The Center for International Understanding is building Mexico School Partnership to provide North Carolina students a way to learn with – and not just about – students in another country.
Through the Center’s Mexico School Partnerships, students and teachers have:
- traveled to Mexico, many of them journeying outside North Carolina for the first time
- studied the culture, history, and education systems of Mexico, a strategic economic and education partner of North Carolina’s
- mastered use of technologies like webconferencing to communicate directly with a culture very different from their own
Mexico School Partnership help promote global competence. What are Global Competencies? Please click here to find more about the Global Competencies of Future Ready Students.
What happens on a Mexico School Partnership program?
Phase 1: Recruitment and Preparation
Once a school’s administrators, faculty, and school district leaders know that they want a partnership, they apply to the program. The Center for International Understanding selects partner schools and matches them with the right partner abroad.
Phase 2: Partnership Development Abroad
Selected North Carolina principals and lead teachers travel to Mexico for a short-term immersion program to meet their partner school team to plan for their first year of collaboration; learn about Mexican culture and education; and spend time with Mexican families.
Phase 3: Implementation in Classrooms
North Carolina schools implement projects and activities with their partner schools, creating collaborative learning projects through technology. Students have regular opportunities for international dialogue. In many cases, there are short-term visits to each others’ schools and exchanges of teachers and/or students.
Mexico School Partnership Program Summary
- For more information on the Mexico School Partnership program, please view our 2010 NC-Guanajuato Partnerships Overview.
- Click here to learn how the Partnerships are progressing.
