One World in Action

One World was extremely proud to celebrate 10 years of impact in Wyandanch, Long Island this October. From students to staff to administrators to school board members… the school district has made an important impact on their community through enriching service learning, character education, and global competence programs.

The ability to understand and collaborate across cultures is more critical than ever. The One World Virtual Exchange (VE) training emphasized how VE can be a powerful means to foster global competence.

Multilingual “Anthology of the Young People of the Red Mountain” was written and illustrated by students, the anthology features work in Indigenous languages Mè’phàà, Tu´un Savi, Náhuatl, Spanish, and English.

Through its Global Connections Program, One World continues to create opportunities for students to see the world through each other’s eyes, fostering a generation of global citizens who celebrate diversity and unity.

A One World Conference held by partners in Mexico showcased environmental projects and project planning for the betterment of their communities.

Westchester Green County kicked off another year of Climate Action with a new engagement strategy. In the spirit of ambitious collaboration, the FIRST TUESDAY series of webinars features student and regional leaders throughout the county to share their work and identify ways to work together.

On June 22, 2024, One World together with the Denzel Washington School of the Arts in Mount Vernon, NY, hosted a remarkable event—a celebration of human connectedness, peace, and abundance through the arts.

One World introduces a new school program- The Academic Accelerator. The Academic Accelerator program is a multi-faceted school support program to prepare students to thrive in a time of exponential change. It enhances math, science and language skills as needed.

One World re­cently launched its Global Con­nec­tions Pro­gram at Wash­ing­ton Irv­ing In­ter­me­di­ate School in the Tar­ry­town School Dis­trict with nine class­rooms join­ing the pro­gram. The pro­gram con­nects stu­dents to their peers in Ecuador in an ef­fort to bring them to­gether to learn with and from one an­other.

One World and East New York Middle School of Excellence in Brooklyn, New York have collaborated to successfully bring the Academic Accelerator program to ELL students for two consecutive years. 

From April the 1st to May 18th One World teamed up with Ossining Elementary School to pilot our Academic Accelerator program with bilingual fifth grade students.  We offered support in Math,  (for Spanish and English speakers), Literacy, Spanish conversational skills and English conversational skills. 

After a year of communications with students from Jingling Primary School in China, Denzel Washington School of the Arts sixth graders finally met their Chinese counterparts via Zoom on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.  

One worlders from Wrexham, North Wales focused their meetings this term on helping us to recognize that we can all make a difference by acting to building a fairer, environmentally restored, and sustainable world for all.

Noah is the embodiment of what One World stands for and it is such a pleasure for One World to award him with the certificate of recognition for an Outstanding Service Learning Project through Noah’s Community Cakes. Noah also recieved a cash price to go towards his mission to bake 1,000 cakes by his 18th birthday. 

Startled by the different barriers that impact students’ ability to be members of our school community, Student Equity Leaders committed to creating change within their school to promote accessibility using One World’s Agents of Change Curriculum.