Here we go!
Take one.
Alright Bellody, so, we're just going to
have a quick conversation like I said.
And there's no wrong or right answers.
We're just going to talk about your thoughts on the world
and your hopes for the future.
What does foreign policy mean to you?
Today's students
live in a world more connected
than at any point in history,
where challenges like fast-spreading
viruses and carbon emissions
and opportunities
like scientific breakthroughs
and markets, know no borders.
We are all working against,
you know, climate change.
This is a pandemic that's happening
and we're going to get through it.
Technology
has really developed and advanced.
But there's also some cons that come
with that.
Preparing for the inevitable challenges
and opportunities ahead requires
that they develop
the essential knowledge,
skills and perspective
to understand
how their connected world works,
how all the puzzle pieces fit together.
Since 2015,
CFR Education
has devoted itself to this vital work,
developing award-winning products
that explain the fundamentals
of foreign policy
and international relations,
using accessible language
and multimedia formats.
Our innovative learning products
are designed to help students
in middle school
all the way through graduate school
make sense of the world around them.
It's super important
for young people
to learn about the rest of the world
because we're growing older with the world.
In school, we're raising the next generation
of leaders.
It's important
for them to be aware of the pros
and cons to each decision.
This begins with Convene the Council,
our foreign policy
video game appropriate
for students as young as twelve.
Developed in partnership
with iCivics,
one of the nation's leading providers
of educational games
Convene the Council introduces
students to foreign
policy decision-making,
reminding them
that different policy tools
are suitable for different situations
and that sometimes
there's no right answer.
All the while, students
see how foreign and domestic
policy are intertwined,
that issues faced and decisions
made in one corner of the
world can affect us all.
CFR Education's second product, World101,
is a primer course
for high school
and college students with little
or no background
knowledge of international relations
and foreign policy.
With rich multimedia stories
and instructor-designed
teaching resources,
lessons on the growing World101 platform
are nonpartisan
and developed by experts.
Broken into five distinct units
that cover global era issues,
regions of the world,
how the world works...
and sometimes doesn't,
modern historical context,
and foreign policy.
World101 lessons can be used individually
or strung
together to form
unique courses of study.
CFR's third product,
the Model Diplomacy
simulation program, invites
high school, college
and graduate students
to step into the shoes
of decision-makers
to debate the world's
most pressing issues.
With more than 40
full length case studies,
an ever-expanding library of short-form
cases on current and historical events,
and exclusive video
content, featuring commentary
from foreign policy experts,
Model Diplomacy teaches
about the issues and processes
involved in addressing
national and global challenges.
You can't just be
knowing about your own life
or your own country
and what you're going through
in your small community.
It's very important
for young people
to learn about the world
because at least in the US,
it's a very diverse place.
To be able to work together
and coexist,
you need to have some understanding
of their values and culture.
In an era
where misinformation has taken
a toll on democracies everywhere,
Convene the Council, World101, and Model Diplomacy
offer students and lifelong learners
alike a toolbox
packed with the knowledge,
skills and perspective
they'll need to thrive
in a world transforming
and growing more connected every day.
We need to be able to learn
what's going on
to make informed choices
about what we're going
to do while we're here.