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SAVE THE DATE! 61st Session of the UN CSocD Side Event Webinar!

IVECA Center

2 days ago
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SAVE THE DATE! 61st Session of the UN CSocD Side Event Webinar!

SAVE THE DATE! IVECA invites you to join our 61st Session of the UN CSocD Side Event Webinar! Join us on Feb. 10, 2023, at 4:45 pm (EST, New York) as our panel of experts discuss #GreenInfrastrucutre through #GlobalCitizenshipEducation, aiming to achieve the #UN SDGs. Read more on the event brochure: https://tinyurl.com/iveca-csocd61 Registration will be announced in the coming days! Make sure to register and secure your spot in the webinar! #CSOCD61 #GLOBALCITIZENSHIP #SDGS

A Day of Cultural Exchange between American and Korean Students

IVECA Center

Dec 31, 2022
2 min

A Day of Cultural Exchange between American and Korean Students

Learning about different cultures and countries can take many shapes and forms. Informative videos, books, and other tools are great ways to introduce children to these topics. However, for the IVECA elementary students from Daejeon, Korea and Washington D.C. and California in the United States, this experience was different. Through their IVECA Live Class, students took their partner school friends on an exciting journey to virtually visit their country for a day. To welcome

IVECA Center

Nov 18, 2022
1 min

Teachers Meet to Prepare Live Class

As the IVECA participants look forward to exciting Live Class celebrations, teachers have met virtually to prepare for the sessions. The Live Classes offer the opportunity for students to meet each other 'face to face' after months of asynchronous interaction with their partner school overseas through the IVECA Virtual Classroom. Each Live Class will include student project presentations on IVECA activities, a discussion between IVECA friends, and cultural performances. Prepa

Students’ Global Citizenship Inspires the World at the Second Global Virtual Roundtable

IVECA Center

Oct 21, 2022
3 min

Students’ Global Citizenship Inspires the World at the Second Global Virtual Roundtable

On October 13, the IVECA Center for International Virtual Schooling, in partnership with the Incheon Office of Education East Asia Global Education Institute (IEGI), hosted the Second Global Virtual Roundtable about Public Diplomacy in Modern Era: Promoting Soft Power for Humanity. The roundtable was held via a virtual webinar session while participants from Incheon were present at their conference center. This event was organized to expand the impact of the first Global Virt

IVECA Center

Sep 16, 2022
1 min

Fall has Started at IVECA

IVECA welcomes students and teachers back to school following their summer vacation. This semester, schools from Algeria, China, India, Korea, Nepal, the United States, and Vietnam are joining us to take this intercultural learning journey together. A number of students are back to continue their IVECA experience and strengthen their intercultural competence while others are longing to share this experience with their international friends for the first time. We are honored t

Indian and Korean Students explore AI Applications for Social Good

IVECA Center

Aug 19, 2022
2 min

Indian and Korean Students explore AI Applications for Social Good

On August 3rd, 2022, students of Daedeok High School in Korea and Wisdom Valley Global School in India met for a Live Class via Zoom under the IVECA summer exchange program. After ten days of intensive work discovering the existent Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools in their countries and designing their own AI tools to serve humanity, students met for their Live Class where they presented their work/products, live. Indian students explored AI applications in the field of edu

IVECA Global Virtual Summer Camp: Students Determine Soft Power for a Better Humanity

IVECA Center

Jul 30, 2022
1 min

IVECA Global Virtual Summer Camp: Students Determine Soft Power for a Better Humanity

Students have joined together since July 22 for a rigorous summer camp experience led by His Excellency, Ambassador Hesham Elnakib, Dr. Mariel Friberg, and Dr. Eunhee Jung. Joining from 3 different countries, Indian students, Korean students, and Nepalese students have passionately participated in a series of lectures while engaging in discussion on Public Diplomacy. With the support of teachers and mentors, students are working toward developing a “soft power” in our modern

Indian and Korean students promote the UN SDGs at the Global Creative Work Festival

IVECA Center

Jun 25, 2022
2 min

Indian and Korean students promote the UN SDGs at the Global Creative Work Festival

Since April this semester, for two months, more than 200 IVECA students from India and Korea have been working together to prepare for a youth international virtual festival promoting creative works. Last week, the festival started as students presented creative works such as movies and literature from their countries and discussed the themes and ideas introduced in those works. The international festival was not only to show creative works to each other for enjoyment. Beside

Student Interactions Develop Awareness of Environmental Problems

IVECA Center

Jun 19, 2022
3 min

Student Interactions Develop Awareness of Environmental Problems

Throughout the spring semester, students across the world have come together to communicate through IVECA’s Virtual Classroom. These student interactions have enabled them to grow and learn from each other. Ultimately, the students have bonded by sharing each other's values, culture, and environmental problems. As the relationship began, students took the opportunity to get to know each other. Culture was shared with pictures of food like Bungeoppang, a Korean snack with red

