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"Ours is a world of 24-hour news cycles, global markets, and high-speed Internet. We need to look no further than our morning paper to see that our future, and the future of our children, is inextricably linked to the complex challenges of the global community. And for our children to be prepared to take their place in that world and rise to those challenges, they must first understand it." US Secretary of Education, Roderick Paige Disease, Global Warming, Poverty, War, Global Terrorism...these are just a few examples demonstrating the world's interconnectedness and the challenges that we face as global citizens. Mankind's future hinges on our ability to teach our children - tomorrow's leaders - to look beyond their borders and to lay the foundation for increased cooperation among nations. In the 21st century and beyond, cultural exchange and exposure at an early age is and will be crucial in helping us achieve that goal. However, as many recent reports have shown, young Americans in particular seriously lack basic knowledge of foreign countries, cultures and international matters. Considering that the United States is the world's sole superpower, this is unacceptable. GNG aims to be a part of the solution by offering programs that deepen young peoples' understanding of foreign cultures, and spark their interest in the world and its people. GNG programs offer students a tangible taste of foreign places that they might never have the opportunity to visit on their own, bringing them that much closer to becoming informed and culturally-aware citizens of the world. |
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