You'll need information in three areas: Global Engagement and Education, International Learning and Language and Intercultural learning. I sat down and started a list of all the experiences I had and what I thought about them in the context of the Global Competence Certificate, going in chronological order from most to least recent. Think about 1-2 experiences that could fit into each category, and remember, they don't have to be big! Once you have your points, you can start going through old albums and finding relevant pictures, or find representative pictures online.

I went with two types of pictures: pictures I took and standard header pictures for the top of each page. You can choose to include any type of picture that represents your experiences and learning!

I kept three rules in mind: Less is more, a picture is worth a thousand words, and keep it simple. You want to express the most you can say in the least amount of words, since readers and viewers want to hear more from you and less from words on a page. You'll also want to stray away from overtly complicated designs unless they're part of your experiences and information; while these can make your website pop, they can also distract readers from what's on the page and what they really want to see. Using images is also beneficial for most of your sections, since they provide a visual respite from the text on the screen and can help your audience picture your experiences better. And finally, don't overdo it! Keeping it simple will ensure you get all your information across without being redundant or wordy.

Take a look at this great youth-built website (it may give you a redirect notice); it's from a PNW organization called Sustainability Ambassadors of which I'm part of. You'll notice that there is a constant color scheme, a use of lots of pictures and as minimal text as possible, clear sections, a consistent font and great, professional language. These are just some of the tricks I picked up while helping design this website, but if you refer to the question above, you can see that these tactics are part of larger strategies which revolve around keeping a clean, minimal design. I mostly used Google Sites provided features like buttons, dividers, image carousels and collapsible text, the last of which you're seeing right now!

Updating your website is crucial for it to be relevant to your current experiences and for you to be more passionate about what you're writing, so I'd recommend going through every month and thinking about if you have had any major experiences in the categories of the Global Competence Certificate and if so, potentially augmenting them on. Don't delete any of your old information, though, because you want to show not only your current thought process, but also your change and improvement over your school years. Also, if you do decide to add more text, make sure you update your website design to reflect that.

I hope they'll learn about how to have global experiences both globally and locally, how to apply their own experiences to their everyday life, and how to be more invested in learning about the world and using technology as a guide!