IVECA's Commitment to 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development

IVECA is focused on implementing the new goals for sustainable development adopted by the United Nations General Assembly in 2015. Since 2009 IVECA has been striving to provide Quality Education through global partnerships (SDG 4 and 17).

Our program brings 21st century learning to students across the World through partnerships among schools. Each educational entity receives a specially tailored curriculum that meets their local needs, academic goals underlined by the global perspective of intercultural competence and the Sustainable Development Goals.

The virtual exchange provides a safe environment to discuss and learn about possible solutions for several world issues such as climate change, clean energy, good health and others. Learning collaboratively is powerful, teachers in a developing nation, closer to the “frontline” of sustainability issues are able to mentor and create empathy with their first world counterparts that are often insulated from the stark realities of poor development choices.

To promote the formation of  future leaders of our society, it is critical to create interactions with different cultures and exposure to the Sustainable Development Goals. If we provide a quality education today we will have better leaders tomorrow. IVECA is proud of being an organization that is committed to achieving the agenda of 2030. You can be part of it too. Learn more about IVECA at www.iveca.org.

School's Commitment to Global Education

Ms. Mija Jeong, previously Vice Principal at Charmsaem School in Sejong City, Korea has successfully implemented the IVECA program at the school. After being promoted to principal of Ssangryu Elementary School in 2013, Ms. Jeong brought her belief in the IVECA program to her new students.  Her commitment to educating the next generation of global citizens has continued to enrich student learning at Ssangryu for the past three years.

Her leadership has empowered the school’s faculty to successfully internationalize their curriculum and student activities.  Managing a small school with only 8 to 12 students per grade level, Principal Jeong and the teachers collaborated with IVECA to come up with creative solution to successfully partner with a larger elementary school located in Washington, D.C.

By combining the sixth and fifth grade classes, Mr. Hong and Mr. Kim effectively ran the IVECA program with the fifth grade class from their U.S. counterpart. The strategy allowed their students to enjoy the virtual exchange with their U.S. classmates.

IVECA’s team admires and appreciates your outstanding leadership and commitment!

Four Schools in Tunisia Join IVECA

Innovative  teachers from Tunisia will participate in IVECA’s Virtual Teacher Professional Development (IVECA-TPD) on April 14, 2016. This semester, two schools in Makthar and two schools in Tunis and Carthage will begin our global partnership programs. They will work with schools in Australia, USA and Korea throughout this year. Students from the northernmost country in Africa, will engage with students from their counterpart schools academically and culturally. In each semester, IVECA will challenge students and teachers to think globally and develop their intercultural communicative competence.

The IVECA community welcomes Tunisia and wishes everyone wonderful global semesters!