New from Globalize DC:
GLOBAL ALERT FOR DC EDUCATORS/STUDENTS
November 20, 2019
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Greetings! Please check out our new listing of incredible fully-funded global education and study abroad opportunities open to DC students, teachers, and schools. There are some with deadlines as soon as this Friday, so don't delay! As always, we encourage you to pass this information along to any students or educators who might have an interest or could benefit.
Anyone can sign up for this free Global Alert, so please share within your networks! Opportunities are also now listed on our website at www.globalizedc.org.
Sally Schwartz, Executive Director
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2019 Beijing Day Cultural Festival-NEW!!
Friday, Nov 22, 2019, 11 am-4 pm
Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, 1300 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
The DC and Beijing Municipal Governments are celebrating the 35th Anniversary of the DC-Beijing Sister-City Relationship. Immerse yourself in Chinese culture by experiencing traditional games, Chinese musicians, crafts, face painting, and a variety of activities reflecting China's cultural heritage. This is a great event for families and students of all ages. The Cultural Festival is a free, open-house style event and is open to the public.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR SCHOOLS
Teachers of Critical Languages Program
Program Dates: 2020-21 School Year
Application Deadline: January 27, 2020
The Teachers of Critical Languages Program (TCLP), funded by the US State Department and administered by American Councils, places fully funded EFL teachers from China, Egypt, and Morocco in US K-12 host schools for an academic year. The exchange teachers teach either Mandarin Chinese or Modern Standard Arabic, and will also serve as a cultural resource in the host school and community. TCLP funds teachers' salaries, healthcare, R/T airfare, training, professional development, and ongoing program support. Host schools provide mentorship and community support for TCLP teachers. The program also offers additional partially funded options. TCLP is a GREAT way to start or grow an Arabic or Mandarin language program at your school.
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NaTakallam
You can bring refugee voices directly into your classroom with virtual programs from NaTakallam. NaTakallam creates opportunities for students around the world to interact with forcibly displaced persons and refugees, providing them with economic opportunity, purpose, and re-gained dignity. There are two program tracks available: language learning in Arabic, Spanish or French for world language classes, and global issues for social studies, history, or ELA classes. Both tracks offer students the opportunity to connect and learn from Syrians, Iraqis, and Venezuelans, Hondurans, and others who fled their countries due to conflict. Thanks to special funding, NaTakallam is able to meet 100% of financial need for its Middle East sessions.
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US Embassy Pakistan-Funded Virtual Exchange Program - DC-Area High School Teachers Needed-NEW!!
Application Deadline: Dec 4, 2019
Global Ties U.S., a DC-based non-profit, was recently awarded funding by the US Embassy in Pakistan to develop and implement a virtual exchange that brings together Pakistani and American high school students. The aim of this program is to help participating students develop relationships and increase knowledge about each other's cultures. The program consists of a three-month Project-Based Learning curriculum through which teams of Pakistani and American students create interventions designed to transform cross-cultural conflicts in their communities. The students create short videos and presentations, which will be evaluated by a panel of conflict resolution experts. The leading Pakistani team will then travel to the US for a two-week face-to-face exchange, ideally meeting their American counterparts. Global Ties is seeking 3-4 high school social studies/world culture teachers in the DC-area with groups of at least eight students who would be interested in participating in this very special virtual exchange.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR STUDENTS
Kennedy-Lugar Youth Exchange and Study (YES) Abroad Program
Program Dates: 2020-21 School Year
Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2019
The Kennedy-Lugar YES Abroad Program, sponsored by the US State Department, offers American high school students and recent graduates full merit-based scholarships to live and study for one academic year in countries of strategic importance. For SY2020-21, students may live in one of the following countries: Bosnia & Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Ghana, India, Indonesia, Jordan, Malaysia, Morocco, North Macedonia, the Philippines, Senegal, Thailand, and Turkey. The program includes home stay and high school experiences that are intended to increase mutual understanding between American youth and young people abroad, and to deepen appreciation for religious diversity. Participants also gain valuable immersion in a less commonly taught language. Applicants must be US citizens, 15-18 years of age, and high school students at the time of application.
