AP Spanish Students Participate in Global Connect Day

Loyola College Prep participated in “Global Connect Day,” an international event that connects classrooms learning a language with a native-speaker “Mystery Guest” from another country. Lina Perez’s AP class had a chance to virtually meet two female students and learn more about them as a part of Global Connect Day.  

“This was a great opportunity for our students," Mrs. Perez said. "We had two virtual visits last week. One from Argentina, another from Mexico. I am always looking for real life experiences for my students and this opportunity came at the perfect time. The students loved talking to both girls. They were young and had a connection with them.”

Mrs. Perez said her AP class was able to practice their Spanish and learned new cultural and geographical facts about Mexico and Argentina. She said being a part of Global Connect Day aligned with her mission in her class every day.

“What I wanted to achieve with this event is linked to what I want for all my students:  to open their eyes to the rest of the world, to learn and respect other cultures, and to fight stereotypes,” she said.

From September 15 to October 14, 2021, the Global Connect Day project will connect 1,000 classrooms from across the USA with native language speakers from over 100 countries in live virtual interviews.

The Global Connect Day event is being offered through a partnership with Happy World Foundation, Inc., an international non-profit organization based in Dallas, Texas, that promotes global citizenship education, cross-cultural understanding and citizen-to-citizen diplomacy in schools and communities worldwide.

Headquartered in Frankfort, IL, the Global Seal of Biliteracy is an international language credentialing program that provides language certification in over 120 languages. To learn more, check out the event’s website at www.theglobalseal.com/ycred.