WAC Global Connections Club

Welcome to the Global Connections Club for Youth coordinated by Global Classroom. Middle and High School students are welcome to join the club to connect with their peers interested in world affairs from a variety of locations, languages, and cultures to discuss global current events; connect the local to global; and learn about opportunities to strengthen their cultural competence skills to become globally-engaged citizens!

BENEFITS TO JOINING:

• It’s free!
• You’ll meet other engaged youth from a variety of locations, languages, and cultures at monthly meetings via Zoom (currently planned for the second Tuesday of every month beginning January 2023.)
• You’ll get support to participate in World Affairs Council and other community events and activities, including the World Citizen Essay Contest and the Global Competence Certificate Portfolio.
• You’ll work with other youth to think about ways to Take Action and make a difference in your community.

If this sounds interesting, please submit the WAC Global Connections Club Interest Form  prior to registering. (Students, Parents/Guardians, Community Members, Teachers and other Educators can all use this form, and we’ll add you to our email list.)

Global Classroom is seeking new leadership for the 2023-2024 School Year! Please reach out to gc@world-affairs.org, if interested! Learn more about last year's student leaders below.

LEADERSHIP TEAM 2022-2023

Aditi Ajoy, Global Classroom Intern, is a senior at Redmond High-School and has lived in the Seattle area for most of her life. She hopes to major in International Relations on a Pre-Law track.

Aditi is a mentee at Girl Security, an organization that focuses on increasing the number of women in National Security and International Affairs spaces. Through her experience entering the global sphere, she developed a passion for increasing interest for world affairs among high-school students. She founded a World Affairs Club at her school with this idea in mind, and is on a council at Girl Security that works towards this goal as well.

"I’m super excited to be involved with the Global Connections Club. While I have gained my global competence over the course of my life, earning the certificate gave me the chance to reflect on the purpose of my experiences for the first time. I saw my high school coursework, travel and language learning through a different lens. If you’re looking for it, you can find the “global world” anywhere. I hope this club encourages you to seek out these global opportunities and connects you with like minded youth!"

Aditi’s background in world affairs comes from her experience traveling to 30+ countries, and a rigorous school curriculum in economics, history and language. With a passion for her community, she is involved in the Seattle Theatre Group and Totem Star, a label that hopes to increase opportunities for teens to enter the music industry. Outside of career interests, Aditi is a budding singer-songwriter with over 100,000 lifetime streams on Spotify. You can find her at https://open.spotify.com/artist/4sL897POT1ohGf90x3Ix99

Check out Aditi’s Global Competence Certificate Portfolio Website

Santoshi Pisupati is a senior at the International Community School in Kirkland, Washington. She’s traveled to 17 countries, lived in India for three years and even learned a new language there. Her school has a strong emphasis on global education and community involvement, so she’s always been raised to know how important being engaged with the world is.

Santoshi is involved in her school's Model United Nations (MUN) and Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) clubs, so even when she’s not at school, she’s always learning about our world's fascinating diversity.

In her free time, she loves to write novels. She’s written and published seven so far, with an eighth on the way. She also loves to read and think about which country she might visit next year.

Check out Santoshi’s Global Competence Certificate Portfolio Website

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