Global Advocacy Year by Year

School Year 2023-24

In this school year, we will...

Deepen our implementation of the GALOs following the expectations laid out above in the image
- Each grade level will provide opportunities for students to have exposure and practice in each domain.
- GALOs will be documented in Rubicon Atlas.
- When applicable, teachers will present the GALOs to their students using the "I can..." statements.
- In one year this school year, each teacher will provide feedback on targeted GALOs using existing rubrics and students will reflect on the process but students will not be assigned a GALOs grade on their report cards.
Move into "Initiating Implementation" for intercultural competence as one of the four pathways to deep learning
Collaborate with Dr. Eeqbal Hassim on differentiated professional learning during his visits
- 13-16 November 2023
- 4-7 March 2024
Explore Service Learning as our vehicle for "taking action"

In this school year, we...

Formed four staff committees for Intercultural Competence
- Steering Group
- Neurodiversity Subgroup
- Cultural and Linguistic Diversity Subgroup
- Anti-Racism and Anti-Prejudice Subgroup
Learned about the Intercultural Competence Continuum
Explored how to integrate "Recognizing Perspectives" and other GALOs into our curriculum and instruction
Conducted a self-assessment with staff members of the Global Advocacy Teaching Continuum to determine professional learning needs for school year 2023-24

In this school year, we...

Conducted empathy interviews, leading us to identify global advocacy gaps in two key areas...
- Recognizing Perspectives
- Taking Action
Completed a Design Thinking Cycle with our teacher leaders
Learned about the Courageous Conversations Position Statement
Collected baseline data on where in our curriculum different GALOs are already addressed
Formed a partnership with Dr. Eeqbal Hassim for intercultural competence and "recognizing perspectives"
Completed a Diversity and Equity Staff Survey to gather baseline data for Dr. Eeqbal Hassim

In this school year, we...

Collected baseline data from students and staff members via the Global Advocacy Survey
Conducted evaluations of our school's support of global advocacy with the Global School Design Matrix
Created the Courageous Conversations Position Statement