The DC Center for Global Education and Leadership mobilizes the unique resources of the nation’s capital to help prepare a new generation of DC youth for life and careers in our culturally diverse, globally interconnected 21st century world.
CGEL’s DC China Scholars Program is a challenging and life-transforming Chinese language and culture program for competitively selected DCPS high school students. The program includes a free summer intensive language program in Beijing, China, offered through CGEL’s partner, Americans Promoting Study Abroad, with funding from the US State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth program. Student applications for summer 2010 are now available.
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Use this time to learn about all the tremendous work of the Peace Corps and the National Peace Corps Association in supporting K-12 global education in American classrooms.
Six DCPS schools will engage in a two-year international arts integration program to learn about the Anacostia and Thames Rivers.
The DC Center for Global Education and Leadership announces the launch its new website.
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The devastating earthquake that struck our neighbor, Haiti, on January 12 demands an educational as well as a humanitarian response. CGEL encourages all educators to find ways to discuss this ongoing situation with their students. Check back for information on CGEL's "Haiti Matters" project.
Program Date: March 20, 2010, 9:00 am - 1:00 pm
This free hands-on workshop will teach K-12 educators about the origins, traditions, and art of egg dying.
Program Date: March 19, 2010, 8:30 am – 2:00 pm
This day-long forum at the World Bank will provide high school students and their teachers with an in-depth examination of China at the beginning of the 21st century.
Deadline: March 21, 2010
This writing contest for ages 12 and up addresses the UN Millennium Development Goals in an imaginative way.
Priority Application Deadline: March 15, 2010
This highly selective, year-long program gives high school graduates an international experience in rural Asia, Latin America, or Africa prior to starting college.
