World Savvy Timeline

  • July 2002
    SF Office opened
  • May 2003
    First Annual WAC, San Francisco
  • Sept 2003
    Global Educators Program is founded in SF Bay Area
  • 2003
    Get Global! afterschool program launches
  • 2005
    Get Global! becomes the Global Youth Media & Arts Program (MAP)
  • December 2005
    First Annual MAP, SF
  • Sept 2007
    NY office opened
  • May 2008
    First MAP Festival, New York City Global Affairs Monitor launches
  • Sept 2008
    Minneapolis-St. Paul office opened
  • 2009
    World Affairs Challenge launches in Minneapolis
  • 2010
    Three core programs established in each office Global Educators Program serves teachers nationwide

Community Partners

Community collaboration and partnership is a cornerstone of programming at World Savvy. We acknowledge that a wealth of organizations exist which address the range of challenges facing schools and education in the United States, and we actively seek collaboration with organizations which share our mission and vision.

Community Partners

Center for Teaching International Relations (CTIR), 2003 to present

CTIR is the creator of the one of our core programs, the World Affairs Challenge. World Savvy partnered with CTIR to bring the program to San Francisco and as we expand the program to Minneapolis, our partnership continues to flourish.

Zeum, an Arts and Technology Museum for Kids and Families, 2006 to present

Zeum is the institutional partner for the Global Youth Media and Arts Program. They display the program’s youth exhibition for two months and provide a space for youth performances during the program’s culminating festival.

San Francisco State University, College of Education, 2005 to present

San Francisco State University and the College of Education are the institutional partner and sponsor of the San Francisco World Affairs Challenge. The University has been extremely generous and supportive during this partnership which continues to grow each year.

Bay Area Global Education Program (BAGEP), 2005 to present

World Savvy is fortunate to be the host of the Bay Area Global Education Program in 2009-10. We will continue to offer the highest quality professional development to Bay Area teachers through World Savvy’s existing core programs, as well as additional programming developed and facilitated historically by BAGEP. We look forward to expanding our services and continuing to expand the network of talented global educators in BAGEP’s community.