Category: Blog

Alumni Spotlight: Sophia Bispo “Communication to save the world”

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“Comunicação para salvar o mundo!”  (Communication to save the world!) Since I was a child, I knew I would become a journalist. There was no other path that could fulfill my heart and soul the way this career does. I remember watching TV and dreaming of one day becoming like William Bonner or Glória Maria, […]

Alumni Spotlight: Lauren Miller, Crafting a Career in Documentary Photography

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Having a global community has always been important to me – I believe that to understand the world around us, we must actively engage in cross-cultural dialogue. My journey with Global Nomads amplified this belief and ultimately helped guide me toward a career in documentary photography. I began my time with Global Nomads in 2019 […]

Alumni Spotlight: Nour Akkoush, From Content to Healthcare

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From Content to Care, How CCL shaped the way I view Medicine Before I began my journey in medicine, I had the opportunity to be part of the Content Creation Lab (CCL). At the time, I didn’t realize how deeply that experience would shape not only my education, but also the way I understand people, […]

Alumni Spotlight: Goodness Iffu, Climate Justice Advocate

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I had the privilege of being part of the Global Nomads Group Content Creation Lab in 2025, where I worked alongside an incredible community of young people from different parts of the world to co-create a course on Neurodivergent Belonging: Leadership and Advocacy. That experience genuinely shifted something in me. Before then, I was passionate about […]

Youth Perspectives on Women’s Rights from Around the World

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Every Student to World course on NomadVerse is built by a youth cohort. They research the topic, shape the curriculum, and decide what the course should cover. The Women’s Rights course was no different. The young people who developed it kept returning to the same issue: the pressure on women and girls around how they’re […]

Beyond Melting Glaciers: Building a Climate Justice Curriculum By Youth, for Youth

With the new school year kicking off in September, I’m excited to celebrate the publishing of Seeds to Solutions, a set of free, solutions-oriented environmental education resources for K-12 California students!  Back in 2022, I started working on the 7th grade unit at Global Nomads, and ended up spending over two years on curriculum development. Our unit […]

Seeds to Solutions Environmental Justice Curriculum Now Live in California Schools

As the fall semester gets underway across the United States, I’m thrilled to celebrate the publication of Seeds to Solutions, a fantastic collection of solutions-oriented environmental education resources now available to California public school students statewide, and free to teachers and students anywhere. The Content Creation Lab– our by youth, for youth design team at […]

We Should Trust Youth to Drive Their Own Learning

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by Global Nomads Group CEO Courtney Welsh and Board Member Scott Hefter The brutal combination of COVID-19 pandemic disruptions, the rapid shift from in-person to online learning (and back again), and the intrusion of 21st century culture wars into school boards and classrooms has left a well-documented trail of educational damage: widespread learning disruptions, an […]

Youth Discover Design as Career Pathway to a Just and Sustainable Future

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“The students really took time to think about their environment and what would need to be changed to make their own school accessible. They were very engaged and thought deeply about accessibility in their daily lives.” Martha Doherty, Global Nomads Group   Global Nomads Group and its esteemed corporate partner MillerKnoll teamed up in London […]

Youth Voices + Impact Stories: Unique Learning Through Collaboration

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by Content Creation Lab youth intern Cecile (United States) “I’ve learned about their cultures, their hobbies, their dreams, and a lot more in the community posts, which made our collaborative work way easier and more comfortable.” Celine   GNG’s internship has been one of the most insightful experiences I’ve ever had. It made me gain […]