International Educational Excellence
Committee responsibilities include the promotion of the DGK and United Nations
relationship and, therefore, the Committee on Teaching About the UN
(CTAUN).
Several committee members were able to
attend the 2016 conference held at the UN Headquarters in New York in January.
In addition to “hosting” the second worst snowstorm the city has seen, the
conference provided information and resources for members and educators to
develop global awareness in schools and communities around the world.
The focus of the conference was: Stewardship for a Sustainable World:
Education
in the Sustainable Development Goals (SGDs). With 17 SDGs, they are
amazingly interwoven and include No
Poverty, Quality Education, Gender
Equality, Affordable and Clean Energy, Climate Action, and Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions. From the panels about ending hunger and to
those on taking care of the earth, topics lent themselves to every level of
education. A spotlight moment was given
to Christine Leronimo, the author of A
Thirst for Home: A Story of Water Across
the World, which would be a great read-aloud in any elementary classroom.
Sustainable Development Goals can only
be reached if we all work together: these are values we share as educators and
as human beings. For more information and the date of future conferences, visit
www.ctaun.org.
Check out the schedules for all sessions posted under Events on the DKG website, download the DKG App or see the convention program when you get to convention for more details. Not registered yet? There is still time! 
