International Education Washington

Overview of 2004 Summit

The Washington State Coalition for International Education held its 2nd
Preschool – Graduate School International Education Summit: Building Global Relationships:

Wednesday, October 27, 2004
Red Lion Hotel

2300 Evergreen Park Drive    >>  Driving Directions
Olympia, WA 98502

Read the 2004 Summit Report (PDF).

9:30 am Registration and Resource Fair Set-up
10:00 - 12:00 Morning Session
12:00 - 1:15 "Global Relationships" Lunch with guest panelists Bill Center, President of the Washington Council on International Trade, and Karen Kodama, Principal of Seattle’s John Stanford International School, winner of the 2003 Goldman-Sachs Award for Excellence in International Education
1:30 - 2:25 Breakout Session #1
2:35 - 3:30 Breakout Session #2
3:45 - 5:00 Open Work Session
5:00 - 7:00 "Washington in the World" Reception with NAFSA

Admission to the Summit is free. Join us for the special “Global Relationships” lunch for $25 per person with advance registration.

Highlights of the Day

  • Broaden your networks and gather information at the Resource Fair, featuring dozens of local organizations and schools
  • Interact with student leaders, educators, and parents, and learn why they think international education is important
  • See how international education and technology work together to build global relationships
  • Hear why business leaders think international education is vital to our state’s economy, and learn how to teach about global connections in trade
  • Find out where, when, and how world languages are being taught in our state
  • Learn how to connect students to the world (while meeting state standards) through classroom-based assessments in Social Studies
  • Discover how to advocate for international education for all students

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