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Global Citizen Year

Grounding Liberal Arts Education in Real-World Experience

David Van Zandt | Posted 04.01.2013 | College
Read More: International Study, The New School, Higher Education, Gap Year, Global Citizen Year, Liberal Arts Education, Liberal Arts, College Bridge Year, College News
David Van Zandt

Parents and students expect real results from the four-year undergraduate curriculum. This is not unreasonable. Scholarly studies have shown that programs like Global Citizen Year do deliver real educational outcomes.

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An Ecuadorian Election

Emily Soule | Posted 02.04.2013 | Teen
Read More: Voting Abroad, Barack Obama 2012, 2012 Election, Ecuador, Global Citizen Year, Voting, Chimborazo, Teen News
Emily Soule

What I have learned from living abroad is that the meaning of the word "election" is not universal.

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A Perspective on President Obama From The Developing World

Sam Garcia | Posted 02.03.2013 | Teen
Read More: Global-Citizen-Year, Obama Ecuador, Developing Countries, Election 2012, Ecuador, Obama 2012, Teen News
Sam Garcia

People everywhere live in very challenging situations, and President Obama is able to reach beyond international boarders and deliver optimism to those who seek it.

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A Pot Luck Meal Of Ideas

John Merrow | Posted 07.16.2012 | Home
Read More: New Tech Network, Public Education, Aep, Education, Pbs, Pbs Newshour, John Merrow, Education Reform, Global Citizen Year, Video, Home News
John Merrow

Remember pot-luck suppers, when everyone brought a dish or two? What follows is the the equivalent -- although substituting ideas for food. Because t...

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Stairs to Nowhere

Emily Hanna | Posted 06.02.2012 | Teen
Read More: Global-Citizen-Year, Senegal, Building Schools, Higher-Education-in-Developing-Countries, Teen News
Emily Hanna

Half-completion and premature abandonment are patterns I see repeated over and over in Senegal. The landscape supports partial walls that don't enclose a thing and cinderblock shells of imagined houses.

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Roots

Alexis Adams | Posted 04.17.2012 | Home
Read More: Senegal, Global-Citizen-Year, Goree Island, History Slavery, African Slave Trade, Slavery, Home News
Alexis Adams

I visited a slave castle on Senegal's Goree Island, which was one of the most powerful slave trade ports in the world from the 16th to the 19th century. It's a constant reminder of this country's tragic past.

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My New Skills

Charlotte Benishek | Posted 02.06.2012 | Home
Read More: Global-Citizen-Year, Senegal, Study Abroad, Home News
Charlotte Benishek

Before I left for Senegal, I expected to learn most through my apprenticeship. However, I have gained numerous skills and insights from participating in everyday life in a rural village in Senegal.

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Why Getting Americans out of the Country Will Help Save the Earth

David Kroodsma | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Non-Profits, Bicycling, Climate Change, Travel, Latin America, Gap-Year, Service, Global Citizen Year, Africa, Global Citizenship, Green News
David Kroodsma

Traveling and living in abroad is the best way to understand another culture, learn a new language, and grapple with the consequences of global poverty.

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