Incorporating both fun and learning, GED gives educators and parents an opportunity to open the eyes of their students, not only to the richness of our world but also to the ethnic diversity of South Carolina and to the positive contributions being made by foreign-born citizens. The day’s events will focus on meeting the South Carolina Social Studies & Foreign Language Standards, including but limited to:

Social Studies Standards:
Standard 1-1:   The student will demonstrate an understanding of how individuals, families, and communities live and work together here and across the world.
Standard 1-2:   The student will demonstrate an understanding of home, school, and other settings across the world.
Standard 2-1:   The student will demonstrate an understanding of cultural contributions made by people from the various regions of the United States.
Standard 2-2:   The student will demonstrate an understanding of the local community and the way it compares with other communities in the world.
Standard 2-4:   The student will demonstrate an understanding of the division of the world geographically into continents and politically into nation-states.
Standard 4-2:   The student will demonstrate an understanding of the settlement of North America by Native Americans, Europeans, and African Americans and the interactions among these peoples.
Standard/ Indicator 5-6-4: The student will demonstrate an  understanding of developments in the United States since the fall of the Soviet Union and its satellite states in 1992...  Identify examples of cultural exchange between the United States and other countries that illustrate the importance of popular culture and the influence of American popular culture in other places in the world, including music, fashion, food, and movies.
Standard 6-2:  The student will demonstrate an understanding of life in ancient classical civilizations and their contributions to the modern world.
Standard 6-4:   The student will demonstrate an understanding of changing political, social, and economic cultures in Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Americas.
Standard 7-7:  The student will demonstrate an understanding of the significant political, economic, geographic, scientific, technological, and cultural changes and advancements that took place throughout the world from the beginning of the twentieth century ot the present day.
Standard GS-1:The student will demonstrate and understanding of life in the classical civilizations and the contributions that these civilizations have made to the modern world.

Foreign Language Standards:
Standard 1.1 Students engage in conversations, provide and obtain information, express feelings and emotions, and exchange opinions.
Standard 1.2 Students understand and interpret written and spoken language on a variety of topics.
Standard 2.1 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the practices and the perspectives of the cultures studied.
Standard 2.2 Students demonstrate an understanding of the relationship between the products and the perspectives of the cultures studied.
Standard 3.1 Students reinforce and further their knowledge of other disciplines through the foreign language.
Standard 3.2 Students acquire information and recognize the distinctive viewpoints that are available only through the foreign language and its cultures.
Standard 4.1 Students demonstrate understanding of the nature of language through comparisons between the language studied and their own.
Standard 4.2 Students demonstrate understanding of the concept of culture through comparisons between the cultures studied and their own.
Standard 5.1 Students use the language both within and beyond the school setting.
Standard 5.2 Students show evidence of becoming lifelong learners by using the language for personal enjoyment and enrichment.

Pre-visit Education Packet:
Guinea Study Guide - This study contains information about the history, language, geography, and musical instruments of the country. Also included are Guinean folk tales with a bibliography.  All files, except history, are PDF.

Language Pages from participating countries.  
These pages will consist of some common words and phrases.

Click here to register online.
If you didn't receive a flyer in the mail, click here to see/print it.

 Two tours
       to choose from

Students can "travel the world"
in one day

Without leaving the comfort of their state, students can now "travel the world" in one day, "visiting" more than 60 countries.

Students can view about sixty national exhibits

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Students can enjoy
    the International Showcase
Students will see cultural dancing and singing and stories at the International Showcase
stage. Schools are invited to participate in these performances. Also, they will be able to read stories, histories, and other literature from different cultures at a special book exhibit.  Information and an application to participate in the International Showcase is available at www.cifonline.org/showcase.htm
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All students will receive Passports
Passports are booklets that look like a normal passport and contains interesting information about all participating countries.

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Art & Essay Contests
The Art & Essay contests conducted by Global Education Day is open to students from Grades 3 through 8. Contest rules, deadlines, and
entry form are available at artessay.htm
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Admission Cost^**

Student Admission	$5.00
Free admission for teachers & chaperones

** Schools should plan to eat lunch before arriving or after departing.
     Souvenirs are available for purchase.
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Global Education Day | P.O. Box 12504 | Columbia, SC 29211
Phone: 803-799-3452 | Fax 803-252-5500
Email: ged@ifmusa.org | Web: www.cifonline.org