Project Challenge 5

Global Citizenship

The term Global Citizen means that each individual has rights and responsibilities that come with being a citizen of the entire world, rather than a particular nation or place. So, Global Citizenship is the idea that we are one global community, and therefore our choices and actions may affect people and communities locally, nationally or even internationally. Global citizenship nurtures respect and tolerance for others, global awareness, and empathy. This course centers on contemporary global issues. It is designed to enhance student understanding of Four-Golden Skills: Empathy, Mindfulness, Compassion, and Critical Inquiry. Students will acquire the social and emotional knowledge to understand the need for people to work together from all over the world, the creativity to develop sustainable solutions to complex problems, and recognize that individuals collaborating together can truly make a difference.

Project Citizen

Now that students are aware of what it means to be a Global Citizen they will apply their knowledge to be a problem solver. The goal of this unit is to use the community solving process to gain experience in authentic applications, through the development of a project that solves a real-life problem internationally based upon the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Social Entrepeneurship

Students will develop an entrepreneurial mindset, a mindset of critical thinking and problem solving in an authentic setting. Students will participate in the Stock Market Game is an online simulation of the global capital markets and engages students in the world of economics, investing and personal finance with the goal of preparing them for financially independent futures. Participants are given a virtual $100,000 that they are responsible for monitoring and developing using real-time trading. Played as a team of 3-5 members, students will develop and enhance skills in leadership, management, research, problem solving, and team-building all while remaining directly engaged in the classroom and the real world. Through real-world projects, students will be exposed to different types of innovative entrepreneurial concepts, such as design thinking, rapid prototyping, and team-building. Students will also be challenged to identify and develop their personal professional strengths along with their innovative spirits.

Entrepeneurs in Action

Students have learned how to become entrepenuers through the stock market simulation activity. In this unit the students apply their knowledge to set up their own Joyce Kilmer Corporation. They name their new company, sell shares of stock to raise capital, and develop a product, which they advertise and sell to schoolmates. The goal of the course is to give the students a broader knowledge of business andeconomics and to provide the students with the tools to succeed as an entrepreneur, small business owner, economics student and/or a consumer.