Global Forum Expands Perspectives

2/28/2015

Today, in our Sharp Academic Commons, 75 students and teachers from area private and public schools attended Collegiate's second annual Global Issues Forum.

Participants heard from a range of speakers and engaged in workshops and several breakout session options all focused on this year's theme of human rights. The keynote speaker was award-winning filmmaker Chris Temple, who's documentary Living on One Dollar addresses global poverty issues in Guatemala. Opening speaker Dr. Deborah Rodman discussed immigration and asylum cases right here in Richmond. Breakout sessions included the student leadership panel
featuring students from both Collegiate and Freeman High School sharing their experience of tackling global issues on their own campuses. The United States Institute for Peace also ran a workshop for student leaders giving them to tools to facilitate difficult conversations on world challenges at the high school level.

"It was great to connect with student leaders and teachers from local public schools with similar interests around global issues," says Collegiate Director of Global Education Clare Sisisky. "Many of the speakers and breakout session facilitators shared a similar message to learn more about the issues that interest you so you can take action to impact positive change."

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