CULTIVATING GLOBAL CITIZENSHIP
The San Miguel de Allende Visual and Performance Arts Study Abroad Program seeks to develop global competencies and celebrate diversity.

GLOBAL COMPETENCIES
Intercultural relations skills
Interest in reading about international current events
Ability to identify countries of the world and their locations
Ability to communicate with non-English speaking persons
Ability to listen
Technological awareness
Awareness of global issues and history
Empowered to acknowledge one’s ability to make a difference
Comfortable with differences
Understanding of different political and economic systems and economic interdependence
Realize that challenges facing our world cannot be solved by the same kind of thinking and actions that created them
Environmental literacy
Understand the impact of other cultures on our lives and that cultures affects behavior and attitude
Recognize that one’s own culture, religion and values are not universally shared
Ability to speak at least one other language
Self confidence in one’s own ability, identity, skills and cultural background
Seek peaceful resolution of differences
Awareness of diversity, similarities and interdependencies
Read on a regular basis newspapers and magazines covering international issues.
Identify historical and current major world events
Ability to be flexible and resourceful
Understand different education systems around the world
Understand different groupings within America’s own multicultural structure
Participate in voluntary in-service programs [local, national and international]
Ability to work in diverse teams
Understand various faith traditions
Be motivated by love rather than fear
Realize that all the people of the world are important
Have a commitment to lifelong global learning
Ability to empathize and sympathize even while not accepting
Exposure to other cultures through participation in international study
Awareness of human rights issues
Tolerance for ambiguity
Knowledge of international business practices and the United Nations
Visit a non-English speaking community or country having learned fifty words of their language before going
Accept responsibility for global citizenship