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As part of Nord Anglia Education (NAE), one of the world’s leading international schools groups, we're proud to have 3 students, Katie, Julie and Nguyen Anh from Year 11, attending this year’s NAE-UNICEF Student Summit, hosted for the first time ever in Houston, Texas from 12 to 19 June 2024.
A total of 123 students have been selected from across Nord Anglia Education’s global family of schools to attend this year’s NAE-UNICEF Student Summit.
Through Nord Anglia Education’s global collaboration with UNICEF, students have been raising awareness of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through social impact projects. The SDGs are a collection of 17 goals set by the United Nations regarding social and economic development issues.
Each year, students from Years 10-12 from Nord Anglia’s international schools come together for the NAE-UNICEF Student Summit. This year’s theme is ‘Innovation’, and student ambassadors at the Summit will:
The event is being hosted at Nord Anglia’s two schools in the city: The Village School and the British International School of Houston. Houston was chosen as the ideal location for the Summit thanks to being the first officially recognised “Child-Friendly City” in the United States of America.
Dr Leslie Williams, Senior Programme Lead for Social Impact and Giving at Nord Anglia Education, said: “We’re thrilled our student leaders are making their way to Houston to join our flagship event, which will inspire positive actions in their schools and communities. At the heart of our education philosophy is a vision to shape a generation of creative and resilient global citizens who will change our world for the better, and events like the Summit ensure our students are developing into real changemakers.”
Ms. Cooper, our Head of Secondary Enrichment, shared: “Our previous UNICEF Ambassadors, Robyn and Dain, really enjoyed last year's summit in New York. While there, they learnt the skills to lead on big projects in school like our celebrations of World Children's Day and Earth Day. They then helped to choose their successors, having the best knowledge of the role after doing it for a year themselves! After formal applications and interviews, we agreed that Katie, Julie and Nguyen Anh were the strongest candidates to become next year's UNICEF Ambassadors and we are really looking forward to seeing what they achieve next academic year when they come back from Houston. I hope our school can continue to make progress towards the UN Sustainable Development Goals in our local community under expert leadership from Katie, Julie and Nguyen Anh.”
The NAE-UNICEF Student Summit is not the only way students get engaged with the SDGs and social impact efforts at Nord Anglia schools. Through the Social Impact Distinctions, schools work toward three levels of accreditation (bronze, silver, and gold) showcasing how they have embedded children’s rights and the SDGs. Each year, students can also receive funding from the Social Impact Grants to expand and enhance their community activities addressing the goals. Notably, our students this year had the honour of receiving the funding totaling $9,000 from NAE Social Impact Grants to support their student-led social project, Chalk Road.
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