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Global Education is Not a Fad

Global education is not just a study abroad program or after-school courses for talented students or a Model UN club or a language class. It is a curriculum that incorporates global themes into the fabric of daily teaching and learning, in every subject and at every grade level, pre-K through 12.

Trends in education, or education fads, come and go with each school year: block schedules, the small schools movement, character education, et cetera. Some trends are hot for a few years and then fizzle; others become an authentic and essential component of everyday teaching and learning.

What’s in a Language?

Despite its varying definitions and conceptualizations, most academics, students and educators agree that one of the core components of international education is second language learning.

Despite its varying definitions and conceptualizations, most academics, students and educators agree that one of the core components of international education is second language learning.  Today’s students do not want for opportunities and motivation, as most universities and even some secondary schools move beyond the seemingly standard French-and-Spanish offerings to include Chinese, Russian, Arabic, and other critical languages.  University students are faced with an overwhelming number of overseas language programs, offered in a dizzying array of lengths, locations,

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