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Operation Understanding DC
Program Dates: January-December 2020
Application Deadline: November 22, 2019
Operation Understanding DC (OUDC)'s mission is to build a generation of African American and Jewish community leaders who promote respect, understanding, and cooperation while working to eradicate racism, anti-Semitism and all forms of discrimination. Each fall OUDC selects African American and Jewish juniors from DC area schools for their Social Justice Fellowship to take part in this one-year (Jan-Dec) leadership program. Students learn about their respective histories and cultures, take part in a 3-week summer travel program to sites of historic interest to African Americans and Jews, and return the following fall for leadership training and to lead diversity workshops. This is a great program for students with leadership potential and an interest in social justice and cross-cultural understanding. The program is FREE.
Go to www.oudc.org for more information and to complete the online application. More questions? Contact Nikki Perkins at nperkins@oudc.org or 202-234-6832.
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Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP)-NEW!!
Program Dates: Summer 2020
Application Deadline: January 30, 2020
This is an amazing opportunity. The Iraqi Young Leaders Exchange Program (IYLEP) is a four-week, fully funded, US-based cultural exchange program. It is for both Iraqi and US high school students who demonstrate leadership potential and civic engagement in their communities, and is designed to develop leadership and peacebuilding skills, foster relationships between youth from different backgrounds, and promote US-Iraq mutual understanding, During the program, 10 US students will join their Iraqi peers to engage in experiential activities and workshops in three program sites - in Vermont, a host city in the US, and Washington, DC. IYLEP is funded by the US State Department and administered by World Learning. Applicants must be US citizens, 15-17 years old on July 1, 2020, and have completed at last one year of high school, with a graduation year of 2021 or later.
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The Bronfman Fellowship
Program Dates: June 28 - August 5, 2020 plus follow-up in SY2020-21
Application Deadline: December 1, 2019
Each year twenty-six (26) outstanding North American teenagers are selected as Bronfman Fellows. The highlight of the Fellowship is a five week, all-expenses-paid Summer Fellowship in Israel. During the summer program, Fellows encounter the land and people of Israel, study major issues of contemporary Jewish life, meet current influential leaders, engage with Israeli peers, and learn about themselves and each other. The Fellowship year continues with monthly virtual experiences, a spring seminar in the eastern US, and ongoing association with the Bronfman Fellows alumni network. Students in the 11th grade (juniors), who self-identify as Jewish, and will be 16 years old or older by June 28, 2020, are eligible to apply.
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Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange Program (CBYX)
Program Dates: 2020-21 School Year
Application Deadline: Dec 3, 2019
The Congress-Bundestag Youth Exchange (CBYX) Program offers American high school students the opportunity to live and study abroad in Germany for a full academic year through joint sponsorship by the US Congress and the German Bundestag. This fully funded program includes cultural immersion through living with a host family and attending a German high school; intensive language course upon arrival in Germany; meetings with German and US government officials.; and cultural excursions. Eligible students must be US citizens, aged 15-18, with a GPA of 3.0 or higher. CIEE administers the selection process and the program for Washington, DC.
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High School Diplomats (HSD US)
Program Dates: July 22-Aug 2, 2020
Application Deadline: Jan 8, 2020
HSD US is a fully funded 10-day summer program at Princeton University that provides 40 American students the opportunity to engage in academic and social pursuits, and forge lifelong friendships with 40 Japanese students of the same age. During the program on the Princeton campus, each American student is paired with a Japanese roommate. Only high school sophomores and juniors are eligible to apply. Those American students who successfully complete HSD US are eligible to apply for a full scholarship to travel to Japan for a month the following summer.
