Education Queensland International (EQI) is the international arm of the

Department of Education in the Queensland Government, Australia.

On behalf of the Department, we would like to invite your school

students to participate in Global Schools Challenge 2024.

  

The EQI Global Schools Challenge focuses on developing

globally minded students through active engagement with global issues.

Students will explore their skills to communicate, investigate, collaborate 

and recognize complex differences between cultures and adapt respectfully

to engage internationally. The GSC provides students with opportunities

to develop their cultural awareness, global leadership and entrepreneurial skills. 

 

The overseas school will be able to select one category of the challenge they wish to compete in. The categories available include:

     • Throwaway Society
     • Robots in the workplace

     • War on food waste

 

 At the end of this program, students will have developed the following skills:

     • Global leadership – personal commitment and perseverance
     • Problem solving – engagement with issues of global significance
     • Critical thinking – understanding of ethical choices and actions
     • Cross-cultural integration – to work collaboratively internationally
     • Global awareness – engagement with issues of global significance 

     • Responsible Global Citizen – to work cross culturally

 

  Global Schools Challenge 2024 Highlights :

• Group size: 20-35

• Age: 13-18     

• Categories  -  Throwaway Society | Robots in the workplace | War on food waste 

• Program Inclusions - Summit | Virtual Integration | Challenge   

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Teachers Toolkit :

 

  As part of the ongoing program support, EQI will release an teacher toolkit once a group has booked their program.

  The teacher toolkit will be sent to the supervising teacher and will include:

•  Summit workbook for students (for booked category)

• Preliminary summit program

•  Challenge judging criteria

•  Resources and lesson structures

•  Guide to assist students              

                  o Cultural information
                  o Protocols of virtual communication
                  o Groups roles & responsibilities

 

• Leading questions for virtual integration discussions
• Events Air access information/guide  

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For more information and registration process, write us at :

E-mail : educareprograms@gmail.com

 

or contact 

 

Dr.Ravi S Sankar

GSC Coordinator (India)  

+91 7018488544

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