High School Programs
Membership provides high school students and educators from the Greater Philadelphia area unparalleled access to influential leaders and policymakers in the global arena as well our comprehensive suite of global education programming.
Middle School Education Programs
The Council’s primary middle school program is our Jr. Model United Nations – Student Diplomat Program, which has given Philadelphia-area students the opportunity to step into the role of diplomats from around the world and create solutions to some of today’s most pressing global issues since the early years of our organization’s founding. Finally, beginning in July 2021, the Council now offers a third middle school Education program each summer, the United Nations Summer Camp, for individual students interested in spending a week learning more about world affairs and the United Nations through activities and simulations led by Council staff and a variety of expert speaker briefings and workshops.
Global Scholars Certificate Program
The Global Scholars Certificate advances the integration of global cultural awareness, critical thinking, and investigative skills into Pennsylvania's high school curriculum. The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia offers the Global Scholars Certificate to select high schools across the Commonwealth.
Global Smarts Mentoring Program
The Global Smarts Mentoring Program is a rigorous global literacy tutoring program that pairs college-level student mentors from Saint Joseph's University with middle school students from under-resourced and low- to middle-income Philadelphia public, parochial and charter schools. Through weekly individual and small-group instruction, mentors provide students with the fundamental knowledge and skills needed to confidently participate in the Council's annual, region-wide Jr. Model United Nations Conference.
Bodine High School for International Affairs
Founded in 1981 as a partnership between the School District of Philadelphia and the World Affairs Council of Philadelphia, the William W. Bodine High School for International Affairs features a humanities and foreign-language centered college preparatory program and offers the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
John Lazarich Leadership Liaison
Since Bodine's founding 37 years ago, the Council has provided a regularly scheduled, on-site liaison who works closely with Bodine students and faculty to augment the school’s international curriculum by providing a variety of global affairs programming, in-class speakers, special assemblies, international student exchange programs, and a diverse array of academic field trips and study abroad excursions.
Global Education Resources
Informed students and citizens demand access to quality information. The Global Education Resources page aims to provide students and global citizens the resources they need to stay informed, educated and inquisitive about global affairs.
Program Archive
Archived pages with details and information pertaining to programs from the last 4 years.