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Congress-Bundestag Vocational Youth Exchange Program (CBYX)
Program Dates: 2020-21 School Year
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2020
This is a fully funded gap year or 13th year abroad for graduating US high school students with a vocational or career education background (the organizers use a very broad definition of vocational/career education). Twenty-five (25) graduating seniors will be selected for this "Young Adult" program. Co-funded by the US Congress and the German Bundestag, and administered by Nacel Open Door, this prestigious program is for mature and motivated high school graduates, 18 or 19 years old by July 1 of the departure year, and US citizens, with a minimum GPA of 3.0. Prior German language study is not required. Participants will engage in two months of intensive German language training, host family placement, training/school attendance, and hands-on experience through an internship with a German company. This is a great opportunity; Germany is known internationally for the excellence of its vocational programs.
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Experiment Leadership Institute - India
Program Dates: June 30-Aug 3, 2020
Application Deadline: Jan 15, 2020
World Learning's Experiment Leadership Institute is a highly competitive, fully funded program for high school students with demonstrated interest in intercultural leadership, global issues, and civic engagement. The Summer 2020 Leadership institute, India: Community Development and Public Health, is open to rising seniors who are 16-18 years of age at the time of the program. The program consists of a 4-day leadership seminar in DC, four weeks in India, concluding with 4 days of project planning sessions in Brattleboro, Vermont at the School for International Training (SIT) campus. A follow-up student project is required. In India, in addition to cultural exposure, the program will focus on leadership development, with in-depth discussions on public health, human rights, and social change. Fifteen (15) full scholarships are available.
For more information and to apply, click here.
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OPPORTUNITIES FOR EDUCATORS
Fund For Teachers
Program Dates: Summer 2020
Application Deadline: Jan 30, 2020
This is a unique opportunity to design your own global professional learning experience! Fund for Teachers enriches the personal and professional growth of teachers by recognizing and supporting them as they identify and pursue opportunities around the globe that will have the greatest impact on their practice, the academic lives of their students, and on their school communities. Full-time PK-12 teachers, with at least 3 years teaching experience, may apply for up to $5,000 individually or a team of teachers may apply for up to $10,000 for a summer learning experience of their own design.
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US Youth Ambassadors Program - MENTOR POSITIONS-NEW!!
Program Dates: Various dates in Summer 2020
Application Deadline: Friday, November 22, 2019
The US Youth Ambassadors Program has extended the deadline for professionals to apply to serve as mentors and educators for its 2020 summer programs. This is a unique opportunity to mentor youth from across the United States as they participate in a 3-week exchange on one of six programs - to Argentina & Chile, Belize, Brazil, Costa Rica, Ecuador and Uruguay. During the exchange, youth participants will learn about leadership, community engagement, and project planning, among other themes, and will be tasked with designing, developing, and implementing their very own community service projects once they return home. As Adult Educators, you will not only serve as a valuable role model for the youth on your program, but will also mentor and guide them as they implement their projects. Mentors must be US citizens.
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Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program-NEW!!
Travel Dates: Summer 2020
Application Deadline: January 14, 2020
The Fulbright-Hays Seminars Abroad Program, funded through the US Department of Education, offers short-term international summer programs for US educators in the social sciences, arts, and humanities to improve their understanding and knowledge of the peoples and cultures of other countries. All programs include lectures and educational activities; visits to local schools and organizations; meetings with educators and students; and visits to cultural sites. Participants draw on their experiences to create new cross-cultural curricula for their schools back in the US. Two summer programs will be offered in 2020 to K-12 educators - to Argentina (for K-8) and to Israel (for 9-12). A third program for Taiwan is available to postsecondary educators. The program is open to teachers, administrators, media and curriculum specialists. It covers airfare, lodging, and program costs; participants pay a $600 cost share. Applicants must be US citizens or permanent residents with at least 3 years of full-time experience in their field.
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If you have questions or wish to pass along other global opportunities to us so that we can share with others, please contact:
Sally Schwartz
Executive Director, Globalize DC
sally@globalizedc.org
202-251-1692
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