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Welcome to Global Classroom Connect!

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Members of HCOE's delegation visiting students in Taiwan

From Taiwan to Humboldt

Chaiyi City is sending an Education Delegation, including Mayor Huang, to California to learn more about our global education initiatives!

They will be in Humboldt county for three days in August and will visit local schools and places of cultural significance.

Overview

Nurturing Generative Social Fields for Global Cooperation

The Humboldt-Taiwan Global Education Exchange project began in 2019 and is designed to connect educators in Humboldt County with those in Taiwan. The project is taking many exciting forms from sister-schools, individual classroom exchanges, teacher exchanges, and more. Our goal is to nurture generative social spaces to empower youth to discovery commonalities, respect differences, and develop new friendships between our two cultures. For more information about the genesis of this project click here.

Current Projects

We are looking to support students, educators, and community members who want to broaden their  world view and learn about other cultures by creating meaningful international relationships.

Taiwanese students look at the artwork Zane students made.
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Global Classroom Connect 2024 Kickoff Event

Facilitated by Greg Gaiera (Humboldt County, CA) and Frede Chan (Chungwa County, Taiwan), California -Taiwan Classroom Connect is an ongoing professional development series designed to connect teachers across the world. They are matched based on interest, provided lessons, resources, and coaching.

Zane Art Sculpture Project

Students in Ken Weiderman’s class at Zane Middle School recently collaborated with their counterparts in Taiwan on an art sculpture project.

Check out this video about the project and how it impacted Ken’s students!

Contact Information

Colby Smart, Ed.D
Deputy Superintendent
Humboldt County Office of Education
Tel: 707.441.4502
Email: csmart@hcoe.org
Line ID: csmart1

Mendie Ballester
Confidential Assistant, Educational Services
Humboldt County Office of Education
Tel: 707.445-7031
Email: mballester@hcoe.org

Greg Gaiera
Teacher, Union Street Charter School
Union Street Charter School
Email: inittogether8@gmail.com

鄭勝耀 (Kent), Sheng Yao Cheng
Director International Education
Chung Cheng National University, Chiayi City, Taiwan
Email:  hy3398@gmail.com

Chia-hui Chen(or Frede Chen) 
International Education / Sister School Leader
Changhua County, Taiwan
Email: chfrede@gmail.com

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