Education Programs

BRIDGES TO THE WORLD

Bridges to the World, an initiative of the Cleveland Council on World Affairs, has as its primary goal the raising of awareness about the world, its countries, and its peoples for Northeast Ohio’s students and its teachers.  Program areas include the following:   
           ·      Education—to understand the historical, political, and economic significance of the
                 countries and regions of the world
           ·      Culture—to understand the people of these countries and better appreciate their diversity
                 and uniqueness
           ·      Heritage—to increase and enhance the personal and community connections to countries
                around the world provided through the heritage and cultural organizations in the 
                Northeast Ohio area
Methods for reaching these goals include providing curriculum and curricular tools to help teachers internationalize the curriculum, inviting students to hear and question featured Council speakers and international visitors to Cleveland in person and through distance learning technology, and partnering with community groups to develop programs with educational and cultural relevance to the Cleveland community. 

MODEL UNITED NATIONS

The Cleveland Council on World Affairs welcomes you to attend our 68th Model United Nations Conference for high school students from across Northeast Ohio. Since the first CCWA Model UN conference in 1945, MUN has sought to provide an in-depth and enlightening experience about world affairs and current events. Each year, we select a theme for our conference that reflects the state of world affairs. Past themes have included Achieving the Millennium Challenge Goals and Multilateral Action: Preserving the Balance. The theme for this year’s conferences is The Four Freedoms. This theme explores issues that focus on the Freedom of Speech, of Worship, from Want, and from Fear. From developing countries to industrialized nations, every facet of society is in a perpetual state of flux creating new challenges, tensions, and potential conflicts. Leaders around the world are faced with making decisions about problems within their nations and regions of the world that affect us all as global citizens. Delegates to the MUN will investigate, discuss, and debate some of the issues at stake in today’s changing world. In this simulation as well as in reality, the United Nations serves as a vehicle to encourage broad debate and problem-solving methods on a multilateral basis, allowing blocs of nations and regions to work in cooperation and with a truly global perspective in mind. 
Currently the Council sponsors four conferences per year, which together involve nearly 1,000 students from over 30 Ohio high schools and middle schools. Model United Nations conferences are simulations of the work and activities of the actual United Nations and involve students in committee deliberations on a variety of topics similar to those currently under consideration by the UN. Thus these two day conferences involve students in research, writing, discussion, and negotiation as students represent the views and interests of the countries and their citizens throughout the world.

YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND ALL OR PART OF ANY OF THE CONFERENCES FOR 2010-2011. PLEASE REGISTER BY SENDING AN E-MAIL to  rcrepage@ccwa.org.
To view the agenda for or next conference, please click the bold dates of the conference.
The conferences for 2010-2011 include
  November 9-10, 2011  Northern Ohio High Schools   
  November 30-December 1, 2011  Lorain County & Northern Ohio Schools
  January 11-12, 2012 Northern Ohio Middle Schools
  April 18-19, 2012 Northern Ohio High Schools

To learn more about Model United Nations,CLICK HERE . 
                                                                                                                                                                        

 CCWA Education Programs

 “Now more than ever, our youth need exposure to international concepts and global issues to be prepared to compete in the global marketplace and make thoughtful decisions as informed citizens in an increasingly interdependent world”

 Over its long history, the Council has built and maintained a portfolio of world-related programs for students and educators that excite them, enhance their global knowledge, and provide multiple perspectives on globalization and social responsibility.

Through programs and offerings, CCWA strives to:

• Increase awareness of multicultural history, the contributions of ethnic groups to American society, and the value of cultural differences. Increase understanding and acceptance of interpersonal differences
• Encourage linkages between the educational community, business community and general public by providing multicultural resources

Cooperative Agreement
Photographs and video are taken during programs and events for promotional, marketing, and historical purposes. Participants and attendees agree to release rights to photos taken at the Council's educational programs.