Pre-K-12 and Community Outreach

• Bridges: Children, Languages, World — Pre-K-8 language instruction at Monroe County Public Library, Bloomington, Indiana
   
• Capitol Forum Indiana (CFI) — Emphasizing decision-making and civic responsibility for high school students, focusing on U.S. foreign policy
   
• Enhancing the Deliberation Process Using Primary Sources (EDPUPS) — A professional development opportunity for K-12 teachers focusing on teaching with primary sources and using them in the deliberation process
   
• Global Issues All School Project — A cross-curricular all school project designed for New Tech High School students that focuses on a major global issue
   
• Global Issues Community Discussion Series — A series of community discussions focusing on different global issues and, in particular, how they relate to life in Bloomington, IN
   
• Global Speakers Service (GSS) — Providing speakers to enhance international topics and activities in local schools and communities
   
• Integrating International and Civic Education (IICE) — Developing opportunities for teachers to learn how to use deliberation to better integrate international issues in standards-based classrooms
   
• International Festival of Indiana — Providing an opportunity for Central Indiana students and the public to experience many world cultures without travelling farther than Indianapolis
   
• International Studies In Schools (ISIS) - A Videoconferencing Project — A distance learning program using interactive video technology to connect K-12 schools and community groups across the U.S.
   
• International Studies Summer Institute (ISSI) — A residential institute for teachers exploring diverse global topics through the use of simulations, panels, interactive communication technology connections, and cultural events
   
• Lotus Blossoms Children's Bazaar And Community Bazaar — An educational program nurturing children's curiosity about other cultures by bringing artist-educators into southern-Indiana schools from across America and around the world
   
• Lotus World Music And Art Festival - Indiana University Global Education Pavilion — The festival is an annual four-day extravaganza providing live musical and movement performances by individuals and groups from across the globe; the Pavilion is a venue in which the public can learn to play the instruments and make the music of many cultures
   
• Miscellaneous International Community Events — These are unique international community community events which have been organized or sponsored by the Center for the Study of Global Change.
   
• Outstanding International History Award — A special award encouraging students, when examining historical events and issues, to consider the world beyond the borders of the U.S.
   
• Voices and Visions: Islam and Muslims from a Global Perspective — Promotes intercultural dialogue and understanding between Muslims and Non-Muslims