Youth Courses

Art in Action

Discover how artistic expression influences communities and inspires meaningful conversations while exploring creative works from around the world.

Youth explore how art connects people

sparks dialogue, and reflects societal themes. They engage with artistic expressions locally and globally through activities, curated media resources, and shared stories from peers worldwide.

Global Nomads uses the power of storytelling to promote empathy and bring social topics to life through day-to-day realities. Participating youth read authentic, impactful stories from youth participants around the world that reveal deep truths about global issues, then enhance the conversation by sharing their own stories with fellow Student to World users. All participants are eligible to participate in moderated live conversations with other youth from around the world.

About The Course

Who
Should Register?

Educators
Classroom teachers and school administrators.

Group leaders & mentors
Afterschool programs and groups, faith-based organizations, scouting, clubs, etc.

Independent learners
Individual youth participants.

Free Courses

Online Access, 4 Learning Modules,
Live Virtual Events, Age 13 – 19,
English, Arabic, American Sign Languag

Register?

Teachers, Educators, & Leaders
Create an account and invite students or youth participants.

Students
If your teacher or group facilitator gave you a code.

Independent Learners
Take a course on your own.

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Text + Video Formats

Experience this content through your choice of learning paths.

Text-based
course

Includes written text, images, videos, and multimedia.

  • Interactive lessons
  • Respond to embedded videos and images
  • Understand key vocabulary
  • Read personal stories from real users
  • Submit and share stories

Content is available in a growing selection of languages:

  • English
  • Arabic
  • American Sign Language
  • More languages in development

Video-based
course

Video-based course

The same content, but explained through video conversations.

  • Video depiction of the course content
  • Closed Captions
  • American Sign Language interpretation
  • Image descriptions
  • Youth narration

Learning
Modules

Module 1: Everyday Artifacts
Explore art movements around the world and share stories about an artistic artifact in their lives.

Module 2: Everyday Local Arts
Explore local artistic expressions and share stories rooted in their local culture(s) and communities.

Module 3: Everyday Global Arts
Explore global works of art with a social message and share stories about these pieces.

Module 4: Everyday Action
Design an artistic intervention to address a compelling social issue.

Learning
Objectives

  • View different types of art and reflect on how everyday artistic artifacts in their lives carry personal and cultural meaning and stories worth sharing.
  • Learn the different elements of culture and how they manifest in artistic expressions in local communities. Explore how art expresses a person’s lived experience and culture.
  • Create art (in the format of their choice) to tell a story about local culture.
  • Learn how art in all its forms can influence social movements and affect change in societies.
  • Explore the power of art and storytelling in bringing people together from different cultural backgrounds and perspectives.
  • Explore the social impact of art by creating artistic representations of and/or interventions to an issue or topic of global concern.

Standards
Alignments

National Arts Standards

Anchor Standard #1. Generate and conceptualize artistic ideas and work.

Anchor Standard #2. Organize and develop artistic ideas and work.

Anchor Standard #3. Refine and complete artistic work.

Anchor Standard #4. Select, analyze, and interpret artistic work for presentation.

Anchor Standard #5. Develop and refine artistic techniques and work for presentation.

Anchor Standard #6. Convey meaning through the presentation of artistic work.

Anchor Standard #7. Perceive and analyze artistic work.

Anchor Standard #8. Interpret intent and meaning in artistic work.

Anchor Standard #9. Synthesize and relate knowledge and personal experiences to make art.

Anchor Standard #10. Relate artistic ideas and work with societal, cultural, and historical context to deepen understanding.

United Nations Sustainable Development Goals

Goal 4: Quality Education
Goal 10: Reduced Inequalities
Goal 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions

CASEL Social & Emotional Learning

Self Awareness
Self Management
Responsible Decision Making

Asia Society Global Competencies

Investigate the world
Recognize perspectives
Communicate ideas
Take Action

21st Century Skills

Critical Thinking and Problem Solving
Creativity and Innovation
Media Literacy
Technology Literacy
Productivity and Accountability
Leadership and Responsibility

Designed by Youth
for Youth

Each Student to World course is a product of Global Nomads Group’s unique Content Creation Lab, a virtual internship program that brings together youth from around the world. Working under the guidance of subject matter experts, these interns research, synthesize information, and create age-appropriate content for their peers.

 

Chief of Programs and Learning Sandra Stein, Ph.D., describes the Content Creation Lab process.