Building global competence in an intercultural environment
At present, children live in a transforming world. Emerging digital, demographic, economic, and environmental factors shape the lives of young children. The complex intercultural environment presents both challenges and opportunities to sharpen their skills. Young children learn to appreciate cultural differences and benefit from interacting with children from different cultures and lifestyles. Children pursuing education in an international school develop global competence that builds multidimensional capacity in them. Being globally competent, the children can analyse global, local, and intercultural issues. They learn to appreciate the perceptions of others and respect their views. In an international primary school at ASIS, standards are maintained to develop global competence in children from a young age. We provide opportunities to look at issues that prevail both locally and globally. With the latest e-learning technology, children learn ...