Membership Application

Interested in learning more about the countless resources, unique data collections, and other valuable benefits that await GEBG Members?

Membership Criteria

GEBG membership is open to schools that meet at least 4 out of 6 of the following global education program requirements and are tax exempt under the U.S. Internal Revenue Code 501(c)(3) or as approved by the Board of Directors:

• express a commitment to global education or global citizenship in their mission statement;
• require students to take a global education course, such as world history, comparative politics, world geography, global studies or global issues, in secondary school (middle and/or high school);
• require students to develop proficiency in a new language;
• have a titled position designated for global education or a portion of a job description and time designated for global education;
• can demonstrate that at least 10 percent of their secondary (middle and/or high school) school students travel abroad for purposes of language study, cultural study, community service or service learning; and
• offer at least four school-sponsored travel abroad programs annually.

To maintain membership each year schools will also need to

• submit data and complete a survey on an annual basis;
• submit annual member dues (billed annually in September);
• actively participate in the work of the organization by submitting data, attending conferences, regional meetings/events, trainings or other GEBG events and engaging substantially through member resources.

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Ready to join us?

To become a GEBG member please complete the form below. After your application is reviewed and accepted you will be invoiced for the membership fee of $550. To expedite your application feel free to pay the membership fee below after submitting your application.

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School Name *

Website *

Primarily Day or Boarding School *

Day

Boarding

Coed or Single Gender *

Coed

All boys

All girls

Which grade levels are served? *

9-12

7-8

K-6

Current high school enrollment (9-12)

Current middle school enrollment (7-8)

Current primary school enrollment (K-6)

Tax Exempt EIN Number (if applicable)

Describe your school structure (public/private, single or multiple campuses, brother/sister school, traditional school model / traveling school / for-profit program provider, etc. *

Is global education specifically stated as one of the top five priorities in your school's current strategic plan? *

Yes

No

Does your school have a campus-wide committee or task force in place that works solely on advancing global education on campus? *

Yes

No

Has your school formally assessed the impact or progress of its global education efforts in the last five years? *

Yes

No

Describe the global education program at your school currently and future goals *

What are your biggest obstacles for advancing global education and how might the GEBG help? *

Membership Criteria

Does your school’s mission statement specifically refer to global education? *

Yes

No

Does your school require students to take a global education course, such as world history, comparative politics, world geography, global studies or global issues, in secondary school (middle and high school)? *

Yes

No

Does your school require students to develop proficiency in a new language? *

Yes

No

Does your school have a titled position designated for global education or a portion of a job description and time designated for global education? *

Yes

No

Can you demonstrate that at least 10 percent of your (middle or upper) school students travel abroad for purposes of language study, cultural study, community service or service learning? *

Yes

No

How many school sponsored travel programs are offered annually?

Contact Information

Primary Contact Name *

Each member school designates one person who will receive all GEBG communications, be placed on the member listserve and receive access to the GEBG wiki which contains hundreds of templates, forms, benchmark data and archived discussions.

Primary Contact Title/Position *

Primary Contact Email Address *

This email address will be added to the GEBG google group listserve and the GEBG wiki

Address (mailing) *

City *

State abbreviation

Zip Code

Country *

Head of School Name *

Head of School Email Address *

Billing Contact Name (if different from primary contact)

Billing Contact Title/Position

Billing Contact Email Address

Address (billing) *

City *

State abbreviation

Zip Code

Country *

Phone Number *

How did you hear about the GEBG? *

By submitting this GEBG membership application form, you are confirming that your school meets at least 4 of the 6 membership criteria. You also agree to submit data in the Benchmark Survey, pay dues annually, and actively participate in the work of the organization by submitting data, attending conferences, regional meetings/events, trainings or engaging substantially through member resources. *

Agreed!

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To expedite the membership application process feel free to pay the membership registration fee below (an additional 3% fee is applied to credit card payments). Otherwise, you are welcome to mail a check or wait to be billed after your application has been reviewed. Our mailing address is Global Education Benchmark Group, 3407 S. Jefferson Ave., Suite 71, St. Louis, MO, 63118 USA.