Tuesday, September 7, 2010
Global Partners Junior
Global Partners Junior is an award-winning student exchange program that connects New York City youth, ages 9-12, with students around the world through the internet. This unique program fosters global awareness and develops practical technology skills for middle school youth.  From October to June, students communicate online about topics relevant to all cultures using an original curriculum. Students post and read messages to one another and share media projects, video greetings and research facts about their communities. New York City Global Partners licenses this program to after-school providers and schools seeking to offer technology and global awareness programming to youth enrolled at their sites.
New York City youth communicate on the internet with their peers in cities around the world. Students do research and projects to learn about other global cities and post and read one another's messages on a password-protected internet forum. To complement students' interactions with their peers online, international guests may visit classes to share first-hand what life is like in their home city. Students benefit from both these online and face-to-face interactions, gaining valuable insights into global cities while developing their cultural sensitivity.