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2009 Global Education Summit (GES)
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
8:00 AM - 4:00 PM McCormick Place Convention Center West
Chicago, IL
Click here to read an article about the panel discussion led by Merry Merryfield during the afternoon workshop at the 2009 Global Education Summit.
Join leaders of independent education from around the world at the fourth NAIS Global Education Summit (GES) for practical information on implementing global programs and an inspiring example of global citizenship. Participants will attend four of six breakout sessions on specific aspects of global education, then hear from Luma Mufleh, who works with refugee children and families in the Atlanta area. After lunch, the GES concludes with participation in one of the NAIS Annual Conference three-hour workshops. These will include a featured workshop on Global Curriculum, and one on Middle East Studies. You'll take home practical ideas for developing global citizens in your school. Click here for a full description of the GES from the onsite program.
Luma Mufleh
Keynote Speaker
Luma Mufleh is from Jordan and is the inspirational coach of an Atlanta-area soccer team called the Fugees -- short for refugees. The players on this team come from 18 war-torn countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Congo, Somalia, and Sudan. Most of them have endured unimaginable hardship: One young boy was forced by soldiers to shoot his own best friend, another watched his father shot to death, and all have been robbed of their childhood. Mufleh quickly realized that the needs of this particular team were going to be unique: The players were dealing with post-traumatic stress issues, language barriers, cultural disconnects, and devastating poverty as their economic reality. By making a commitment to these young children, Mufleh made a commitment to their families as well. The team provides strict discipline (all players must sign a code of conduct contract), tutoring for the players, and a sense of community for them and their families. Weaving together a community based on shared experiences, both on and off the field, Mufleh helps the players develop support networks for themselves and their entire families. With an emphasis on what can be done to change the life of one child, one family at a time, Mufleh's work is the kind of "Social Entrepreneurship" that radically transforms any community, and provides a moving example of true global citizenship.
To read an article about Luma Mufleh, visit: http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1140917/14/index.htm.
Merry Merryfield
Featured Workshop Chair
Merry Merryfield teaches social studies and global education at Ohio State University. She researches how students are learning about the world and developing perspective consciousness and intercultural competence and she teaches courses in global education, cross-cultural experiential learning, and African Studies. She will chair a panel of teachers from independent and public schools that have developed comprehensive global education curricula.
Registration Fees:
NAIS or ISACS member: $395
Nonmember: $475
REGISTRATION IS NOW OPEN! Pre-registration is required! This price includes a boxed lunch and your choice of one Wednesday Three-Hour Annual Conference workshop. Register for the 2009 NAIS Annual Conference. You may register online or download a copy of the registraton form to fax in until 4 PM EST, Wednesday, February 18, 2009. After that time, we still encourage you to attend and register onsite in Chicago. Onsite registration begins Wednesday, February 25, at 7:00 am. If you have questions or any difficulty registering, please call (866) 229-3691 or (301) 694-5243. We hope to see you in Chicago! Cancellation, Refunds, Transfer of Tickets:
Please send conference registration cancellations in writing to Experient Registration by Friday, February 2, 2009, to recieve a refund minus a $75 processing fee. No refunds will be given after February 2, 2009. No refunds for tickets to special events are made onsite; NAIS cannot resell tickets for you.
Schedule 8:00 AM Welcome and Overview 8:50 AM Break-out Session 1
9:30 AM Break-out Session 2
The following three sessions will be offered in both time slots, with a 10-minute break in between. An Outcomes-driven Approach to Global Education, Vicki Weeks, Lakeside School (WA) Integrating Summer Programs into Global Education, Hope Staab, Punahou School (HI) Developing Campus Buy-in to a Global Mission, Peter Merrill, Phillips Academy (MA)
10:10 AM Break-out Session 3
10:50 AM Break-out Session 4
The following three sessions will be offered in both time slots, with a 10-minute break in between. - Global Diploma Programs, Loren Fauchier, Providence Day School (NC)
- “Glocal” and “Global on a Budget,” Millie Cox, Charlotte Country Day School (NC)
- Using Web-based Networks to Engage Students Globally, Kate Meenan-Waugh, Washington International School (DC)
11:20 AM Break 11:30 AM Keynote Address and Q & A, Luma Mufleh 12:30 PM, Boxed Lunch 1:00 – 4:00 PM, Three-hour workshops
GES participants attend a three-hour conference workshop for which they previously registered.
WORKSHOP POWERPOINT PRESENTATIONS
Questions?
Contact Paul Miller, director of global initiatives at miller@nais.org or Ioana Suciu, associate director of global initiatives at suciu@nais.org.
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