What is global education today? Why should we ensure that a global education is part of every student’s education?
In an interconnected global era, youth from all countries and cultures should have the capacity to create, participate in, and benefit from a peaceful and prosperous world. 

On this platform you will find a guide to global education that includes resources, ideas, and inspiration for teachers, learners, and the greater educational community.

In the Essex Global Leadership Program, we focus on three core competencies: 
global studies
cross-cultural competency
leadership development

The program is augmented with a robust exchange program that is both virtual and face-to-face with six high schools around the world. Students also hear from ambassadors, politicians and authors in the GLP Speaker Series, while learning about critical languages and cultures in the GLP Language and Culture Series.

Our goal is to combine educational philosophy, pedagogy, and technology to
- foster global awareness and cross-cultural competency
- give students and teachers virtual and face-to-face mobility in the world, and
- increase the global effectiveness of Vermont high-school students at a time when international cooperation and collaboration are increasingly crucial.

Our students will someday be working with individuals, teams, and organizations that are global in nature, and they're going to know how to navigate that world successfully. 

Leveraging resources on this site, teachers will be able to globalize their curriculum and classrooms.