Little something. Hi. I am the International Program manager at world savvy. I was introduced to this organization because my roommate several years ago pulled me out of bed on a saturday at 7 00 a. M. And when i got there i was amazed at what i found. It was excitement on young peoples face as they talked about Food Security and nutrition internationally. They were High Schoolers and it was the World Affairs challenge, which is now called the world savvy challenge. The program that we are represent right now is our International Programs, our Newest Program as stated is a fully funded program for youth and educators. At its highly competitive. So the students going on this program are truly amazing and were lucky to be traveling with three students from San Francisco unified and one educator from there. And just to highlight a few of these things that students will be doing, really stepping out of their Comfort Level to live as commissioner mendoza said with their host families in ban
As commissioner mendoza said with their host families in bangladesh and will meet Nobel Laureate mohammed hamas. Among many other interesting things. I will let them speak a little bit about their excitement about this program. Hi, i just would really like to thank world savvy for this wonderful opportunity. I know i will learn so much not just from my host family, but from kids in a different country, which is just so amazing. Not only a different country, but across the country and across the bay. So thank you. Good evening, folks. Thanks for having us here. Were just honored to carry on the great work that San Francisco is doing into another part of the world. San francisco has been a leader in sustainability here in the u. S. , and were going to go and carry on the wonderful work our community, as well as our educators and leaders have been doing. So thank you for the honor. Thank you for recognizing us. Thank you world savvy and we appreciate and were honored and thankful. Thanks
On friday, january 4th at 6 00 at the tenderloin school and everybody is invited to join us. And we will there and the new member is in the audience now. Welcome. Hey, matt, go ahead and stand up. [ applause ] i wanted to extend an invitation for everyone it join us on january 4th, since this is our last meeting of 2012. Commissioner yee . Yes, go ahead . Just an update, we wanted to remove an update on Student Nutrition Services and will be taken up at a special meeting next week. Thank you. So i will move on to item c, recognition and resolutions of commendation. The first one is an commendation of the world as it could be, Human Rights Education Program on the occasion of the 2012 International Human rights day. Offered by commissioners murase and mendoza. Is there a motion . So moved. Second. Reading of the resolution by commissioner murase or mendoza. Whereas San Francisco became the birth place of the United Nations with the signing of the u. N. Charter at the war Memorial Vetera
In the district. Thank you. [ applause ] okay. Thank you commissioner mendoza. Our left commendation is in recognition of Lowell High School for attending the national Blueribbon School recipient award. Superintendent carranza, would you make the presentation . Thank you, president yee and we would like to recognize Lowell High School as a national Blueribbon School for 2012. And here this evening is the principal, the remarkable, dynamic, super principal of Lowell High School, mr. Andy ishibashi. Andy would you come forward and accept this certificate of recognition, please . [ applause ] also joining us is the Science Department chair and the lead author of the report that led to the blueribbon designation. So congratulations as well. [ applause ] go cardinals. Do you want to say a few words . Sure. I would like to thank the board of education, richard and all the outstanding student superintendent and staff and pta and i would like to give a shout out to dakota and jim and allison.
Delivered Youth Engagement programs for global compentecy through projectbased learning, collaborative problemsolvinging and experiential and Service Learning and international exchange. All of world savvys Youth Engagement programs include coaching for partner educators whereas the world savvy Program Brings u. S. Participants abroad for a crosscultural exchange. These schiansing unite u. S. Students and educators with residents of host countries to explore one anothers culture and critical global issues such as Climate Change Food Security. Additionally, the program is provided at no cost to the participants and is funded by the world savvy and u. S. Department of state. Whereas world savvy has reached more than 250,000 youth and 2000 educators, 90 of teachers surveyed agreed that students knowledge and understanding of the complexities and interdependence of world events and issues increased through participation in the program. A total of 80 of educators indicate an increase of the