool of resources to continue to support and enrich the student experience.

 

If you believe that you or your organization should be part of our growing community as a resource, contact us.

 

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