WGS Faculty Lead Panel on Raising Global Citizens

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screenshot of Zoom meeting, including seven women

Dr. Michèle Schaal and Dr. Rita Mookerjee joined faculty from around campus on Friday, July 24 for a panel discussion called “Your Next Adventure? Raising Global Citizens!”

Resources from that event included book, film, and other recommendations from multiple countries, cultures, and backgrounds.

Books suggested by Rita Mookerjee

  • Julian is a Mermaid by Jessica Love
  • From the Stars in the Sky to the Fish in the Sea by Kai Cheng Thom and Kai Yung Ching
  • Neither by Airlie Anderson
  • Monster and Son by David LaRochelle
  • A Chair for My Mother by Vera B. Williams
  • The Snowy Day by Ezra Jack Keats

Chinese stories with subtitles, suggested by Shenglan:

  • 中国童话故事 (Chinese fairy tales)
  • 中国儿童故事 (Chinese children’s stories)
  • 中国成语故事 (Chinese idioms)

French films suggested by Neysa (child-centered; age-appropriateness and maturity-level vary):

  • Être et avoir
  • Les choristes
  • L’argent de poche
  • Le ballon rouge
  • Au revoir les enfants
  • Entre les murs

Resources from Michèle Schaal