KIDS HELPING KIDS, SCHOOLS HELPING SCHOOLS

In the Washington, DC area, students from high schools host computer donation events. A team from Thomas Jefferson High School will go to India to provide website development training. They are seeking a grant from Youth Venture to form a WCE Chapter in their school.

In Seattle, students from high schools help with computer testing and packing. A team from Ballard High School visited the Republic of Georgia to provide tech support. They were funded by local chapters of Rotary International.

In New Haven, a team of students from St. Bernard High School configures servers-in-a-box for our overseas schools.

In San Francisco, students from several local high schools help with computer testing and packing.

In Boston, a team of students from three high schools works together to test equipment and pack pallets for shipment.

• Draft WCE Global Education Plans (September 2002)
• Programs For (K-16) Tech-Savy Schools
• Application Form for (K-12) Tech-Savvy Schools
• Internet Ambassador Program - High Schools & Universities
• International Pen Pal Program - Linking schools around technology
• Student-Developed Ad for Topics Magazine
• Community Service Program Opportunities
• Role of "Internet Ambassador" School

In addition to arranging and supporting the placement of Internet-accessible computers, WCE partners are also eager to arrange cross-cultural programs with tech-savvy schools from developed and developing countries.

WCE has connected over half a million students in over 1,300 schools in 29 developing countries.

Most of these schools has expressed interest in being paired by a sister-school. The countries of the interested sister-schools can be found at Global Summary.

Together the paired schools will develop and share websites that portray their own history and culture. Participating students will gain international friends, share their Internet skills with their online friends, practice different languages, and learn about different cultures. Through these virtual (and some onsite) exchanges, students from both countries receive valuable knowledge and cross-cultural understanding which will benefit them in any career they elect to pursue.

After helping online with content development or tech support, teams of technology-savvy "Internet Ambassadors" from high schools and universities receive orientation and make two-week visits to participating schools and learning centres. These visits are built around a curriculum of computer technology, the Internet, and/or web design.

WCE also needs teams of high school or college students to work on our environment or evaluation projects.

Last updated:31 March 2005