Yvonne Andres

Andrés developed and coordinated the original Global Schoolhouse Project (1992) for NSF, digitally bringing together youth from Tennessee, Virginia, California, and England to conduct an environmental watershed pollution study and share findings via state-of-the-art CU-SeeMe video conferencing using desktop computers and the Internet.

WNN anchor Kevin Newman and Global Schoolhouse founder Yvonne Marie Andrés discussed the future of computers in communication.

These two publications reveal successful models for collaboration among schools, nonprofit organizations, and businesses—in the context of the new educational standards in Russia and the United States.

Global Forest Link, a program developed by San Diego based nonprofits Community Commons and Global_SchoolNet, creates opportunities for high school and middle school students to contribute valuable information to Global Forest Watch, a 20-year-old worldwide network that uses satellite imagery and other scientific methods to monitor the health of tree-covered areas around the world.

Students in the program learn environmental science and data analysis, while improving their communication, storytelling, and video production skills, and expanding their world perspective by collaborating with peers in other nations.

OUR PRIDE supports intergenerational programs for youth and young adults which address mental health, community issues, human rights, history and culture.