What is the Global Classroom Project?

Elementary, middle, and high schools throughout Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) participate in the Global Classroom Project, which provides an opportunity for students to work with peers from around the world on authentic tasks and challenges. 

As part of the Global Classroom Project, schools select a Sustainable Development Goal from among 17 goals established by the United Nations as a blueprint for peace and prosperity for people and the planet. 

Throughout the Global Classroom Project, students also learn attributes of  Portrait of a Graduate , which prioritizes the development of skills that will empower FCPS students to be productive citizens of a global community and successful in the workforce of the future. 

Our School's Partnerships

Project 1

Pathway: Content, Quality Education and Clean Water

Partner Country:  1 ^st Primary School of Sykies in Thessaloniki, Greece.

Content Focus:  Mathematics, Quality Education and Clean Water

Sustainable Development Goals: Quality Education and Clean Water

FCPS  Portrait of a Graduate  Attributes: Collaborator, Communicator, and Global & Ethical Citizen

Partnership Description: Hayfield Middle School Students interacted and engaged using Padlet to communicate with the students in Greece on the quality of education and clean water.  The students will create posters, Slides, videos and research to make the community aware.  The students will then share their findings with each other.

Project 2

Pathway: Content, Sustainability in Technology

Partner Country: Gymnasium Dresden-Pieschen, Saxony, Germany

Content Focus: Advanced Information Systems

Sustainable Development Goals: Industry, Innovation & Infrastructure and Responsible Consumption and Production

FCPS  Portrait of a Graduate  Attributes: Communicator, Collaborator, and Global & Ethical Citizen

Partnership Description:

Students will be partnered from each school to work on the sustainability of different technologies as well as the use of said technologies in the United States vs. Germany.