The Institute for Global Learning (formerly Global Education Benchmark Group, GEBG) is a leading non-profit association of K-12 schools that researches and establishes model practices in the field of global education and supports member schools to bring global perspectives, global issues and global competencies into their teaching and learning to empower their students as global citizens.
To identify specific practices in global education by collecting, analyzing, and sharing data from Institute for Global Learning member schools.
To promote the development of global citizens in independent schools and beyond through global curriculum, experiences, and institutional support.
Global Education develops the knowledge, skills, and empathic orientation required to understand multiple perspectives and to thrive in increasingly interconnected world systems.
Global Competencies are the particular knowledge, skills, dispositions, and behaviors that students learn through intentional global education.
A global citizen acts to promote the common good locally, nationally, and internationally.
Benchmarking at the Institute for Global Learning helps schools to make informed decisions and improve their educational programs based on shared practices in the field. Our benchmarking is generated by regularly gathering and sharing member school data in an accessible way to empower member schools in this decision making and to provide tools for self-assessment among peer institutions to support continuous improvement of global education in a changing world.
Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG) is now the Institute for Global Learning, advancing our mission to connect educators and empower students worldwide through research, collaboration, and meaningful learning experiences.