Facilitating Sustainable Change through Education and Integration 12th Global Issues Network Conference 23-25 March 2017 Luxembourg Chambre de Commerce du Luxembourg DR! ! DU! F-1 ! ' ! D$! DJ! DT! A' Welcome Letter from Nicki Crush, Director at ISL Dear Conference Delegates, I feel privileged to have this opportunity to welcome you all to Luxembourg as participants in the twelfth European Global Issues Network (GIN) conference. As ‘agents of change’ and active conference participants, I hope you are ready to help facilitate sustainable change through education and integration, the theme of this year’s conference. This year, we are delighted to welcome four new schools and given that the event was fully booked before the closing date, we would encourage schools across the regions to consider hosting their own GIN Forum to help spread the word and allow more schools to join in. The coming few days promise to be thought provoking, inspiring and an opportunity for debate and reflection with such an international gathering of minds. As one of the founding schools of the Global Issues Network, the International School of Luxembourg (ISL) is again very happy to host the conference and is this year particularly appreciative of the Banque de Luxembourg’s sponsorship of the conference. We remain extremely grateful to the Luxembourg Chamber of Commerce for allowing us to use their outstanding facilities for our presentations, workshops and discussions. ‘Facilitating Sustainable Change through Education and Integration’, is the theme of this year’s conference. We are honoured to have many inspirational keynote speakers including Andy Cunningham, co-founder of WISER, one of Kenya’s first centres for women’s education and who now works for the Aga Khan Foundation in Geneva. Also joining us is Isabel Falkenberg, CEO of Walkabout, a foundation which seeks a cure for paralysis and provides wheelchairs for those with limited mobility. We are delighted to welcome Sophia Jansen – who at ten years old is our youngest speaker to date! Inspired by David Mason’s Mobile Mini Circus, Sophia initiated her Garden Concerts for the Mobile Mini Circus for children in Kabul. A survivor of the Rwandan genocide, Marie-Christine Nibagwire arrived in the UK in 1998 as an asylum seeker, then founded ‘Saferefugerwanda’ in 2001 to help refugees and survivors of the genocide rebuild their lives. Rob and Paul Forkan - who tragically lost their parents in the 2004 Sri Lanka tsunami created Gandys, a new ‘brand for good’, which sells flip flops in over 400 stores in the UK and globally and devotes 10% of its profits to helping orphans in Sri Lanka and India. All of these young people have facilitated sustainable change through education both in their own communities and by integrating into a wider global environment. The GIN conference is a wonderful venue for students to learn about these projects, to discuss, create and develop ideas, and most importantly to take action. As Gandhi reminded us, ‘Be the change you wish to see in the world’. I am extremely appreciative of all the work that Mrs. Valérie Isbecque and her team undertake in order to make the conference happen and of all the schools who support the GIN network. Nelson Mandela proclaimed that ‘Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world’ and we should all grasp this opportunity to learn, collaborate, reflect and use our education to facilitate sustainable change. So I wish you an enjoyable, thought-provoking and productive few days and I look forward to meeting many of you at the conference. Nicki Crush Director, International School of Luxembourg Page: 3 Participating Institutions Country Type Afghan Mobile Mini Circus for Children Afghanistan NGO Aga Khan Foundation Switzerland NGO American Collegiate Institute Turkey School American Overseas School of Rome Italy School American School of Dubai UAE School Bilkent Erzurum Laboratory School Turkey School Copenhagen International School Denmark School CGS (Costeas Geitonas School) Greece School Deutsche Schule Mailand Italy School Dwight School USA School Earth Focus Foundation Switzerland NGO European School Rhein Main Germany School Eyüboglu High School Turkey School Fondation Stamm Burundi NGO Frankfurt International School Germany School Gandys International Ltd United Kingdom Business HAEF Psychico College, Athens Greece School Institut Florimont Switzerland School International School of Amsterdam The Netherlands School International School of Bologna Italy School International School of Bremen Germany School International School of Geneva - La Châtaigneraie Switzerland School International School of Luxembourg Luxembourg School International School of Milan Italy School International School of Monza Italy School International School of The Hague Netherlands School Lycée Aline Mayrisch - Luxembourg Luxembourg School Pour un Sourire d'Enfant France NGO Safe Refuge