G-20 Student Summit Information

G-20 Student Summit News

• G-20 summit topics find way into Alle-Kiski Valley classes
• Youth worldwide tune in to global challenges
• Students adopt views of other nations
• G-20 summit seen as a 'teachable moment' in local schools
• G20 Student Summit Helps Area Kids Get Global
• Student summit set for FCA
• Schools make use of first-time Grable grants
• Student G-20 summit to teach interactive global lesson
• Slate of G-20 Related Programs Offered by World Affairs Council of Pittsburgh

Participating Schools Worldwide

• I.T.C. “Enrico Tosi”
• Escola Internacional of Alphaville
• European School
• Cornwall Hill College
• Quality School International
• The Guivy Zaldastanishvili American Academy (Tbilisi)

G-20 Resources

• G-20 Page
• Leaders' Statement: The Pittsburgh Summit
• Education Blog
• Wiki
• Student Blog
• World Affairs on Delicious
• BBC Country Profiles
• G-20 Module from PPS
• London Summit
• Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
• Customs and Courtesies of the Pittsburgh Summit 2009 Participating Countries
• CIA World Factbook
• The Economist Country Briefings
• Stanley Foundation: Rising Powers
• University of Toronto: G-20 Information Centre
  

Around the World in One Day
An Interconnected Globe and Your Future:
Do You Know Where You’re Heading?

May 18, 2012

As part of the Pittsburgh Folk Festival, the Council is partnering with the World Cultures Consortium of Western Pennsylvania for a unique hands-on opportunity for students to experience the cultures of the world and to interact with a panel of local experts on international affairs.

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A Video Conference Discussion for High School Students
The World’s Response to a Nuclear Iran

May 23, 2012

Does Iran have the right to move forward with its nuclear program? What will the world look like with a nuclear Iran? How should the international community respond? During the video conference, students will share their ideas and engage in a roundtable and discussion with the goal of coming to a consensus among the international community about Iran’s nuclear ambitions.

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37th Annual Summer Seminar on World Affairs
June 18-22, 2012

June 18, 2012

The Summer Seminar on World Affairs is a one-week, intensive look at some of the major current international issues confronting the United States in its political, economic, and security relations with the rest of the world.

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