GLOBAL CITIZENS CHALLENGE
(virtual)
February 6-9, 2025
Day 1 - Thursday
BUILDING FRIENDSHIPS ACROSS BORDERS
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| 9:00 am EST | Orientation 1 |
| 12:00 pm EST | Opening Ceremony International Action Hub Opens |
| 1:00 pm EST | Penpal Session |
| 2:30 pm EST | Savannah Hour |
| 4:00 pm EST | Leadership Session |
| 5:00 pm EST | Deeper Discussions - Spanish Edition |
| 7:00 pm EST |
Orientation 2 |
| 8:00 pm EST | Penpal Session |
| 11:00 pm EST | Virtual Hangout |
Day 2 - Friday
LOCAL TO GLOBAL
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| All day | International Action Hub |
| 9:00 am EST | Penpal Session |
| 10:00 am EST | Fighting Bigotry Workshop |
| 11:00 am EST | Savannah Hour |
| 12:00 pm EST | Daily Ceremony |
| 12:30 pm EST | Deeper Discussions - Canada Edition |
| 1:30 pm EST | Trivia Game |
| 2:00 pm EST | Penpal Session |
| 3:00 pm EST | Leadership Session |
| 5:00 pm EST | Deeper Discussions - Global Edition |
| 10:00 pm EST | Virtual Hangout |
Day 3 - Saturday
LEARNING THROUGH ADVENTURE
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| All day | International Action Hub |
| 8:00 am EST | Morning Stretch |
| 9:00 am EST | Penpal Session |
| 11:00 am EST | SYTA Panel 4 speakers from the SYTA network join us to speak about the meaning of travel in their work and in their life. |
| 12:00 pm EST | Daily Ceremony with Trivia Game |
| 1:00 pm EST | Savannah Hour |
| 3:30 pm EST | Deeper Discussions - Arabic Edition |
| 5:00 pm EST | Leadership Session |
| 8:00 pm EST | Virtual Hangout |
Day 4 - Sunday
YOUR AGENCY, YOUR IMPACT
| Time | Event |
|---|---|
| All day | International Action Hub |
| 2:30 am EST | Leadership Session |
| 3:30 am EST | Morning Stretch |
| 8:00 am EST | Final Penpal Session |
| 10:00 am EST | Building Meaningful Travel Workshop |
| 11:15 am EST | Sunday Sprint |
| 12:00 pm EST |
Closing Ceremony - Winners announced International Action Hub Closes Prizes for Challenge winners |
PenPal Sessions: small group discussions among regionally diverse youth.
International Action Hub: interactive activities through virtual tools stimulating debate and discussion.
Virtual Passports: As friendships are formed, youth collect stamps from the countries of their new friends.
Tourism Industry Leaders Panel: professionals from different sides of the tourism industry speak about their experiences.
Leadership sessions with youth leaders: Specific topics and trainings are led by leaders who have previously participated in the GCC.
Deeper Conversations: Discussions of in depth topics around travel, sustainability and more.
Virtual tours from our host city: museums, attractions and other sites host a virtual tour from the host city.
Collaborative games: Interactive fun sessions to engage regionally diverse youth participants.
Sustainable travel workshop: Encourages youth to think of ways they can make their trip more meaningful and locally impactful.
Youth-led discussions on global challenges: With the Global Goals as the framework, the youth discover that they share challenges globally and work together to discuss solutions.
Badges and certificates: Youth earn badges and certificates from their participation and action.
Language-specific sessions: Spanish, Arabic and French sessions are held to engage deeper through native languages. Other language sessions are encouraged.
Daily plenary, Virtual Hangout Sessions and Orientations: Other programming with speakers, youth discussions and virtual tool training. Introduction into the program, expectations and what they need to do to complete the challenge.