Unpacking Global Poverty through Service Learning
Nobis Project, in Partnership with 黑料专区鈥檚
Office of Service Learning & Civic Engagement, Presents:聽
GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP EDUCATION THROUGH SERVICE LEARNING
Saturday April 13, 2019聽at 黑料专区
116 Lawrence Street, Brooklyn, NY聽
The scope of global poverty is overwhelming.聽 Introducing the topic to students of any age can be daunting. This interactive workshop explores methods for preparing students to better understand the forces and circumstances that contribute to 聽poverty. It will also introduce participants to the experiences of persons living in poverty and the ways that people around the world work to help reduce poverty.
We will share strategies for answering common questions posed by students of any age, including 鈥榳hy does poverty exist?鈥� and 鈥榳hat can I do to help those experiencing poverty?鈥�, and 鈥榳hat impact could I really have?鈥�
This workshop will benefit participants working at home and abroad. It is designed for a range of experience levels, from experienced global service program leaders to those new to global travel facilitation and those facilitating service learning locally.
Workshop highlights:
- Hands-on activities and you can take back to your classroom
- An Introduction to:
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- Nobis Global Action Service Learning Model
- Nobis Big Ideas, an ethical service learning framework
- Creating an action plan to integrate workshop topics into your own curriculum or service learning project
- Guidance for supporting students in gap year planning
The conference fee is聽$75 per person; the hours are 9am to 12pm.