Globalization impacts the life of every person and every nation on the planet. As young citizens we can contribute to the dialogue of globalization. As teachers we are dedicated to teaching our youth to be responsible global citizens.

On Wednesday May 11th high school students from Passaic Valley High School will connect with students in coutries around the world for 24 hours to engage in global dialogue and cultural exchange. The purpose of the Around the World project is to bring students from different cultures and backgrounds together to promote global awareness and understanding. We hope to do this through a combination of activities that utilize videoconferencing and an interactive website for the exchange of information and ideas. The culminating activity will involve Passaic Valley High School hosting a series of approximately one-hour individual videoconferences with participating schools during one 24-hour period. Students will be engaged in discussion on selected topics and problem-solving. The project has two basic elements: the actual videoconferences themselves and an interactive website to promote the exchange of information and ideas. The advances in communication technology offers this generation valuable and fruitful multicultural dialogues. Videoconferencing allows people separated by distance to verbally and visually communicate in real time. Interactive websites allow for the continuation of dialogue long after the videoconferences are over. It is our wish here at Passaic Valley High School that this type of hands-on learning prepares our students to be intelligently engaged in diagnostic analysis and lively discussion with their peers from around the world. We also want this project to serve as a basis for our students to understand their relationships and responsibilities to people, institutions and the environment.

"We have learned to be citizens of the world, members of the human community" - Kofi Annan

A live webstream of this event will be available on Wednesday May 11th. To view the LIVE WEBSTREAM goto:  http://www.njvid.net/live-atw2011.php