SAN FRANCISCO, Feb. 13 (AScribe Newswire) -- On Saturday March 18, from 8:15 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., students from 35 Northern California middle and high schools will converge on San Francisco State University for the Bay Area's fourth annual World Affairs Challenge.
More than 850 people are expected to attend the 2006 World Affairs Challenge, including almost 450 students, 250 parents, and 180 volunteers from the community.
The World Affairs Challenge is an innovative and exciting educational program, designed to ignite interest in global issues among students ages 12 to 18, and encourage them to explore their world and their role in solving the world's most intractable problems.
Numerous local businesses and community leaders have extended support for the upcoming Challenge.
The impact of the program has been demonstrated numerous times through the statements of participating students, teachers, parents and volunteers.
Education Week notes that there is an increasing "demand from business and political leaders that schools produce graduates with knowledge to understand global economic and political issues" (Education Week, Geography Makes Comeback In U.S. Classrooms, July 10, 2002).
Understanding the complexities of local and national conflict is important for young people and vital in our increasingly globalizing world.
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