Wednesday, June 8, 2016

UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals Forum at Colegio Santa Ursula


This morning our students participated in a forum during which groups of students presented their research and ideas on four of the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals.  The senior students from Colegio Santa Ursula who worked on this project volunteered, and the audience consisted of the remaining seniors and the juniors. The forum included the goals of Zero Hunger, Clean Water and Sanitation, Climate Action and Quality Education.  The Dallas students each presented a piece of the research; three groups presented in English and one group presented in Spanish. After each presentation, audience members made comments and asked questions which often lead to lively and thought-provoking discussions. The Ursuline Dallas teachers provided information and perspectives from the USA. The entire forum was transcribed by two Colegio Santa Ursula students and once it is completely translated into Spanish, Portuguese and English it will be sent to UNESCO.
To learn more about the UNESCO Sustainable Development Goals, check out:   
https://en.unesco.org/sdgs

Students, host sisters, and teachers all ate lunch together near campus to celebrate a successful forum. Following lunch the students returned to classes while the Ms. Rico and Mr. Poellot visited the GOAL English classes to interact with the students and assist in their practice of speaking English. These classes are extra classes students can take to improve their mastery of the English language, and it is from these groups of students that future delegates from Brazil to Dallas will be chosen.



 
 

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