Waverly Global Education

During this unprecedented time, educators are looking for creative ways to engage their students.


LATTICE (www.lattice-world.org), a learning community and international network that cultivates and supports global perspectives in K-12 classrooms, is providing a unique opportunity to hear from other inhabitants of our global village. For one hour on Thursday, April 2, at 10:00 am EST, LATTICE will have the chance to "check-in" with educators from around the world who will provide authentic information and stories about how their schools and communities are responding to the COVID-19 pandemic.



The "Check-In" is open to educators and learners of all ages and in any location! Each of our global reporters' will check-in, and an open question and answer period will follow their individual reports. The "Check In" will use the powerful free teleconferencing platform Zoom. The Zoom meet URL is https://msu.zoom.us/j/876363212



For more info, please review our participation guide.



Our Reporters



Rana Salat Al-Smadi Irbid, Jordan
Yasmira Calderon Ibargollin Havana, Cuba
Arfang Dabo Dakar, Senegal
Dion Ginanto Batang Hari, Indonesia
Wanfei Huang Gungzhou, China
Daniel Muhwezi Kampala, Uganda
You Wang (Yoly) Chongqing, China


Moderators

Jennifer Wargo and Robert Lurie East Lansing, Michigan USA


Learn more from them in the participation guide (page 3-5).



We are looking forward to seeing you this Thursday!

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Waverly Peace Jam students and advisers had a rare learning opportunity when they joined with MSU students to learn about the war in Yemen which the UN has deceived as the worst humanitarian crisis today. Professor Shireen Al-Al-Adeimi shared her insights and perspectives and our students were highly engaged and asked great questions. Students will meet Yemeni Nobel Peace Prize winner Twakkol Karman next month. Knowledge is Power!

Waverly students had a great experience learning about studying abroad as a foreign exchange student. Students had great questions that will lead to great opportunities! Thank you Deb Fry for spending time with our students!

Want to learn more about becoming or hosting an international exchange student? Attend an informational meeting during PRIDE on Wednesday February 5. The world is a cool place. Explore!

Interested in being an EXCHANGE STUDENT? A representative from Youth for Understanding will meet with students on Wednesday January 22 at 10:35 during PRIDE to provide information about opportunities and scholarships! The World is a cool place. Go explore!

Seven Waverly students who participated in a 10 week virtual exchange with students in Morocco and Egypt said their final goodbye today. New friends were made, tough and relevant global issues were examined and the world became a smaller and friendlier place as a result of the hard and diligent work. Many thanks to the optimistic and hard working students at Waverly, in Azrou and in Cairo. Waverly teachers met today with the program organizer at MSU today to explore opportunities to include more students.

4 days, 4 experiences to expand Waverly students’ world views. Thank you to Imam Choudhry at the Islamic Center, Annapoorni Trichur from Hyderabad, India, Father Mark from Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church and Rabbi Amy Bigman from Congregation Shaarey Zedek for your time and expertise. Thank you to my incomparable colleagues Nicole Ohl-Shaw and Tiernan O’Rourke and Chris Huff for your support.

World history students continued their investigation of religion and ideology with a SKYPE visit from Hyderabad, India. Teacher Annapoorni Trichur taught a lesson about the history and theology of Hinduism. Thank you Annapoorni for taking the time to teach our students about the world!

Waverly students continued to investigate the world on their visit to Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church. Amazed by the beautiful icons. Thank you to Father Mark for taking the time to welcome us and teach our students.

A globally competent student investigates the world. Today’s investigation lead Waverly students to Congregation Shaarey Zedek to investigate the history and theology of Judaism. Thank you Rabbi Amy Bigman for hosting our students and Ms. Ohl-Shaw and Mr. O’Rourke for leading the group. Tomorrow, students will visit the Holy Trinity Greek Orthodox Church.

PeaceJam meets Monday in room 8 during PRIDE. This is the last day to join the PeaceJam team for this year. 2011 Nobel Peace Laureate Twakkol Karman from Yemen has been confirmed to visit Michigan March 20-22. What a unique opportunity for our PeaceJam students!

Thank you to our African Fellows who braved the snow to meet our students and tour the school. The highlight of the day was a dialogue between the Fellows and the students in Mrs Sarafin’s Ethnic Studies students where they explored issues of prejudice and inequity.