Stories From the Field
Wave 80
One of World Savvy's emerging Community Connections is Wave 80 Biosciences, a San Francisco-based up-and-coming biotech company. Wave 80 has been developing a cutting edge diagnostic tool for detecting HIV, targeting use by developing communities in Africa, China and India.
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Refugee Transitions
ISA's students made a strong showing at the 2009 World Affairs Challenge, but their engagement went beyond the day of the event. The students were so affected by what they learned that they decided to start a school-wide campaign to support refugees in the Bay Area.
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A Student’s Reflection on the MAP
"My experience learning about global issues has been great. I learned a lot and hopefully will continue on learning more. Learning about the world is important because we live here. People should start being more positive about people different from them instead of being negative. For example, people should treat others the way you want to be treated."
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21st Century Classrooms
This past school year marked the first year of World Savvy's new school partnership model. Five schools participated in order to increase the level of global issues integrated in curriculum across the school and to enhance a school culture of global education and awareness.
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World Affairs Challenge™ – "The whole experience was something that will follow me for the rest of my life."
The 7th Annual World Affairs Challenge took place on Saturday, March 14, at San Francisco State University. In attendance were 450 youths, a record breaking 210 volunteers, and hundreds of additional parents and guests there to support the students.
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Read about the Challenge in the Contra Costa Times
A Classroom Highlight
Educator Eric Chow is part of the Global Youth Media and Arts Program and he has an exciting vision for his ELL and Journalism students at Burton High School in San Francisco. With the support of World Savvy, Mr. Chow is finding new ways of teaching students to tell their stories and this year has decided to explore the theme of Immigration and Identity through one of his personal interests – comics!
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Refugee Camp Exhibit
What's it like to live in a refugee camp? Bay Area students got a chance to get a glimpse of what it's like when they toured this traveling exhibit sponsored by Doctors without Borders.
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