Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Project

AFS Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Project is designed for the secondary school students of F.1 to F.3 which empowers young people to gain positive knowledge, skills and values to act as active global citizens to create a more equitable, peaceful and sustainable world.

The Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Program will run from September 2024 to August 2026, providing a total of 900 spots to 30 secondary schools.

Goals

To nurture young global citizens who are equipped to contribute positively towards a more just, peaceful, and sustainable world.

To enable teachers to become GCE educators in action

To inspire school principals on their commitment in GCE

To make the learning process a major milestone in GCE in the participating schools and beyond

How the program develops active global citizens?

The students will engage in 20 hours of immersive activities and a competition. The highlight of GCE program is the opportunity for competition winners to embark on a complimentary study tour focused on sustainability and culture in Egypt or other Belt and Road countries.

4 hours class learning through incorporating elements of educational drama, the initiative was more participatory and interesting

6 hours interactive workshop through experiential learning, students internalized rational knowledge they gained

6 hours project learning where students are enabled to build up knowledge themselves

4 hours extended learning opportunities through competition and sharing where students become more interested to deepen their learning

A complimentary study tour will be offered to the winners of the competition which focused on sustainability and culture in Egypt or other Belt and Road countries. (*A total of 10 winners of the competition)

Project timeline

Assessment and Measurement of Student Learning – Interactive quizzes, research, project and competitions

Key Learning Outcomes to be measured

Ability to be aware that each person is a member of the world
Ability to respect oneself and others
Ability to build and to live with positive values
Ability to develop critical thinking
Ability to develop a sense of responsibility and a sense of mission

GCE Program Competition

2024 1^st AFS Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Program Competition

Important Dates:

Date	Items
March 21^st2025	Deadline for proposals
April 14^th 2025	Inform shortlisted finalists
May 10^th 2025	GCE competition
May 23^rd 2025 PM	Award Ceremony (Venue: TBC)
June 2025	Arrange air tickets and confirm logistics
July & August 2025	Sustainability and Cultural Study Tour in Egypt or other Belt and Road countries

Participating schools

Canossa College
China Holiness Church Living Spirit College
Good Hope School
Henrietta Secondary School
Homantin Government Secondary School
S.T.F.A. Lee Shau Kee College
Sacred Heart Canossian College
St Francis’ Canossian College
St. Mary’s Canossian College
St. Stephen’s Girls’ College

Contact us

If you have any questions, please email [email protected] or WhatsApp/phone: 5212 9317

About AFS Intercultural Exchanges

International non-profit organization established in 1982

60 offices around the world
AFS in Hong Kong has worked with 400+ secondary schools
900+ foreign exchange students in Hong Kong
4,100+ local students joined AFS overseas exchange programs

Global Citizenship Education (GCE) Project

Funded by the Richard Charles Lee Charitable Foundation