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Global Education Motivators (GEM)
A Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) in close association
with
The United Nations Department of Public Information
Living in a Changed World
A
monthly international, interactive videoconference series.
Done in cooperation with the United Nations Department of Public
Information.
Conceptualized and organized primarily by GEM, this program
developed out of the tragic events of September 11th.
It is a four part monthly series to help young people assess the impact
of those events on their lives and to allow them to interact across cultures
with their peers to better understand what the future will hold for them.
This program emphasizes human rights and democratic values
in an international setting and the importance of multi-lateral cooperation in
the decision making process. Schools
in several countries will interact with schools in the US on how their world has
been affected by the events of September 11th in the areas of human
rights, human security and economics. Working
each month with a UN official, the students will also look at the role of the
United Nations in counteracting terrorism in the 21st Century.
Teachers should look for this in the form of a teaching kit
for the 2002-2003 school year.
The kit will include the videotape of each program along
with lesson plans. It is expected that this program will also be continued with
new, interactive videoconferencing sessions next fall.
Living in a
Changed World Schedule
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