why global competency

Global competency is critical in preparing students to solve any global problem. In many schools, education is focused locally, with limited engagement beyond the four walls of a classroom. Yet students are entering a world where problems are connected to one another, and where they are expected to compete and collaborate in a global marketplace upon graduation. The purpose of global competence education is to prepare students for this world, by equipping them with the knowledge, skills, attitudes, and behaviors that they will need to confront the global issues we face.

The OECD measured global competency of students around the world in their 2018 PISA exam. See findings and more resources here.

See what district leaders from Buffalo, Fort Lauderdale, and Jacksonville say about the impact of Global Scholars in their schools.

bloomberg on facing global problems

KING ON GLOBAL DIGITAL EDUCATION

Founder of Bloomberg Philanthropies and former Mayor of New York City Michael Bloomberg speaks on the challenges young people around the world face and the importance of giving them opportunities to address these challenges together.

Chancellor of the State University of New York (SUNY) and former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King, Jr. speaking at the 2018 Global Cities Symposium about the importance of thoughtful technology integration in education.