Think Global Conference for High School Students

Saturday, March 7

Southern NH University

Hospitality Center

2500 N. River Road, Manchester

Directions to campus; see map and photo of Hospitality Center below.

(SNOW DAY: Saturday, April 4)

FREE for all NH high school students, teachers and parents with ADVANCE REGISTRATION online or by phone at 603.314.7970!

Competing teams include:

Derryfield School; Great Bay Charter School; Pinkerton Academy; Making Community Connections Charter School; Oyster River High School; Sanborn Regional High School; Souhegan High School

THANK YOU SPONSORS!

CONFERENCE SCHEDULE:

9:30 am - Registration & Breakfast

10 am- BE INSPIRED!

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Janet Breslin Smith

10:30 am- BE INFORMED!

Information sessions & panel discussions:

10:30 am

Use Your Passport! Study, Volunteer, Travel & Work Abroad

Panelists: Aseeb Niazi, UNH Student; Lindsey Hery, GlobalLinks Learning Abroad; Scott Snyder, SNHU Study Abroad; Evelyn Aissa, Young Professional.

OR for teachers & parents- Teaching Global Competency Workshop

11:15 am

Navigating New Cultures: Do's & Taboos Around the World

Presenter: Craig Willis, Pembroke Academy teacher

11:45 

Global Voices- Meet Students from Other Countries!

Panelists: Femi Alashi, Nigeria, SNHU; Kamila Ataee, Afghanistan, SNHU; Darimar Jimenez, Dominican Republic, Manchester Community College;  Arona Sagna, Senegal, Manchester Community College

12:30- BE SOCIAL!

Lunch and small group discussions

1:30 - BE COMPETITIVE!

The 1st annual NH Academic WorldQuest Competition begins! Cheer on the competing teams or play along individually as emcee Bruce Berk, Derryfield School teacher tests our knowledge of world affairs.

Judges: Kathryn Muirhead, President, WACNH; Charlie Bickford, Board Member, WACNH.

3:30 PM- BE REWARDED!

Winning Academic WorldQuest teams are announced along with raffle prizes. All participants will also celebrate their new knowledge with an ice cream sundae bar!

Conference is funded, in part, by the Mayer and Bean Foundations.