Global Education

New Zealand Term Abroad
Many students who are curious about how education works in other societies choose to study for a semester through one of the many Hobart and William Smith programs abroad. The new study term at the University of Auckland, on New Zealand's beautiful North Island, is designed in particular for students interested in Education. The New Zealand Program is offered in the fall semester odd years (2001, 2003, etc.) and is directed on-site by a HWS Education Department faculty member.
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Brining Relevant Internet Dialogue to Global Education
The Brining Relevant Internet Dialogue to Global Education (BRIDGE) project uses web-based technologies and traditional educational resources as a means to engage elementary school students in sustained inquiry about other cultures and regions of the world. The sustained inquiry engages students in research with documents, maps, art projects, literature, and science activities that are integrated into the elementary school curriculum in grades 3-6. As this interlinked investigation of other cultures and regions of the world is brought to different content areas of student learning, efforts are made to address the alignment of the curriculum to state-guided objectives as well as local district initiatives. The project combines collaborative work with teachers on curriculum, use of educational resources, inquiry-based learning, and deployment of educational technology. The teachers collaborate with each other across classrooms, schools, and districts, and do so in partnership with district administrators, as well as Hobart and William Smith faculty, students, and administrators in Geneva and abroad in Asia and Africa.

Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking
The Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT) Project, an initiative of the Open Society Institute (OSI) and the International Reading Association (IRA), promotes classroom teaching practices that help students learn actively, think critically, and work cooperatively. RWCT introduces research-based instructional methods to teachers and teacher educators. These methods are designed to help students think reflectively, take ownership for their personal learning, understand the logic of arguments, listen attentively, debate confidently, and become independent lifelong learners.
Reading and Writing for Critical Thinking (RWCT)

The Center for Global Education
Most students at Hobart and William Smith Colleges have an off-campus/international learning experience in the course of their studies. Whether the experience is working with sugar cane workers in the Dominican Republic, studying Chinese language and culture in Beijing, or living with a French family, students at the Colleges understand the value of "breaking away" for a time to immerse themselves in another culture and to discover something about themselves and others that cannot be as easily discovered in Geneva. The Center for Global Education works closely on many fronts with the Education Department and serves as an invaluable resource that coordinates much of the international work on campus.
Center for Global Education