- Raising the Child and Village in Community-Based Education
The Global Academy for
Community-Based Education, Inc.
At GACBE
We aim to promote empowerment, self-determination, and meaningful collaboration among educators, students, and community partners to create and sustain community-based education in schools. Through our programs, students use academic and 21st-century skills to learn about and improve their communities, with their communities. We strive to foster a love of learning and curiosity that inspires students to become lifelong learners and active participants in their communities.
Community Advocacy Project (CAP)
Our signature program, the GACBE Community Advocacy Project allows students to use academic and 21st-century skills to learn about and improve issues that impact their communities. In collaboration with community partners, students will collect quantitative and qualitative data on their issues of concern and write informative, argumentative, and/or persuasive essays on the topics. They will develop, hypothesize, execute, and reflect on action plans to make changes in their areas of concern. Finally, students will be invited to present their research and make a “call to action” to the greater community at the Annual GACBE Community Advocacy Project Expo
Why Community-Based Education?
Community Empowerment
GACBE fosters a sense of community-based education that empowers students to actively contribute to the development of their communities.
Holistic Learning Approach
The CBE movement advocates a holistic learning approach, emphasizing academic knowledge, practical skills, and community engagement to prepare students for an ever evolving global 21st-century.
Global Impact
Join GACBE to be part of a global network driving positive change through education, and contributing to a broader movement for community improvement worldwide.
Our Services
Community Advocacy Project Resources
GACBE provides all registered users with free access to teacher resources to support the facilitation of the CAP.
Resources include:
- Project Resources
- Instructional Resources
- Community Issues Resources
CAP registration opens in late Fall 2023.
In-school Engagement
GACBE engages directly with educators and students by speaking with them about the CAP, facilitating CBE activities, and providing direct support with project development. Please contact us for more information about this service.
Community Connections
GACBE connects schools with community partners who can support instructional development, engage with students, and guide project development. Please contact us for more information about this service.
Professional Development for Educators
GACBE introduces educators to the concept of Community-Based Education, demonstrates the process of implementing the Community Advocacy Project, and provides best practices for identifying and collaborating with community partners. Please contact us for more information about this service.
Collaborative Development for Educators, Students, & Community
GACBE introduces educators, students, and community partners to the concept of Community-Based Education, demonstrates the process of collaborating together to implement the Community Advocacy Project, and provides best practices for bringing other community partners into the process. Please contact us for more information about this service.
Scholarships
GACBE provides limited scholarships for the above services to schools with restricted budgets. Please contact us for more information about qualifications.
Support Communities Today
Donate to GACBE, Inc.
Your support and contributions will enable us to:
- Help students help their communities
- Showcase student and community achievements
- Recruit students, educators, and community partners
- Cultivate community connections
- Conduct, publish, and present CBE research
- Enhance GACBE’s organizational capacity
- Build an online community
