GCE’s approach toward creating curriculum places an emphasis on three key threads which weave the fabric of global citizenship:

1.  Cultural Awareness. Cultural awareness is the life-blood of GCE.  Field Experience, getting out of the classroom and into the world, is an integral part of the GCE learning model, and it happens virtually EVERY week. And when we can’t get out, we bring the world IN through guest speakers, web-conferences, and surfing the digital universe.

2.  21st Century Literacy.

  • Critical Literacy. A fundamental goal of all meaningful education is constructing, understanding and communicating ideas and knowledge in a variety of written and verbal formats and for a range of audiences.
  • Digital Literacy requires learning how to make informed judgments when accessing largely unfiltered information, and making thoughtful and safe choices when selecting and using various digital technologies. GCE-XL, our extended learning model, transforms curriculum by involving students, instructors, families, and partners in the learning process through on-line forums, blogs, and student portfolios. 
  • Financial Literacy.  We believe students should develop a keen sense of how everyday decisions for individuals, cities and states are made, and what leads to lives of stability or debt. 
  • Executive Functioning and its significant impact on all forms of literacy, is often left for students to master independently. At GCE we believe that students need to learn how to effectively take and review notes, track assignments and projects, prepare meaningful questions for conferences with teachers, create schedules and study guides, and practice peer critique. The final 30 minutes of school, every Monday through Thursday, are a dedicated time for students to practice these skills with staff support.  Additional one-on-one time for remediation and for challenging students who are ready for advanced direction is available every day from 9-9:30am.

3.  Career Readiness. Corporate, Non-profit, Government, and Trade exposures engage students in the process of discovering their unique paths to building a life of value. Students learn why each organization exists, who it serves, how it earns profit, how their HR processes work, the perks of employment, philanthropic ventures, and who to contact for more information.

Please email us to request more information about each and all of these curriculum threads.