Hi Kabo If you are a school teacher, know a high school geography teacher, have kids at high school, this is a fantastic opportunity for GIS and cultural exchange. Last Call for Participation to Youth in the United States, Bolivia, Panama and South Africa The Global Connections and Exchange Youth TechCamps: My Community, Our Earth Program (GCE MyCOE) is looking for current high school students in the United States, Bolivia, Panama and South Africa. High school students from each of these countries will be selected to form teams and will collaborate online and in person at one of three rounds of training events to be held in Bolivia, Panama and South Africa. The overarching theme for this program will be Geotechnologies for Climate Change and Environment. Students that are selected will be given academic preparation, orientation, mentoring, training in use of geotechnologies such as online mapping, community GIS, mobile GPS, and crowd-mapping and will participate in cultural exchange activities. Youth work will be featured in an online project fair and showcased at national venues. Travel and lodging is also provided by the program. All applicants must be both citizens of and residing and studying in the country from where they are applying. For example, US applicants must be United States citizens who both live and are currently studying in the United States. Bolivian applicants must be Bolivian citizens who both live and are currently studying in Bolivia, etc. Applicants must be over the age of 15 by June 1, 2014 and no older than 18 years old by September 1, 2014. You should be attending at least one semester of high school after the exchange program. DEADLINE FOR US STUDENTS WAS JANUARY 10, 2014. DEADLINE FOR SOUTH AFRICAN STUDENTS HAS BEEN EXTENDED TO MARCH 1, 2014. The official language of this program is English.
Posted on: Thu, 27 Feb 2014 15:39:44 +0000