Curriculumn
What is
Global Competence?
The InterEd curriculum is founded on the premise of developing global competence for our students.
Global competence is the skills, values, and behaviors that prepare young people to thrive in a more diverse, interconnected 21st century world. The need for global competence was developed by the Organization for Economic Co-Operation and Development (OECD) in response to our complex ever-changing environment in which economic, demographic, environmental, digital, and cultural elements are shaping people’s lives around the world. And it continues to rapidly evolve.
As a result, we’ve create opportunities for students to understand our world by embedding the four Global Competencies below as the foundation of our curriculum.
Unit Structure
Our program is designed to empower students in their learning journey from investigating the world around them, both locally and globally, to taking action to make a difference. Each lesson in our curriculum follows a thoughtful sequence of meaningful and thought-provoking experiences designed to take students through a journey of becoming forward thinking global citizens and problem-solving innovators of tomorrow.
Below, you will find the standard sequence each unit in our curriculum will follow. Our overviews and lessons are color-coded so that you will always know what stage of the learning sequence your students are in. The number of lessons within the sequence will vary with each unit.
What is STEAM?
STEAM, or science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics is an integrated approach to learning that aims to empower students to identify problems in the world around them and solve them from multiple perspectives using integrated skills.
Our world is rapidly evolving thanks to incredible innovations in technology, and it has an enormous impact on every aspect of our lives.
We now have answers to our deepest curiosities with the click of a button and gone are the days where our learning is solely focused on retaining and recalling information.
Today, it's paramount that we prepare students for the demands of the future by understanding how information is connected rather than in siloes, and by learning how apply knowledge to inspire innovation to solve problems of the future.
In fact, even the U.S. Department of Education thinks so, too.
The mission of the U.S. Department of Education is “to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access.”
As a result, STEAM education is essential and an integral approach that can help students develop skills to thrive in the 21st century.
STEAM helps students to:
- think creatively
- think collaboratively
- inspire innovation
- develop social skills
- develop confidence
- develop resiliency
- take risks
- apply information in new ways
Our Curriculum
At InterEd, we incorporate as many elements of STEAM as possible through meaningful and authentic ways.
This means that we embrace the concepts and elements that are naturally occurring and relevant to solving problems in the real world.
In some units, engineering is the focal point to solving problems and in others, visual arts and science is a main focal point.
We’ve built our curriculum to mimic our real lives, and we use and apply knowledge and skills that are relevant to the issue or situation.
That is how we embrace STEAM.
Silver and Light Units
Silver Units
Silver Units are our most comprehensive curriculum. With a central focus on global issues and entrepreneurship, Silver Units follow the unique stories of innovators making a difference in our world.
Grades
6-12※
Units
per academic year6
Lessons
per unit7-10
time
50min
＊Standards based on Middle School CCSS/NGSS/GC.
- Integrated concepts include global issues, entrepreneurship, career education, real-world problems, real innovator stories, live innovator experiences.
Light Units
Light Units are intended to be a lighter version of our Silver units, where students develop their global mindset and have opportunities for innovation through small scale learning experiences focused on deepening their knowledge of issues, extending their ideas from the SiIver Units, or learn latest trends in technology and innovation.
Grades
6-12※
Units
per academic year25
time
20-30min
＊Standards based on Middle School CCSS/NGSS/GC.
- Flexible, self-paced learning
- Introduction to scientific concepts and theories, extensions, and learning about latest technology trends
- Can be used as a stand alone resource or in conjunction with the Silver Units
What is Social Entrepreneurship?
Social entrepreneurship is about recognizing social problems that exist in our world and creating social change through the creation of a business.
It’s more than identifying a problem and finding ways to fix it.
It’s about applying entrepreneurial skills such as creating a vision, financial and information literacy, creating plans and strategies, communicating and collaborating effectively, networking with industry professionals, and valuing continuous improvement.
More simply, it’s about making good things happen in society.
MemoMi is one of the new generation of technology companies focused on the Internet of Things, transforming industries such as retail by making devices more intelligent and connected.
Mymizu is Japan's first water refill app which helps to locate and access free refill points. The app guides you to the nearest water fountain or eco-friendly cafe that offers free refills.
Rebellyous Foods is a food manufacturing technology and production company defined solely to catapult meat alternative production toward price parity with animal-based meat.
Sensegrass is a soil intelligence platform for fertilizer management. We use a combination of AI-based recommendations and soil sensors to deliver real-time soil health analyses and targeted nutrient management. We help farmers and companies reduce chemical fertilizer use, increase crop yields, and grow more sustainably.
Center for Resource Solutions (CRS) is a nonprofit that creates policy and market solutions to advance sustainable energy. It develops expert responses to climate change issues with the speed and effectiveness necessary to provide real-time solutions.
Jessie is a positive-use unmanned aerial systems and aerospace expert. She invests in and advises drone companies, founded and exited a UAS company, designed humanitarian UAV missions, and taught "drones for good" through the Peace Innovation Lab at Stanford.
Resilient Coders is a volunteer-based program focused on making web technology more available to urban youth who might not otherwise be exposed to it. We believe in technology as meritocracy.
Endless Opportunities
Whether it’s inside the classroom or in the local community, we’re creating endless opportunities for students to apply their knowledge to the real world - where it matters most.
