Welcome To Students Going Global

Empowering Detroit Youth Through Travel

“It is difficult to imagine all that you can be when you have a very limited view.” ~Iris Ware

Students Going Global is a registered 501c3 nonprofit organization, increasing youth engagement in global education and awareness and making life changing Educational Tours Abroad possible for Detroit youth through high school graduation and beyond. We are a group of passionate educators and youth advocates who believe in the transformative power of travel. We utilize culturally immersive, real-world global education experiences at home and abroad to boost student preparation, motivation, engagement and opportunity and to close opportunity and achievement gaps that create barriers to success for underserved youth in Detroit.

Though thousands of primary and secondary students across America participate in Educational Tours Abroad each year and multiple studies cite the benefits of traveling and studying abroad, rarely are youth in underserved areas like Detroit afforded these opportunities due to limited financial resources. Predominantly African-American students in Detroit have been historically under-resourced, and according to research, African-American students are among the lowest demographic to participate in study abroad opportunities, ranking at only 6%.

We hope to change this narrative for rising young Detroit scholars who are willing to challenge themselves and step outside of their comfort zone. We believe that life-changing Educational Tours Abroad will elevate and empower Detroit youth, enable Detroit youth to think broadly, beyond the boundaries of their own communities, to see the greater possibilities in their own lives and be the catalyst for Detroit youth to aspire to live their life to its fullest potential.

We develop globally-minded, solution-oriented, future ready young leaders prepared to navigate successfully in the 21st century global economy:

Access to Travel Abroad Opportunities
Through our global education initiatives, we make Educational Tours Abroad possible for Detroit youth enrolled in grades 5-12 and college, cultivating in students an appreciation for cultural diversity, a love of travel and learning and a greater belief in their own limitless potential. Through transformative travel abroad experiences, students graduate from high school and college more well-rounded, more globally-minded, more aware, more connected to themselves and to the world around them and better prepared to navigate successfully in a culturally diverse, global society. We also provide an extensive resource library, located on our website, which includes numerous travel abroad scholarships and opportunities available to Detroit youth.

Engaging Global Education Curriculum
We utilize a unique, creative and innovative curriculum that is conducive to academic, social and personal growth and rooted in developing critical 21st century skills, including global competence, collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving. We value a holistic, student-centered learning approach to education that allows students to play a more active role in their learning as they are encouraged to solve problems, ask questions, discuss, debate and brainstorm, which leads to improved critical thinking and problem solving skills, greater retention of subject matter content and a greater sense of independence and personal satisfaction. We engage our student scholars in competitions, debates, group projects, experiential learning, problem-based learning, service learning, hands-on global entrepreneurship training, guest speakers, cross-cultural interactions, pen pals abroad, video conferencing abroad, community service, college mentorship opportunities, in collaboration with Detroit area colleges and an Educational Tour Abroad, in partnership with EF Educational Tours. We aim to create a safe, inclusive learning environment where students feel engaged, connected and supported.

Building a Pipeline to Maximize Impact
We expand our reach and multiply our impact by building a pipeline for youth engagements in global education and awareness through high school graduation and beyond, making multiple Educational Tours Abroad possible for primary, secondary and college students in Detroit. We collaborate with Detroit based colleges to recruit college students to travel abroad with our students as college mentors, sharing their knowledge of college and career success and global education and awareness. We also replicate and help sustain our Club Global Program model at institutions throughout Detroit, empowering Detroit based schools, churches and nonprofit organizations to show their students the world. In doing so, we directly impact a greater number of both Detroit students and educators who travel abroad with students for free as group leaders or chaperones, each returning more culturally aware, more globally-minded, more tolerant, more knowledgeable, more motivated, more inspired and more valuable to their classrooms, families, community, educational institutions and world.

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Why Educational Tours Abroad Matter:

Educational Tours Abroad provide significant opportunities for young Detroit scholars to expand their minds, their hearts and their horizons, to cultivate a global-mindset with a global perspective, to connect what was learned inside the classroom outside the classroom, to gain real-world, culturally immersive global education experiences, to develop critical 21st century skills (global competence, collaboration, critical thinking and problem solving), to gain a broader perspective of the world around them, to gain greater cultural consciousness, understanding and sensitivity, to gain first-hand exposure to social, economic and environmental challenges worldwide, to develop a solution-oriented mindset, to gain enthusiasm for travel, exploration and life-long learning, to enhance resumes and college and career prospects, to prepare for the diversity of higher education and the work force, to increase confidence and independence and to develop friendships and connections across borders that can last a lifetime.

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