This week's postings: 1. Youth are Involved in Service Across International Borders for Global Youth Service Day 2. Youth Institute for Leadership and Global Awareness 3. Boston Museum of Science's "Engineering is Elementary" Storybooks 4. The International Institute on Peace Education 2005 Ellen Frierson Global TeachNet Intern National Peace Corps Association mailto:gtnintern@rpcv.org http://www.globalteachnet.org ------------------------------------------- 1. Youth are Involved in Service Across International Borders for Global Youth Service Day >From Youth Service America's National Service Briefing: Global Youth Service Day (April 15-17, 2005) has grown from 27 participating countries when it was launched in 2000 to more than 125 countries that participated in 2004. A growing number of countries, such as Russia, Taiwan, and Mexico not only continue to participate in Global Youth Service Day activities every year, but also increase the number of participating youth exponentially. Last year, Russia engaged more than 340,000 youth throughout the country, up from 136,000 the previous year. In Central African Republic, the First Lady and the Vice-President's wife chaired the launch, which included 40,000 participants. In Afghanistan, 3 schools built a library, held leadership camps, volunteer forums, and a drawing contest about children's hopes for the future. There are various levels of participation for organizations, businesses, volunteers, and youths who wish to become involved in Global Youth Service Day. Global Youth Service Day (GYSD) is an annual event organized by Youth Service America and the Global Youth Action Network, together with a consortium of 32 International Organizations and well over 100 National Coordinating Committees. For more information, please go to: http://www.GYSD.net. ------------------------------------------- 2. Youth Institute for Leadership and Global Awareness Posted by request: Do you work with youth 15-19 years old with a background or interest in international affairs, multi-cultural activities, and peace or relief work? If you do, then you can nominate your students to the Youth Institute for Leadership and Global Awareness. Students here will explore the factors contributing to genocide and the current state of events in Rwanda and Sudan. Students will: 1. Learn from peacemakers nominated for the 2005 Nobel Peace Prize and recognized by the United States Institute for Peace for their work around the world, including Colman McCarthy - former Washington Post Columnist and leading Peace Activist 2. Interact with leading peace activists and international lawyers as your resident academic support staff. 3. Visit embassies, the U.S. Capitol and non-governmental organizations working on humanitarian relief This is an opportunity to live on-campus at American University in Washington, D.C. with others from around the world! Sessions are held from July 6 -August 8, students can enroll for one or two weeks. To enroll, simply have your school or nonprofit organization in which you are involved contact us for nomination information Enrollment is limited to 80 students per term. Educators are also invited to attend Educator Training Workshops at the Institute to bring the curriculum back to their classrooms. Educators will participate in the Institute activities and lectures and receive special training from several teaching experts within the field. Participants are accepted on a rolling admissions basis. A 10% discount on tuitions paid in full ends April 1. Early Admissions Applications are due April 1 and the final applications are due May 1. Visit us at http://www.urbansynergy.org/Institute. Please contact us at (202) 487-8713 or email us at mailto:yilga@urbansynergy.org! "Collaborative educational initiatives to achieve our children's goals" ------------------------------------------- 3. Boston Museum of Science's "Engineering is Elementary" Storybooks Posted by request: In 2004, the Museum of Science in Boston (www.mos.org) launched the National Center for Technology Literacy (NCTL) initiative to help integrate engineering into schools and foster life-long learning about technology and engineering. As part of the NCTL effort and recognizing the challenges that many schools face today to meet Massachusetts and national technology and engineering standards, the Museum has recently developed a vibrant series of children's illustrated storybooks for elementary school children as part of the Engineering is Elementary (EiE) curriculum project. The EiE storybooks and curriculum materials are being used throughout Massachusetts by more than 50 teachers and 1,250 students. Each EiE story is narrated by a child character from a different country or racial/ethnic background. The lead character explores one field of engineering by interacting with an adult relative or neighbor who is an engineer. Young readers learn about the engineering problems that their engineer mentor works on, are introduced to the engineering design process, and then create their own solution to an engineering design challenge. A "Try It!" section at the end of each book invites them to engineer their own solutions to the same design challenge. In addition, each of the engineering units includes lessons plans with detailed instructions for teachers, duplication masters (ready-to-photocopy activities, handouts, and assessments for students), and background information and additional reference resources for teachers. For more information about EiE, visit http://www.mos.org/doc/1200. ------------------------------------------- 4. The International Institute on Peace Education 2005 >From the Human Rights Education Listserv: The IIPE 2005 application deadline has been extended until April 1, 2005! EXPLORING THE THEME OF: E=3DMC2 Education3D Movement for Constructive Change "educating for peace through the arts" Rhodes, Greece - July 24 - 30, 2005 Hosted by Femme-Art-Méditerranée (fam network) at the University of the Aegean in association with the Peace Education Center, Teachers College, Columbia university The 2005 International Institute on Peace Education (IIPE) will be hosted by the FAM Network (Femme-Art-Méditerranée, Women Artists of the Mediterranean) and the University of the Aegean, in Rhodes, Greece, and organized in association with the Peace Education Center of Teachers College, Columbia University. IIPE, founded in 1982 by the Peace Education Program of Teachers College, has been held annually in different parts of the world. It is a multicultural and cooperative learning opportunity in which participants learn from each other about substantive peace issues and interactive teaching approaches. The Institute is also an opportunity for networking and community building among those who educate and work for a culture of peace in the Mediterranean region and internationally. The program will consist of plenaries, workshops, reflection groups, and visits to community projects. For more information on the IIPE please visit us on the web at http://www.tc.edu/PeaceEd/iipe Peace Education Center Teachers College #171, Columbia University 525 West 120th Street, New York, NY 10027 (212) 678-8116 mailto:peace-ed@tc.edu _______________________________________________ Please note: The materials and information included in this listserv are provided as a service to you and do not necessarily reflect endorsement by Global TeachNet or the National Peace Corps Association. We encourage subscribers to pass the information along to colleagues and other interested parties. Please credit this listserv as the source and include subscription information. If you would like to submit an item to be included in an upcoming posting, please send it to mailto:gtnlist@rpcv.org. 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