<div dir="ltr"><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Hi All, </div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">GEMS World Academy in Chicago is having a two-day Global Design Challenge for students in Grades 5-10 on April 21-22.</div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Sign-up is currently underway for teams of students to participate. It sounds awesome! <br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial"><br></div><div style="color:rgb(34,34,34);font-family:arial,sans-serif;font-size:12.8px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">Get information here - <a href="https://t.co/pZXYMDmYws" rel="nofollow noopener" dir="ltr" class="gmail-m_7007952353082068960gmail-twitter-timeline-link" title="http://gemsglobaldesignchallenge.com" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(0,153,185);background:rgb(245,248,250);text-decoration:none;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px"><span class="gmail-m_7007952353082068960gmail-invisible" style="background:rgb(245,248,250);color:rgb(0,153,185);text-decoration:none;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:0px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px;line-height:0">http://</span><span class="gmail-m_7007952353082068960gmail-js-display-url" style="background:rgb(245,248,250);color:rgb(0,153,185);text-decoration:none;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px">gemsglobaldesignchall<wbr>enge.com</span><font color="#0099b9" face="Helvetica Neue, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif"><span class="gmail-m_7007952353082068960gmail-invisible" style="font-size:0px;background:rgb(245,248,250);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial;white-space:pre-wrap;line-height:0"></span></font><span class="gmail-m_7007952353082068960gmail-tco-ellipsis" style="background:rgb(245,248,250);color:rgb(0,153,185);text-decoration:none;font-family:"Helvetica Neue",Helvetica,Arial,sans-serif;font-size:14px;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:pre-wrap;word-spacing:0px"><span class="gmail-m_7007952353082068960gmail-invisible" style="font-size:0px;line-height:0"> </span></span></a><br><div><div><br></div><div>Here's an overview of the event: </div><div>"<span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Corisande-Light">The GEMS Global Design Challenge is a 2-day event during which students in grades 5 through 10 will engage in research and development around a solution related to one of the following </span><span style="font-family:Corisande-Light;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,122,183)"><a href="https://www.globalgoals.org/" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none">United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: </a><a href="https://www.globalgoals.org/1-no-poverty" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none">No Poverty, </a></span><a href="https://www.globalgoals.org/15-life-on-land" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(50,66,90);font-family:Corisande-Light;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none"><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,122,183)">Life</span><span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,122,183)">on Land</span>,</a><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Corisande-Light"> </span><span style="font-family:Corisande-Light;box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,122,183)"><a href="https://www.globalgoals.org/14-life-below-water" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none">Life Below Water</a>, <a href="https://www.globalgoals.org/5-gender-equality" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(51,122,183);box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none">Gender Equality</a></span><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Corisande-Light">, and</span><a href="https://www.globalgoals.org/6-clean-water-and-sanitation" target="_blank" style="color:rgb(50,66,90);font-family:Corisande-Light;box-sizing:border-box;background-color:transparent;text-decoration-line:none"> <span style="box-sizing:border-box;color:rgb(51,122,183)">Clean Water and Sanitation.</span></a><span style="color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Corisande-Light"> The 17 Sustainable Development Goals were defined by 193 members of United Nations as a path to solve some of the world’s most pressing challenges by year 2030. This event will offer students an opportunity to grow as leaders and create meaningful action.</span></div><div><font color="#444444" face="Corisande-Light"><br></font><p style="box-sizing:border-box;margin:0px 0px 10px;color:rgb(68,68,68);font-family:Corisande-Light;font-style:normal;font-variant-ligatures:normal;font-variant-caps:normal;font-weight:400;letter-spacing:normal;text-align:start;text-indent:0px;text-transform:none;white-space:normal;word-spacing:0px;background-color:rgb(255,255,255);text-decoration-style:initial;text-decoration-color:initial">With the support of Global Goals content mentors from the United Nations Association of Chicago and local experts as project mentors, students will work in teams to research their goals, design a solution to one of the goal targets and pitch their solutions to judges. Solution possibilities can range from designing an action campaign plan, developing an app, designing a product or creating a public-art installation."</p></div></div></div>Questions? Contact <a href="mailto:Ggdc@gemschicago.org">Ggdc@gemschicago.org</a><div><br></div><div>Erin<br><div><br clear="all"><div><br></div>-- <br><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Erin Wyatt, Ph.D. </div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Learning Center Director, Highland Middle School in Libertyville</div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Adjunct Faculty, SOIS at Dominican University </div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature">Trustee, Chicago Awesome Foundation </div>
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