Global Education Elite is in partnership with University of California San Diego (UC San Diego) Extension to offer high school students a Global Citizen Youth Leadership course. Upon completion of the coursework, each student will earn 2 Pre-College Credits.

In an increasingly competitive world, most competitive schools look beyond SAT, ACT and high school performances when selecting students. Pre-college credits have an opportunity to get students ahead of the application processes.

GLOBAL CITIZEN YOUTH LEADERSHIP (GCYL) is inspired by President Eisenhower’s initiative of people-to-people and citizen diplomacy proposal to develop stronger economic, cultural and technical exchanges between U.S. cities and foreign cites across the global.

Dr. Edward Abeyta, Associate Dean for Education and Community Outreach at UC San Diego Extension explained most competitive universities look beyond SAT, ACT and high school performances.  Pre-college credits have an opportunity to get students ahead of the application processes.

"The benefits of pre-college credits that extend beyond completion of AP coursework.

Although typically not degree transferable, pre-college credit establishes proof of completion of a planned course of study in terms of hours (one quarter unit is roughly ten hours of direct contact with an instructor plus roughly 15-20 hours of work outside of the course) and scope and sequence related to a particular area of study. An award of completion or certificate conferred upon program completers may also augment applications for postsecondary education or the workforce, or prove otherwise valuable.

Pre-college credit also may be useful in securing internships within and outside higher education, as transcripts document experience and acquisition of content-based and metacognitive skills (creativity, collaboration, resilience, etc.). Finally, although credit may not be degree transferable, they may count toward other requirements established by a particular institution (hours toward a particular requirement, etc.) ."

Students will be exposed to the current global affairs – they will participate in home-stay experience, school exchange activities, meeting with the government officials, as well as learn the historical events and traditional culture.

Students will be given the historical development and its basic organizational, functional and legal features, in comparison to the United States current events. Students will be experienced of the traditional culture, furthermore to gain knowledge in global relationship development.

Throughout the program, cultural activity is connected with leadership training and personal growth, which students experience as program unfolds. Students collaborate, reflect and engage in group discussions emphasizing the global relationship with the United States and with its neighboring countries. Students will also discuss the current social issues in Japan including the aging group and the youth. The program is a great introductory course for high school students to prepare them for political science, history, and social study courses in college.

Students are given time to journal their daily experiences and learn more about themselves as individuals and group members.

• Introduction to the destination
• History of the destination

• Understand the current issues
• Compare the global issues

• Climate action
• Partnerships for the goals
• Responsible consumption and production
• Sustainable cities and communities

• Caring for the environment
• Protect the environment
• Be active in the community