Dates: Tuesday, February 10th and Thursday, February 12th
Times: See time slots for videoconferences below
Grades: 7-8, 9-12
Theme: GLOBAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES
Cost (includes 2 videoconferences): $300 or membership price*
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We are truly living in challenging times, the unprecedented crisis of the world economy being one of the most critical. Stock markets have fallen. World financial markets have crumbled. Some of the wealthiest nations in the world are scrambling to come up with economic rescue packages for their economic institutions. Why are the world markets fluctuating more than they ever have in history? How are we being affected in the U.S., and how is the world being impacted? In this session, young people will go beyond the news and engage in a dialogue about macroeconomics, and how it has impacted the global economy and the ensuing crisis. Moreover, students will be equipped with new information in order to better understand how the economic challenges will impact them, their families and their communities by speaking with a Wall Street professional who has been directly involved with the crisis.
On Day One, students will share their ideas upon the global economic crisis and respond to the $700 billion government bailout. Students from North America will have the opportunity to share how this situation has affected their local community and identify short and long term solutions to avoid another global financial crisis.
Available time slots:
Middle School: 11:30 am – 12:30 pm EST
High School: 10:00 – 11:00 am | 1:00 – 2:00 pm EST
On Day Two, students will have an opportunity to speak with Roger Phillips, Manager at American International Group’s (AIG) Corporate Treasury where he oversees capital adequacy issues for worldwide insurance and banking subsidiaries of AIG.
Available time slots:
Middle and High: 11:30 am -12:30 pm EST | 1 – 2 pm EST
All GNG programs are aligned with the U.N. Millennium Development Goals:
- Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
- Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
- Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
- Goal 5: Improve maternal health
- Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
- Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
The Global Economic Crisis program is aligned with these National Educational Standards:
Economics Standards
Human Systems
- Standard 3: Allocation of Goods and Services.
- Standard 16: Role of Government.
Math Standards
- Understand meanings of operations and how they relate to one another
- Compute fluently and make reasonable estimates
- Problem-solving and connections - Recognize and apply mathematics in contexts outside of mathematics
Social Studies Standards
- Strand III: People, Places, and Environments
- Strand IV: Individual Development and Identity
- Strand V: Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
- Strand IX: Global Connections
- Strand X: Civic Ideals and Practices
World History Standards
- Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945
- Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises & Paradoxes
Preparation materials for the program:
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