end poverty in westchester
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GNG
Global Citizens in Action
Happy Palace School SMS
Rawalpindi, Pakistan & Scarsdale, New York
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Goal: Fostering dialogue, understanding, and peaceful co-existence amongst the world’s youth
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Classroom curriculum
Interactive videoconferences
Secure online platform
Global Citizens in Action
Project
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Interactive Video-Conferences: IVCs
IVC #1 Many Stories, One World - Getting to know each other
IVC #2 Media and Society - Understanding Bias & Perspective
IVC #3 Creating Solutions - Local Problem and Action Plan
IVC #4 Current Events - Local, National and Global Events
IVC # 5 Global Citizenship- Sharing Projects
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IVC: 6:45 am Scarsdale….3:45 pm RawalpindiCrossing time zones and cultures
(75 minutes…..Conversations are translated into English and Farsi)
Describe one event that has happened in your community since the our last video conference?
IVC #2 (Scarsdale) IVC #2 (Happy Palace)
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Community Lens: What’s it like where you live?
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Global Timelines: Important personal & global milestones
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Conflict Trees: Understanding the causes and effects of our community issues
Happy Palace: Increased Solid Waste Scarsdale: Poverty in Westchester
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Private online platform - GNG Connect
Introductions
Sharing work
Discussions
Reflections
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US Global Citizenship Project: Local Poverty
Goal One: How can we take Direct Action to help people struggling with poverty and hunger in our community?
Volunteering at the Food Bank for Westchester Cooking for the Caritas Soup Kitchen in Port Chester
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US Global Citizenship Project: Local Poverty
Goal 2: How can we advocate for lasting change?
Letter Writing Campaign to raise minimum wage
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Pakistan Global Citizenship Project: Recycling
Happy Palace’s Project Outline Yasir’s photo of their art exhibit
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How has the GNG exchange impacted you?
“Since we have started GNG, I have learned that we aren’t so different from the kids in Pakistan. The only thing that separates us is a few thousand miles.”
- Noah Jaffe
“I learned that technology has truly enhanced the way we communicate with other people and how we can all learn together.”
-Simran Ruta
“It’s great to actually see what students are like in Pakistan and breakdown stereotypes” -Olivia Surin
“I learned about another culture firsthand” -Eliza Ellman
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Additional Files
Youtube Video of presentation to faculty on 4/15/16
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDJWCSb5ig8
Script for presentation
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1lu8EaO5FXWCTwbWhz9GjsHqXsikESZIA0aTxaX77nFw/edit?usp=sharing
Sample Letter
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JBsHGXEtDeYwAXH2kjh5H7aDdGeDt4oGsS3mmVw_e30/edit?usp=sharing