This is a presentation about the Wo International Center Programs at Punahou School and our Framework for Global Education. It seeks to give schools language about how to make their learning environments more global. Thi

1. A Framework
for Global
Education
Emily McCarren
Punahou School
@emilymccarren
emccarren@punahou.edu

2. Punahou School
K-12 Grade Independent
School
Founded 1841
3,750 students
Annual Tuition US$21,000
15% of students receive
need-based financial aid

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http://www.timeout.com.hk/big-smog/features/42888/hong-kong-history-sun-yat-sen-1923.html

6. Sigifried Ramler at the Nurenburg Trials 1945-6

14. Wo International Center
interconnectedness
collaboration &
inquiry
Product-based
learning
networks
Creating environments for learners of all
ages with an emphasis on:
global social
responsibility
learning with,
not about

15. http://destinoyearbook.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/iceberg-model-of-culture.png

16. 3 domains of human behavior:
Cultural
Universal
Personal
http://www2.pacific.edu/sis/culture/

23. Creating &
Working
With
Looking
In
Looking
Out
Bringing
In
Going
Out

24. Look In

25. What is my
community
like?
What are my
needs?
What is my family
like? Where are we
from?
Who am I?
What are my
passions?

26. Look Out

27. How do
people live in
other places?
What
happened
there?
What do people
think about a
pressing topic?
How do other
people define
beauty?

29. Culture GPS (Hofstede)

30. Culture GPS (Hofstede)

31. Bring In

32. Do I like that
food?
I never heard
that kind of
music before.
That person’s
culture is new to
me.
That guest speaker
really opened my
eyes.

35. Go Out

38. What can I learn
about my self in a
new place?
What does it feel
like to be the
“other”?
What insights do I
have about my own
culture now?
How do I feel about
living within this
culture?

39. Creating &
Working
With
Looking
In
Looking
Out
Bringing
In
Going
Out

40. What can we do
together that we
couldn’t do
alone?
What are our
combined
strengths?
What are the
pressing issues
that impact all of
our
communities?
What is our
action plan?

46. 3700 Students 300 + Faculty
Each = 10 people

47. 3700 Students 300 + Faculty
Each = 10 people

54. What is our
action plan?
What can we do
together that we
couldn’t do
alone?

55. Mahalo!
Emily McCarren
Punahou School
@emilymccarren
emccarren@punahou.edu