Global Connect by Happy World Foundation
The Global Seal invited Akash Patel and Happy World Foundation to partner with us to offer a Y-C.R.E.D. Event to connect international language classrooms with a native speaker of the language they’re learning for a fun, engaging, and interactive 20-30 minute virtual conversation. Our #YCRED2021 goal was to connect 1,000 classrooms with speakers around the world.
Beginning in September, we started matching classrooms and guest speakers around the world for an exciting virtual visit to provide students an opportunity to use their language skills to interview and learn more about their “Mystery Guest” and their country.
We’re excited to announce that we met our goal to connect 1,000 classrooms!
Global Connect Day visits are still being scheduled and will continue through the end of October. For classrooms preparing to meet their native-speaker Mystery Guest, please use our Prep Kit and don’t forget to submit your official feedback and photo after your visit. We also encourage you to use the Press Release to share with your local media as an opportunity to showcase your school’s language program.
#GlobalConnectDay #YCRED2021
About Akash Patel and Happy World Foundation
Akash Patel who currently teaches Spanish at a Title 1 ACE (Accelerating Campus Excellence) 100% low socioeconomic middle school in Dallas, was selected from over 30,000 nominations as one of the top 50 teachers around the world and became a finalist for the $1 million prize Varkey Foundation’s Global Teacher Prize. In June 2020, Patel was elected to the National Council of the United Nations Association of the United States of America (UNA-USA) to serve the 2020-2022 term.
Akash has connected all of his classrooms with people and professionals worldwide using virtual platforms such as Facebook video calling, Skype and Google Hangout. He has mobilized over 1,000 volunteers from over 150 countries to join his Global Connect database at the Happy World Foundation, a Texas-based global education nonprofit he founded after the passing of his twin brother Anand Happy Patel.
