Global Leadership Forum Virtual Exchange on the Constructive Engagement of Conflict / Online
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22 June - 24 July 2020
Welcome to the 2020 Global Leadership Forum Virtual Exchange on the Constructive Engagement of Conflict - a UWC Unlocked Short Course.
This is a pilot virtual exchange we are running this summer to supplement the original in-person GLF summer program (details of that below). This will be a 5-week virtual exchange focusing on World Affairs and Global Studies via UWC-USA’s Constructive Engagement of Conflict (CEC) program. Our intention is to engage youth from the U.S., MENA region, and other countries -- with interests in world affairs and conflict transformation -- to shape independent, critical and compassionate global thinkers to become agents for change.
Activities will encompass three categories: Community, Enlightenment, and Creation. The goal of "Community" is to build a community of global-minded empathetic changemakers. The goal of the "Enlightenment" is to attain knowledge and skills in storytelling, conflict transformation, and collaboration. The goal of the "Creation" is to practice and demonstrate how to constructively transform conflict in your lives.
You will meet these goals in a blended model of synchronous (real-time) and asynchronous (independently & not onscreen together) experiences. You will engage in discussions, share stories and ideas, and ask questions with youth from around the world via Zoom, Slack, YouTube, and other social media platforms accessible to you and within your comfort zone. You will engage and have the opportunity to facilitate whole group and small group sessions to delve deeper into topics around conflict transformation.
DETAILS
- Download and fill out the Virtual GLF Permission Forms
- Submit an online application
- Receive e-mail from GLF Director about next steps
- 4-5 live contact hours per week
- 20-25 live contact hours total in five weeks
- 1 hour total per week of asynchronous (not real time) contact via e-mail, Slack etc.
Cognitive Requirements:
- Communicate in a conversational level of English
Age Requirement:
- 14-18 by 22 June 2020
Technology Requirements:
- Laptop, computer or tablet
- Camera capabilities
- Microphone or headphone capabilities
- Reliable internet connection of WiFi
- Personal email address (not a parent or guardian's)
- Access Slack and Zoom
Global Leadership Forum (offline version back in 2021)
Global Leadership Forum (GLF) is a summer youth leadership program that takes place on the UWC-USA campus in Montezuma, New Mexico. Our vision is to empower youth through experiential education to foster social justice at the local and global levels. Over the 23-day program, participants will internalize the UWC mission and core values by communicating effectively, growing as a person and citizen of the world, and by developing close relationships with peers from around the world.
WHY GLF?
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- Increased confidence
- Greater self-awareness
- More resilience
- Increased empathy
- New global perspectives
- More friends
- Experienced
- Educated
- Trained
- Passionate
PROGRAM COMPONENTS
- Project Development: Arrive with ideas to address social justice challenges that exist in your home community. Through design thinking, problem solving, collaboration, and creativity, engage in activities that help create an action plan to improve or solve a challenge. Implement your plan upon returning home with support and follow-up from the GLF community.
- Leadership: Learn different leadership models and discern your leadership style in multiple settings. Put your leadership into practice in our wilderness expeditions, team activities, and community project development.