Global Language Project Hosts My Dream Speaks Benefit at Rubin Museum of Art in NYC with performances by students and Nune Melik!
It’s hard to imagine Global Language Project’s annual benefit being held anywhere but the Rubin Museum of Art. The Chelsea institution specializes in exposing Middle Eastern and East Asian art, which has historically been a critical melting pot of language and culture. VIP ticket holders enjoyed a tour of the massive collection as hors d’ouvrés were passed. Global Language Project (GLP) is an educational nonprofit that supports exactly that and My Dream Speaks accents this with an evening of music, language, and cultural exchange.
World-language learning sounds like a daunting task, especially for young children, but in reality, language learning at the early age is the best time to do it- when minds are malleable and receptive to all ideas. However, great learning falters when curricula and involvement is low or not reinforced. It is GLP’s mission to make world-language learning easy and retainable with their best-in-class curricula and innovative teacher development.
No program gets less attention than world languages in underserved communities, despite language being one of the most economically empowering learning tools.
For the evening, GLP honored a number of assisting elements, including publishing giant Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, who spoke highly of GLP’s approach to learning. GLP also honored Dr. Michael Levine from Sesame Workshop with a Global Icon Award.
Guests also heard from a teacher who has found GLP to be a beneficial effort in his classroom, and compelled the many other teachers in the room to strive to enhance their teaching as well. Young students of GLP performed a multi-language variation on Shakira’s “Try Everything” and the evening concluded with series of stunning violin pieces by celebrated Nune Melik.
As the world grows more global and cultures continue to interact on the broad scale, it is important that the mission of Global Language Project is preserved and future generations can participate in this important exchange.
