Students in Rabat and Ifrane participate in cultural exchange with youth in Canada and the US!

            This academic year, students at the Jeanne d’Arc School in Rabat and the Allal Al Fassi High School in Ifrane engage in a year of global service and cross-cultural communication through One World Youth Project- a global sister-school program connecting 44 schools in 17 countries. The students at Jeanne d’Arc are paired with Caistor Central Public School students in Ontario, Canada. Allal al Fassi students are working with the Instilling Goodness Elementary School and Developing Virtue Secondary School in Talmage, CA, USA.

            One World Youth Project (OWYP) is a unique educational program for middle and high school youth, linking schools in the US/Canada with groups from around the world together in learning partnerships. Youth work with their sister-school over the course of an academic year to explore and tackle the United Nations Millennium Development Goals (MDG’s).  The eight goals, agreed upon by the world’s nations in 2000, are targeted to be achieved by 2015. The MDG’s address shared global challenges such as, HIV/AIDS, lack of education, or gender inequality.  OWYP's philosophy is that through cultural exchange, youth are inspired to take positive action. One World Youth Project is run by youth for youth and includes an international volunteer staff of 22 -all are under the age of 24.

            Youth of the Jeanne d’Arc School and Allal al Fassi School communicate with their sister-schools through online message-boards, email, letters, cultural exchange packages, and monthly curriculum assignments.  Over the past four months, the youth have been learning about their focus UN Millennium Development Goals. Youth in Rabat are learning about MDG 5, improve maternal health, while youth in Ifrane are learning about MDG 4, reduce child mortality. In the coming months students will work with their sister-schools  to design and implement local community service projects related to these goals.

For more information about One World Youth Project, visit: www.oneworldyouthproject.org

For more information contact: Jill Slutzker, Group News Coordinator, One World Youth Project: 1-865-803-1594 (USA), Jill@oneworldyouthproject.org

Interviews with teacher and student leaders of the Jeanne d’Arc School, Allal al Fassi High School and/or sister-schools available upon request.  Interviews with OWYP staff also available upon request.

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