Rwanda UK NGO School Year Abroad, France France School School Year Abroad, Italy Italy School Sophia's Garden Concert Luxembourg NGO Page: 4 Southbank International School United Kingdom School sparkles.lu asbl Luxembourg NGO St George's International School, Cologne Germany School St George's International School, Luxembourg Luxembourg School Terakki Foundation Schools Turkey School The American School in Switzerland Switzerland School The British School of Brussels Belgium School Thuringia International School, Weimar Germany School United World College Maastricht The Netherlands School Walkabout Foundation United Kingdom NGO Zürich International School Switzerland School “Once upon a time, there was a wise man who used to go to the ocean to do his writing. He had a habit of walking on the beach before he began his work. One day, as he was walking along the shore, he looked down the beach and saw a human figure moving like a dancer. He smiled to himself at the thought of someone who would dance to the day, and so, he walked faster to catch up. As he got closer, he noticed that the figure was that of a young man, and that what he was doing was not dancing at all. The young man was reaching down to the shore, picking up small objects, and throwing them into the ocean. He came closer still and called out "Good morning! May I ask what it is that you are doing?" The young man paused, looked up, and replied "Throwing starfish into the ocean." "I must ask, then, why are you throwing starfish into the ocean?" asked the somewhat startled wise man. To this, the young man replied, "The sun is up and the tide is going out. If I don't throw them in, they'll die." Upon hearing this, the wise man commented, "But, young man, do you not realize that there are miles and miles of beach and there are starfish all along every mile? You can't possibly make a difference!" At this, the young man bent down, picked up yet another starfish, and threw it into the ocean. As it met the water, he said, "It made a difference for that one.” - Adapted from The Star Thrower by Loren Eiseley (1907-1977) Page: 5 Conference Schedule Day 1 - Thursday, 23rd March 2017 08.00 - 09.30 Registration – Lobby Orientation and collection of conference folders and badges 09.30 - 10.30 Plenary Meeting 1 Auditorium—C1 Welcome & Logistics Local Guest Speakers 10.30 - 10.45 Break Lobby 10.45 - 12.00 Plenary Meeting 2 Auditorium—C1 10.45 - 11.15 Feedback from GIN schools on 2016 action plans 11.15 - 12:00 Speaker: Andy Cunningham / Aga Khan Foundation 12.00 - 12.45 Lunch Lobby 12.45 - 13.30 Presentations - Session 1 (See list and locations on pages 17-19) Choice 1___________________ Choice 2___________________ Please make 2 choices, in order of preference, for each of the presentation sessions. As seats are allocated on a first come first served basis, be there early or be ready to move onto your second choice! 13.45 - 14.45 Plenary Meeting 3 Auditorium—C1 13.45 - 14.00 Report from London GIN forum 14.00 - 14.45 Speaker: Isabel Falkenberg / Walkabout Foundation 14.45 - 15.00 Break Lobby 15.00 - 15.45 Presentations - Session 2 (See list and locations on pages 19-21) Choice 1___________________ Choice 2___________________ 18.45 - Dinner at ISL, followed by ice breakers & games (Note: Bus departs at 18.15 from Novotel and Youth Hostel) Page: 6 Conference Schedule th Day 2 - Friday, 24 March 2017 09.00 - 10.00 Plenary Meeting 4 Auditorium—C1 09.00 - 09.15 Greetings and Plan for the Day Local NGOs Interviews 09.15 - 10.00 Fondation Stamm, Pour un Sourire d’Enfant, sparkles.lu asbl 10.00 - 10.15 Break Lobby 10.15 - 11.00 Presentations - Session 3 (See list and locations on pages 21-23) Choice 1___________________ Choice 2___________________ Please make 2 choices, in order of preference, for each of the presentation sessions. As seats are allocated on a first come first served basis, be there early or be ready to move onto your second choice! 11.15 - 12.15 Plenary Meeting 5 Auditorium—C1 Speakers: Sophia Jansen & David Mason / MMCC (Mobile Mini Circus for Children) 12.15 - 13.00 Lunch Lobby 13.00 - 13.45 Presentations - Session 4 (See list and locations on pages 23-25) Choice 1___________________ Choice 2___________________ 14.00 - 14.45 Plenary Meeting 6 Auditorium—C1 Speaker: Marie-Christine Nibagwire / Saferefugerwanda 14.45 - 15.00 Break Lobby 15.00 - 15.45 Presentations - Session 5 (See list and locations on pages 26-28) Choice 1___________________ Choice 2___________________ Free Evening ! Go and visit historical places in the old town of Luxembourg or new buildings and the MUDAM museum on the Kirchberg plateau Page: 7 Conference Schedule th Day 3 - Saturday, 25 March 2017 09.00 - 10.00 Plenary Meeting 7 Auditorium—C1 09.00 - 09.15 Greetings and Plan for the Morning 09.15 - 10.00 Rob and Paul Forkan / Gandys 10.00 - 10.15 Break Lobby 10.15 - 11:00 Action plans writing by each school No pre- organised location.