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Announcing our upcoming spring programs!
Join GNG as we kick off our Spring programs by reporting straight from the field at President Obama's Inauguration! This spring, we will also be exploring the Global Economic Crisis, take a look into the roles of the world's emerging superpowers - China and India, continue to delve into human rights conflicts around the globe - from genocide to Guantanamo to the crisis in Afghanistan and The Democratic Republic of Congo! We will also be celebrating the achievements of females around the world in honor of International Women's Day and young people as positive agents of change. We can't wait for you to join us on our "virtual" journey around the globe!
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The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge
Re-imagine the Classroom! Learn! Imagine! Participate!
Architecture for Humanity and the Global Nomads Group are hosting a design competition, which will tackle the health, environmental and performance concerns associated with today's classrooms. Due to economic factors and rapid growth of our schools, portable, makeshift classrooms are now permanent features on schoolyards across the country.
The 2009 Open Architecture Challenge invites you to partner with architects in your community to design better, greener classrooms for our schools.
Find out more about the Open Architecture Challenge |
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Face to Faith: A Youth Dialogue on Religion
and Culture
Face to Faith brings young people into discussion about the role of faith in their lives, their communities and the modern world. Linked via live video conference, students across the world discuss a range of opinions, values and beliefs; and explore the reasons for different perspectives. In the process, students collaborate with people from different faiths and build their understanding of current issues facing global inter- and intra-faith relations. By learning about those of different social, cultural and religious perspectives, young people build their awareness of the role of faith in their life and in the lives of others.
Since October 2008, GNG has connected nearly 800 students from Canada, India, Singapore, and the USA in videoconferences that explore how Faith impacts the everyday life and culture of youth today. Through January and March, Face to Faith will be offered as a free pilot program to help build dialogue among youth around the world and encourage personal reflection, collaboration and awareness. Sign up for GNG's new program: Face to Faith, in partnership with the Tony Blair Faith Foundation. |
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Explore
Antarctica's Past — And Our Future!
Today, the climate is changing faster than any time of the last
65 million years. Warmer ocean temperatures are feeding more powerful
hurricanes, while mega heat waves and droughts are occurring in
record numbers.
In partnership with The
Offshore New Harbor Project (which is part of the Antarctic
Geological Drilling Program), GNG will host a series of Virtual
Classrooms from Antarctica from October - December to study evidence
in Antarctica from the last time carbon dioxide levels were this
high — 34 million years ago! By examining our world's past,
we hope to get a glimpse of our future — as global warming
has become an inevitable reality. Click
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Visit our archives
to watch videoconferences from Antarctica on
Thursday, Oct. 23!
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