This document discusses incorporating global education into classrooms and provides information about the University for Peace (UPEACE) in Costa Rica. It outlines UPEACE's mission of promoting understanding and peace. The document describes UPEACE's master's programs in environment, peace studies, and international law. It also discusses skills needed for the 21st century like resilience, creativity, and empathy. The document proposes the idea of short-term study abroad programs for students and provides examples of UPEACE's existing programs that travel to different locations in Costa Rica. It aims to have an open discussion on designing study abroad experiences that allow students to develop global competencies.

1. 21ST CENTURY CLASSROOMS: INCORPORATING
GLOBAL EDUCATION INTO YOUR CLASSROOMS
UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE
WWW.CENTRE.UPEACE.ORG

2. A QUICK ACTIVITY TO GET STARTED...

3. A TALE OF TWO CITIES…

4. THE SECOND CITY

5. UNIVERSITY FOR PEACE MISSION STATEMENT
“To provide humanity with an international institution of
higher education for peace with the aim of promoting among
all human beings a spirit of understanding, tolerance and
peaceful coexistence, to stimulate cooperation among
peoples and to help lessen obstacles and threats to world
peace and progress, in keeping with the noble aspirations
proclaimed in the Charter of the United Nations.”

6. SHORT VIDEO: HISTORY OF UPEACE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LnH-ldiLFdA&t=70s

7. UPEACE MASTERS PROGRAMS
Department of Environment and Development ( 4 programs)
Department of Peace and Conflict Studies (3 programs)
Department of International Law (2 programs)
Online MA in Sustainable Peace in the Contemporary World

8. THE UPEACE CENTRE FOR EXECUTIVE EDUCATION
OFFERS FLEXIBLE FORMATS TO WORK WITH YOU

9. 21ST CENTURY EDUCATION: A SHORT VIDEO
Screen shot of cover…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ax5cNlutAys

10. THE CHALLENGE: “HOW CAN WE EDUCATE FOR A WORLD
THAT WE CAN HARDLY VISUALIZE?”
Let’s take a couple of minutes to reflect on the
question: “What should a graduating student
know, value, and be able to do?

11.  The disciplined mind masters bodies of knowledge
and skill.
 The synthesizing mind decides what is most
important and puts knowledge together in useful
ways.
 The creative mind ventures regularly into new,
unexplored territory.
 The respectful mind prizes diversity and tries to
work effectively with individuals of all background.
 The ethical mind proceeds from principles. It seeks
to act in ways that serve the wider society.
THE 5 MINDS OF THE FUTURE
Source: Gardner, Howard. Multiple Lenses on the Mind, 2005.

12. Global competencies are the attitudinal and
ethical dispositions that make it possible to
interact peacefully, respectfully, and
productively with fellow human beings from
diverse geographies.”
Dr. Fernando Reimers
Harvard Graduate School of Education
Domains of Global Competency 5 min :https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8p8Ca-5hIt8

13. • Resilience
• Critical thinking
• Creativity
• Conflict transformation
• Empathy
• Effective Communication
• Collaborate with others
• Having a systemic view of
the world
• Moving from awareness to
action
• Motivating others towards
sustainability
Source: UNESCO and Earth Charter Educator online discussion
SOME OF THE SKILLS WE FOCUS ON IN
DESIGNING STUDYABROAD PROGRAMS

14. APPRECIATIVE INQUIRY PROCESS
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Discovery
What is best
about us?
Dream
What might be
possible?
Design
How can we put
this together?
Destiny
How to make it
stick?
Choosing the
topic for
inquiry

15. PAIRED INTERVIEWS
- Think about a time when you were part of the co-creation of
a new idea/initiative at the institution that you’re at
• What was the idea?
• What allowed it to move forward?
• Who were you working with?
• What was the impact on your students?
- What’s currently working well in your CC when it comes to
issues of global education?
- What are some opportunities students currently have to
develop a global mindset ?

16. WHAT IF...YOUR STUDENTS COULD TRAVEL OVERSEAS
FOR A SHORT-TERM STUDYABROAD EXPERIENCE...
What would your ‘dream format’ look like?
1. What would be the transformation you’d hope to
see as a result of the experience?
2. What would you want the thematic focus to be?
3. Some more practical questions:
1. Length of course
2. Time in class vs. field-based experiences?
3. Accommodation – hotels vs. homestays
4. What would be your role?
5. Price point
4. What are some obstacles that need to be overcome to put together
such an experience for your students?

17. SOME EXAMPLES OF OUR PROGRAMS

18. WE USUALLY STARTAT UPEACE

19. THE UPEACE CENTRE TEAM

20. AGENDA FOR THE WEEK

21. SOME OF THE PLACES THE COURSE TRAVELS TO...

22. VOLCANO POAS

23. NASHUA COMMUNITY COLLEGE

25. NOT A REQUIRED ACTIVITY

26. “With the world changing
faster and faster, the rules
matter less and less.
Empathy will be like literacy
was in the 1900s. Without it,
one will be marginalized and
unable to function
professionally.”
NURTURING EMPATHY

28. “Recognize that peace is the
wholeness created by right
relationships with oneself, other
persons, other cultures, other life,
Earth, and the larger whole of which
all are a part.”
AHOLISTIC VISION OF PEACE

29. I LOOK FORWARD TO BEING IN TOUCH!
mohit@upeace.org
Telephone : 561- 601-0527
www.centre.upeace.org