nais - Annual Conference 2009 - Preview - (Page 17) luma Mufleh Luma Mufleh, who is from Jordan, is the inspirational coach of an Atlanta-area soccer team called the Fugees — short for refugees. The players on this team come from 8 war-torn countries, including Afghanistan, Iraq, Bosnia, Congo, Somalia, and Sudan. Most of them have endured unimaginable hardship: one young boy was forced by soldiers to shoot his best friend, another watched his father shot to death, and all have been robbed of their childhood. Mufleh quickly realized that the needs of this team were going to be unique: the players were dealing with post-traumatic stress issues, language barriers, cultural disconnects, and devastating poverty. The team provides strict discipline, tutoring for the players, and a sense of community for them and their families. With an emphasis on what can be done to change the life of one child, one family at a time, Mufleh’s work is the kind of “social entrepreneurship” that radically transforms a community and provides a moving example of global citizenship. Merry Merryfield PANel CHAIr, gloBAl CUrrICUlUM Merry Merryfield teaches social studies and global education at Ohio State University. She researches how students are learning about the world and developing perspective consciousness and intercultural competence. She teaches courses in global education, crosscultural experiential learning, and African Studies. At GES, Merryfield will chair a panel of experts from independent schools and other organizations that have developed comprehensive global education curricula. global Panel ModerATor: Merry Merryfield, Ohio State University PANelISTS: Jim Pickett, Cranbrook Schools, MI; daniel Sweeney, North Shore Country Day School, IL; Art Charles, Former international school head, kim rakau Bernier, Facing the Future, WA Sign up for the Global Education Summit on the Annual Conference Registration form. 7
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