التصنيف: Spotlight

The Power of Partnership: Ten Strands

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“The way Global Nomads works with students is not just an add-on or an afterthought; it’s their starting point.” Roni Jones, Director of Curriculum at Ten Strands   “The way Global Nomads works with students is not just an add-on or an afterthought; it’s their starting point,” says Roni Jones, Director of Curriculum at Ten […]

Youth Voices + Impact Stories: Colorful Flavors of Summer

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by Content Creation Lab youth intern Asma (Jordan) “. . . having the chance to get to know some beautiful souls . . .” Asma   Ever since I started filling the pre-program survey, I was as optimistic as ever, since I really expected lots from this internship. Now that it is coming to end, […]

Meet Oluwaseun Kayode, Global Nomads Group’s Program Success Manager based in Nigeria.

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Name: Oluwaseun Kayode Role: Program Success Manager Location: Nigeria   Oluwaseun Kayode is devoted to worldwide youth engagement programs, education, teaching, youth development, technology, and creating innovative platforms to share generative education practices. “Global Nomads has helped me to see the world with different eyes. I understand and empathize more with my colleagues all over […]

Tangible: Intentional Language & Learning Experiences

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by Content Creation Lab youth intern André (United States)   Working on the GNG Alumni internship this summer has been a great experience. It’s always rewarding to be able to contribute to the work Global Nomads Group does and this internship was the perfect opportunity to do so. This summer I worked with a group […]

Curiosity Leads Virtual Exchange Alumna to an Internship Opportunity

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  Rama, a high school student in Jordan, participated in GNG’s Student to World, which offered her in-depth insight into current global topics and led to changes in her perspective, growth, and development. Rama is a naturally curious person with many passions. The topic of her first virtual exchange was Overcoming Bias, and she was […]

The Power of Partnership: MillerKnoll

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“The world changes and you always want to take a look and see if you evolved with it.” Those are the words of Andi Owen, President and CEO of MillerKnoll (opens in a new window). It was late 2020, the US was in the throes of the early months of the pandemic as well as a […]

People Behind the Mission: Nada Almonthery

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“As a Fulbrighter, I feel that there is a lot of knowledge I have gained that I need to share with my country.” This was the mindset Nada Almonthery brought back to Iraq from the six-week Fulbright Teaching Excellence and Achievement program she attended in the United States in 2020. Unfortunately, COVID-19 struck the world […]

Student Stories: Overcoming Bias and Learning About the World

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Isabella “Isa” Pryde was just 12 years old when she first participated in Global Nomads Group’s Content Creation Lab pilot program. With two other participants, one from Turkey and one from Ecuador, Isa contributed to the development of a new curriculum that explores what personal bias is, how to identify it in yourself and others, […]