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An interactive presentation with Sara Ellen Kitchen, a children’s rights expert, on the Convention on the Rights of the Child which few students or citizens in the United States even know exists.
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Judaism, Christianity, and Islam share biblical roots. This program will look at one religion each week. Discussions will focus on each religion’s history, sacred writings, moral codes, and ritual customs. Throughout the program, some time will be given to commonalities and difference among the three religions of the book.
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The purpose of "Climate Change: Real or Myth?" is to increase student's understanding of climate change, and to make students aware of the continuing controversies surrounding the issue of global warming and climate change.
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Work with GEM and develop a global videoconference to fit your classroom needs. Topics can range from global issues to school to-school communication exchanges in areas of mutual interest.
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From a first person perspective, this videoconference makes participants aware of the consequences of war and its related effects on the victims and the country at large.
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This program delves into East Africa’s biggest economy, providing an
insider’s perspective about the life in Kenya. Students will get a
better understanding of the country that hosts the world headquarters of
the UN Environmental Program and which has the largest number of
American agencies in Africa.
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Globalization 101 begins with a
short (2.5 minute) movie that provides a
global perspective on the problems of the world. Globalization is then
defined and presented within a historical context.
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The purpose of "Cell Phones: You Haven't Seen Anything Yet" is to make students more aware of the incredible power and utility of the hand-held computers that go by the name of "cellphone."
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The purpose of "BigPicture World History" is to to create student awareness of the overarching patterns discussed in their individual social studies courses.
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Throughout most of GEM's history there has been the use of modern communication technology to help students get a better understanding of their interdependent world. Recent advances in videoconferencing have taken GEM programming to a new level.
GEM provides IP videoconferencing applications. Though GEM offers packaged videoconferencing programs, most of the programming done in schools is customized through brainstorming with teachers to fit the individual classroom situation. Chose from a program below, or call us to develop a personalized program.
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The purpose of "Global Solutions to Global Problems" is to increase student's understanding of global problems and their possible solutions. This program provides a global overview of basic human need problems facing the world and proposed solutions to these problems.
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Learn more about the United Nations and the work that it does by taking an E-Trip. Connect to the UN and talk with UN experts on a variety of topics.
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A four part series from the United Nations that will connect students from different countries with each other to explore the work of the UN in today's turbulent world.
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This videoconference gives an introduction to social responsibility in business to help students better understand its positive effects in our interdependent world.
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A program designed to help US students better understand the concept and reality of our interdependent world through the work and experiences of James Wilson, signer of the Declaration of Independence and Founding Father of the United States of America.
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GEM had two fantastic interns in the Fall 2009. Read on to find out about them and what they worked on with GEM.
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Are you interested in a GEM internship?
Internships are open to undergrad and graduate level students. The internship is an unpaid position. For more information, call 215-248-1150, or email
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GEM is very happy this summer to have two interns availableto help with the multitude of programs and services provided by GEM. They will be with us until mid August.
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Murutunguru, is a small village on Ukerewe Island in Lake Victoria in Tanzania. Mr. Bartolomeo Misana, a national of Tanzania and Director of GEM’s African development program spent three days there in mid August 2005 facilitating community discussions of their development priorities. At the end of the discussions they identified thirty six (36) development priorities.
Click here to donate to this important program through PayPal.
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Early 2008: One Book One Philadelphia selected Dave Egger's What is the What written about the conflicts in Sudan. Partnering with One Book, One Philadelphia, Drexel University Writing Program students wrote ten inteviews on local Sudanese immigrants that were published in Philadelphia City Paper. After meeting one of these Sudanese interviewees, Harriton High School student Josh Millan, with the support of his Gifted and Talented teacher, Dr. Terry O'Connor, founded the 'Lost Boys' of Sudan Reunion Project which raised $3,600 to reunite 'Lost Boy' Michael Kuch with his family living in Australia. Josh and Dr. O'Connor also organized an Oxfam Hunger Banquet to educate the community about the crisis in Sudan.
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