Our Impact - The Need for Global Literacy

The increasing diversity of the Bay Area community is testimony to the need for greater global awareness. In 2002, almost 40% of the population of San Francisco County was born outside the U.S., largely in Asia and Latin America. This diversity lends itself perfectly to global education programs, which can build on the various experience and interests of youth from around the world. Recent studies point out the great need to make education more relevant to the lives and cultures of students (Education Week, Report Examines Motivation Among Students, December 2003). World Savvy incorporates contemporary global issues into educational programs to achieve just that.

Two-thirds of U.S. voters say 3R's no longer sufficient
eSchool News: Meris Stansbury
Oct 15, 2007

2006 National Geographic-Roper
Survey of Geographic Literacy

How to Bring Our Schools out of the 20th Century
Time: Claudia Wallis, Sonja Steptoe
December 18, 2006

Global State of the States
edutopia: Sara Bernard
November/December 2006