Annual Conferences
Each year, generally around the beginning of July, the GAIL schools have turns to host a conference for all the other GAIL schools. The themes are selected by the hosting school but the activities will always include cultural aspects of the country.
Here's what Sohail from Kristin School feels about the conferences:
"When I think about it, if we were to have a model GAIL conference at Kristin with only Kristin kids, the lack of diversification of knowledge would have been present. Instead, GAIL had 7 nations, students bringing their own understandings based on their own country experience. Because of the cultural and ideological differences between each person in GAIL, there was a real element of global practicality and validity in each of our solutions to the energy crisis. When we think as an individual about issues of global concern, we don't fully include the perspectives of places that we haven't lived in. For example, a person from Scotland would believe that wind turbines are our main solution to the energy crisis because of how effective they are in Scotland. However, a person from South Africa would most likely value solar panels more because of how effective it is in their country. This is why the GAIL convention is important. It gives willing students a chance to understand global significance and perspective. "
"When I think about it, if we were to have a model GAIL conference at Kristin with only Kristin kids, the lack of diversification of knowledge would have been present. Instead, GAIL had 7 nations, students bringing their own understandings based on their own country experience. Because of the cultural and ideological differences between each person in GAIL, there was a real element of global practicality and validity in each of our solutions to the energy crisis. When we think as an individual about issues of global concern, we don't fully include the perspectives of places that we haven't lived in. For example, a person from Scotland would believe that wind turbines are our main solution to the energy crisis because of how effective they are in Scotland. However, a person from South Africa would most likely value solar panels more because of how effective it is in their country. This is why the GAIL convention is important. It gives willing students a chance to understand global significance and perspective. "
