Hosted by the DC Public Schools Global Education office and featuring speakers from the Asia Society and Longview Foundation, join district-level leaders and administrators for a focused brainstorming session as we examine the growing field of K-12 global education, the role of study abroad in K-12 global education initiatives, and discuss next steps for developing students’ global competence and a 'culture of travel' in local school districts. A key take-away will be how to create a K-12 environment in which global experiences are the expectation rather than the exception.     

The session will be held in Washington, D.C. under the umbrella of the inaugural IIE Summit on Generation Study Abroad, which will bring education, government and business leaders and journalists together for action-oriented discussions on how to ensure international experience is a key part of a 21st Century education and make study abroad opportunities available to all.

Generation Study Abroad is a five-year initiative launched by the Institute of International Education (IIE) in 2014 to double the number of U.S. college students studying abroad by the end of the decade. Our aim is to encourage meaningful, innovation action to drive up the number of U.S. college students who have the opportunity to gain international experience through academic study abroad programs, internships, service learning and non-credit educational experiences. K-12 educators are encouraged to take the Generation Study Abroad Pledge as they play a key role in bringing the world to the classroom.