The World Presentation Contest: Students Inspire Audiences Through Stories of Migration

IVECA Center

Jun 3, 2022
2 min

The World Presentation Contest: Students Inspire Audiences Through Stories of Migration

This spring semester 2022, IVECA hosted the World Presentation Contest for high school students from Argentina, China, and Korea. During the contest, students were able to evaluate each others' presentations and give feedback to participating groups. Students presented on Stories of Migration in their own countries and around the world. This new learning opportunity allowed students to research migration in their communities and find the best solution for recurrent challenge

IVECA Students and Teachers Gain Enthusiasm for Global Collaboration

IVECA Center

May 27, 2022
2 min

IVECA Students and Teachers Gain Enthusiasm for Global Collaboration

In early May, after two months of online cultural exchange activities together, high school students from China, India, Korea, and Vietnam joined their first Live Classes of the semester over video conferencing. With curiosity, students enjoyed learning more about their peers overseas and built a stronger bond to collaborate on their next group projects for the global community. During their first Live Classes, students had an opportunity to openly share their interests and p

Elementary Students Create Meaningful Connections in First Live Class

IVECA Center

May 13, 2022
2 min

Elementary Students Create Meaningful Connections in First Live Class

Students from India and Korea joined together in their first live class of the semester on the 28th of April. Elementary teachers prepared their young students to introduce themselves to international partners. Furthermore, students were able to ask each other questions to learn more about their new IVECA friends. Students took this opportunity to find similarities between their countries as well as recognize the difference in cultural traditions. This first Live Class experi

Continuing Professional Development for Global Citizenship

IVECA Center

Apr 29, 2022
2 min

Continuing Professional Development for Global Citizenship

This semester, IVECA has welcomed numerous new teachers joining its virtual exchange program for the first time. Throughout the month of April, IVECA hosted introductory professional development sessions with a new group of teachers participating from China, India, Korea, Nepal, and Vietnam. The international teachers entered the program with open minds and ready to support students through their first virtual exchange, seeking to incorporate global education into their lesso

IVECA Extends the Reach of Global Citizenship Education with DHI in Korea

IVECA Center

Apr 25, 2022
1 min

IVECA Extends the Reach of Global Citizenship Education with DHI in Korea

On April 13, 2022, IVECA International Virtual Schooling celebrated the beginning of a new #partnership with Daegu High School of International Studies (DHI) located in Daegu, South Korea. Representatives of Daegu High School of International Studies and IVECA International Virtual Schooling participated in a virtual ceremony to celebrate signing their Memorandum of Understanding. Principal Chaekyung Baek congratulated the ceremony stating, “Signing the memorandum of understa

IVECA Center

Mar 18, 2022
1 min

Spring Has Sprung at IVECA

Spring is here which means a new beginning for IVECA! We are kicking off the start of spring semester. We welcome students and teachers from Asia, South America, and the United States. Many new teachers are joining the IVECA program seeking to diversify their classrooms. The IVECA Team is working diligently to support newcomers. Experienced schools are returning with several new teachers, continuing the years-long relationship with IVECA’s global education program to cultiva

Global Teachers Collaborate to Plan Successful Live Classes

IVECA Center

Dec 16, 2020
1 min

Global Teachers Collaborate to Plan Successful Live Classes

This semester, the IVECA program guided thirteen schools and the school teachers through their class activities. As the semester drew to a close, teachers met with their counterparts from another country to discuss the plan for the final Live Class presentations of their students. Also, in the collaborative conversations with the IVECA team, teachers suggested class objectives aimed toward achieving intercultural competence to guide the group projects and students’ discussion

Transformative Education for Global Citizenship

IVECA Center

Apr 3, 2020
2 min

Transformative Education for Global Citizenship

On the 75th anniversary of the Charter of the United Nations, The Committee on Teaching about the United Nations (CTAUN) and the Permanent Mission of the Republic of Korea to the United Nations co-sponsored a conference entitled “War No More.” Centered on a peaceful future, the conference celebrated the role of Global Citizenship Education in moving towards a culture of peace. The 21st CTAUN Conference at the United Nations is dedicated to the significant role of educators to

Celebrating Education Towards a Peaceful and Prosperous World

IVECA Center

Mar 31, 2020
2 min

Celebrating Education Towards a Peaceful and Prosperous World

IVECA’s Founder and President Dr. Eunhee Jung served as co-chair of the NGO Steering Committee for the second celebration for the adoption of an International Day of Education for Global Citizenship on July 18, 2019. The NGO Steering Committee for an International Day of Education for Global Citizenship (IDEGC) collaborated with UNESCO-APCEIU, UN Academic Impact (UNAI), and the UN Department of Global Communications (DGC) to gather for the second annual celebration at the Uni

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