December 18, 2011 — Long aware of the global connections with Sisters of Mercy and with Mercy-sponsored schools worldwide, and culminating over ten years of efforts to raise global awareness among faculty, staff and students, Mercy High School announced on December 12, 2011, the formation of its Center for Global Education.  In addition to culminating over a decade of education for global awareness, the Center will also move global education forward yet more comprehensively.  Recognizing 21st century skills and global understanding as integrally related, Mercy sees the Center as a resource for teachers and students as the 21st century continues to unfold.

With the goal of educating students for global citizenship, the Center will facilitate the integration of global education across the curricula—providing significant resources in a centralized location, facilitating collaboration among teachers, and offering consultation with the director of the Center who researches best practices for raising global awareness among high school students.  It will offer a focus for students as well, for exploration of ideas and for research on projects.  Mercy is pleased to appoint Ms. Jessica Robinson of the Social Studies Faculty as the Center’s Director.

The announcement of the formation of the Center took place during a special assembly marking the 180th anniversary of the founding of the Sisters of Mercy in Dublin, Ireland.  Mercy High School hosted Sr. Deirdre Mullan, RSM, as the Foundation Day speaker.  Former director of Mercy Global Concern at the United Nations, Sr. Deirdre is currently involved in Mercy Reaching Mercy, a partnership with UNICEF which promotes educational opportunities for girls internationally.  She has been a notable figure at the UN since 2001.

Mercy High School Baltimore is part of a network of over 40 Mercy secondary schools.

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