Ramapo Magazine

Ramapo Hosts Governor’s School

The World Game, played on a seventy foot by thirty-five foot map of the world

Students Attending the Governor's School of International Studies were enlightened about global events during a talk by Muhamed Sacirbey, United Nations ambassador from Bosnia-Herzegovina

... a trip to Quebec City, Canada ... a presentation by Muhamed Sacirbey, United Nations ambassador from Bosnia-Herzegovina. These were some of the highlights of the newly created Governor's School of International Studies, an intensive four-week residential honors program for high school rising seniors hosted in July by Ramapo College.

The program offered young scholars a unique mix of experiential learning, discussions, and technology workshops in human rights, international social issues, trade policy, public health, environmentalism, and media literacy. Computer-assisted simulations, using Geographical Information System (GIS) software, allowed them to analyze data spatially on issues such as refugee movements, world hunger, and global ecology. In addition, Global Media Literacy Workshops helped scholars hone critical language arts and electronic media.

Ramapo College was selected to host the Governor's School of International Studies because of its strong emphasis on international education and global literacy.