About School to School
School-2-School (S2S) is a cultural exchange and educational development program that enables schools in the United States to partner with elementary schools in countries emerging from conflict or facing the challenges of poverty in the Muslim World. This year’s program will continue the success of six previous S2S partnerships in Afghanistan, Iraq, Philippines, Panama, Uganda, and Bolivia.
Through S2S, the US school raises funds to support the purchase of school supplies to benefit a specific school abroad, the host school. The S2S program provides an excellent opportunity for American students to learn about different cultures, as well to connect with fellow students from around the world. In an exciting addition to the S2S program, this year, Creative Learning will support the trip expenses for a volunteer from the US school to visit their host school abroad as an Unofficial Ambassador for up to four weeks in the summer of 2012.
About this year’s program: Queen Noor School in Jordan
During 2012, the S2S program will benefit the Queen Noor High School in Al Wehdat, Amman, Jordan. The school has 750 students from grade 8 to grade 12 (age 13-18) and the number of students in each class ranges between 40 and 58 per class.
Based on the current needs of the Queen Noor school in Jordan, the S2S program will fundraise for the purchase of an Interactive White Board. Many of the teachers at the Queen Noor school are ICT literate and use ICT in different disciplines and the lead teacher is looking forward to connecting the teachers in the US. The target fundraising goal is $5,000.
Why should my school participate?
The S2S is a unique program that exposes students to cultural tolerance and global awareness by connecting them to their peers in a school in the Muslim World. By creating positive grassroots connections with the citizens in the Muslim World, your school will take a leading role in building peace and dispelling harmful stereotypes associated with America and the Muslim World, both overseas and at home. For the US school’s unofficial ambassador, the S2S program is a unique opportunity not just for personal and professional development but to directly support education programs in Jordan while dispelling stereotypes about America.
Who can apply?
Creative Learning welcomes applications from public and private schools in the United States at the elementary, middle, or high school level. A teacher, administrator, or other educator can serve as a school’s point of contact and/or unofficial ambassador for the proposed partnership with a school in Jordan.
This is a competitive program and applications are accepted on a rolling basis. A full application can be downloaded online here. Applications should be submitted to Carola Mandelbaum.
Where can I learn more about the School-2-School program?
CL welcomes questions from anyone interested in learning more about the School-2-School initiative. Please contact Carola Mandelbaum.