Global Encounters
GLOBAL ENCOUNTER
Bring the Wider World Into the Classroom.
Students should not only learn about what people do.
They should have opportunities to meet them.
LBSC Global Encounters connect young people with people whose experience, decisions and work can expand their understanding of the world and what may be possible for them.
THE IDEA
Not Another Webinar
Global Encounters are designed around interaction rather than passive listening.
Students have opportunities to hear directly from people working across different fields, ask questions and explore the realities behind careers, industries and ideas.
What students experience
MEET
Understand who they are and what they do.
ASK
Ask questions that matter to young people.
DISCUSS
Explore decisions, challenges, opportunities and experiences.
THINK
Consider what the conversation means for their own education and future.
Presentations
Students share their thinking with peers beyond their own school.
Cultural Exchange
Students gain a more direct understanding of how other young people live, learn and see the world.
BEYOND CAREER TALK
Show Students the Reality Behind the Role.
A Global Encounter should go beyond:
“What does your job involve?”
Students can explore:
- How did you get there?
- What decisions shaped your journey?
- What did you get wrong?
- What problems are you solving now?
- What skills matter most?
- What would you do differently?
- What should young people understand about this field?
This helps students develop a more realistic understanding of work, leadership and opportunity.
WHY IT MATTERS
Possibility Becomes More Real When Students Can See It.
Global Encounters can complement:
careers education
enrichment
leadership development
enterprise
technology learning
future pathways
global citizenship.
Curiosity
Presentation skills.
Let Your Students Meet More of the World.
It will help them see and experience what’s possible and have a higher vision of themselves.
How it works
01
Your school connects with other participating schools.
02
Students receive the brief and preparation they need.
03
Students meet and engage the selected figure they will encouter.
04
Where appropriate, students produce a shared output or presentation.
05
Students consider what they learned from the experience and from one another.
