a decade of global cities

In 2024, as we mark a full decade of the Global Scholars international virtual exchange, we celebrate the teachers, students, and education leaders who have brought global competency to life in classrooms around the world.

“I think any Global Scholar that you ask will say that it has had a part in shaping their lives””
— Shania, Global Scholars graduate, Hawaii

globalizing classrooms worldwide

To thrive in an interconnected world, today’s students will need a range of global skills, knowledge, attitudes, and behaviors. We now know that these building blocks of global competency can be taught. Global Cities research has identified specific elements of global competency that teachers can observe, measure, and nurture in any K-12 classroom.

Learn more about Global Cities research and how it can help you globalize your own classroom or curriculum.

by the numbers

To date, the Global Scholars international virtual exchange has reached:

  •     116,618 students ages 10-13

  •     3069 educators (in 10 years) 

  •     528 teachers (in 2023-24)

  •     117 cities

  •     39 countries

You are all ambassadors for cultural understanding and collaborative problem-solving!

Learn more Global Scholars and the Global Cities Decade Celebration