Articles on 'Global Education'


Articles on ‘Global Education’

GEMS Education Partners with UNESCO

Thursday, March 31st, 2011

Teacher Training to improve educational standards in developing countries

GEMS Education, the world’s largest kindergarten to grade 12 education provider, and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), have entered into a teacher training partnership agreement to raise the standards of teaching in the developing world.

Irina Bokova, the Director General of UNESCO said: “The shortage of quality teachers globally is one the biggest challenges we face in achieving the goal of Education for All. Without quality teachers for all, there is no education for all. Under this new partnership with GEMS Education, which has over 50 years of experience, we will be aiming to take a giant leap towards closing the gap in the quality of teaching and learning in the classroom.” (more…)

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President Bill Clinton at Launch of GEMS Education Foundation

Tuesday, December 21st, 2010

Varkey GEMS Foundation

Bill Clinton, Varkey GEMS Foundation


Varkey GEMS Foundation to Impact 10 Million Children

Through his foundation and the Clinton Global Initiative, President Bill Clinton, works with business, government, community and non-profit leaders worldwide to devise and implement innovative solution to some of the world’s most pressing challenges. Recently, he launched the Varkey GEMS Foundation, an initiative aimed at impacting the lives of 10 million children globally. The Foundation is part of GEMS Education. (more…)

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Improving Global Education

Sunday, February 7th, 2010
R. Crew, M. Rivera, B. Clinton, S. Varkey, B. Harrison

Rudy Crew, Manny Rivera, Bill Clinton,
Sunny Varkey, Bob Harrison

Sunny Varkey, Founder and Chairman of GEMS Education, joined President Bill Clinton at the annual winter gathering of Clinton Foundation trustees. GEMS Education has become a partner of the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) and is supporting its efforts to improve global education. The two were joined by Global Partnership Schools’ Manny Rivera, CEO, Rudy Crew, President, and Bob Harrison, CGI’s CEO.

 

 

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Global Citizens

Wednesday, September 16th, 2009
Global Citizens

Global Citizens

Lately, we’ve been reading a lot about 21st century skills from those who see that idea as hollow and from those who see those skills as the ultimate preparation students must have. We feel plenty of heat in the words, but far less light. We urge staying focused on what really determines whether students succeed as learners and eventually as citizens and workers in a globally competitive society.

The real question is do we believe that children who score well on these standardized tests are ready for what they will face living and working in a rapidly evolving global community? We think not for at least two reasons. (more…)

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