What is the challenge?

Thomas Friedman wrote about the new Flat World, and the challenge facing most developed ‘first world’ countries.

As large numbers of well educated and ambitious students graduate and enter the global economy from places such as China, India, Israel, Mexico and others areas, we need a new model to enable our children to sharpen their skills that will allow them to compete and excel on a Global Level.

While critically important on a national scale, no longer are the SAT or ACT a sufficient measure of future success. It is time our methods and metrics extended globally to equip our children to best meet this new challenge.

What is Global Leaders?

Global Leaders provides coaching to enable our children to excel in the 2 key areas needed for excellence in leadership on a global stage:

• Sharp Leadership Analytical skills – this includes Algebra, Geometry, Arithmetic and advanced Math topics such Statics and Dynamics
• Strong Leadership Communication skills – this includes reading, writing as well as public speaking skills

  In addition, the center offers SAT, GMAT, GRE preparation courses.
  

How is it different from other ‘learning programs’?

Global Leaders does 2 things differently:

1. Teach Concepts – Nothing is taught by rote, all concepts are driven home to ensure lifelong success.
   
2. Follow Global Standards – Teach standards that ensure our children are competitive whether they are in London, San Francisco, Shanghai or Bangalore.
   

How do we teach?

‘Learning is the art of Assisting Discovery’ – van Duren

Teaching in class is by active class interaction, along with practical problem-solving and case studies.

A Focused Approach

Global Leaders believes in a strongly focused Curriculum that will sharpen and grow our children's skills in Analytics and Communication.

This builds problem solving skills and confidence, and allows children to take any analytical problem and break it down into manageable chunks enabling them to solve it clearly and confidently.

In class: Our approach stresses coach-led classroom learning, where emphasis is placed on practical cases and examples and children learn in an open atmosphere of class discussion. Each discussion is then followed by a section of class work where children collaborate to solve problems.

At home: The children also receive a carefully selected set of take-home problems designed to reinforce key concepts at home. Assignments may be completed online, and real time help via chat is accessible.

Leadership Communication - Strong Communication skills consist of mastery over both written and spoken communication, in conjunction with persuasive skills, negotiation skills and the command of effective public speaking

Leadership Speaking - the art of persuasive speech in a manner that is confident and result oriented, where children can convey their intention in simple, masterful speech and negotiate and persuade in a global culture in an effective manner. The courses are delivered in the following focus areas, and build incrementally through the session.

• Individual Communication - persuasive speaking
• Small group Communication - persuasive speaking
• Large Audience Communication - persuasive speaking

Persuasive Writing - the art of persuasive writing in a manner that is confident and result oriented, where children can convey their intention in simple, masterful writing and negotiate and persuade in a global culture in an effective manner. The courses are delivered in the following focus areas, and build incrementally through the session.

• Individual Communication - persuasive writing
• Small group Communication - persuasive writing
• Large Audience Communication - persuasive writing

In class: Our approach stresses coach-led classroom learning, where emphasis is placed on practical cases and examples and children learn in an open atmosphere of class discussion. Each discussion is centered on case discussions, open debate, written essays and letters.

At home: The children also receive a carefully selected set of take-home assignments designed to reinforce key concepts at home. Assignments may be completed online, and real time help via chat is accessible.

Global Curriculum

The curriculum combines the top national school standards along with the high school standards of China, India, Canada, Israel and other nations.

Our Coaches

Our coaches are the best and brightest that hail from academic and business fields, and for each of them___teaching is a passion. We do not believe in strict instruction, learning is a process of discovery and the child who is gently guided and encouraged in the process learns best.