Global Citizenship
In 2006, AYJ became the first school internationally to be recognized as a Global Learning Centre by the International School Connection. This designation is a reflection of the international and global citizenship focus of the school, in both the in-class curriculum and extracurricular activities.
The school runs two major international exchanges each year with partner schools in Zaragoza, Spain and Suzhou, China. As well, each year there are trips to destinations in the United States as well as other international trips such as a tour of the Canadian battlefields of Europe and concert band tours of Italy and Austria.
The school also hosts an annual Beyond Our Walls Conference where students from across Ottawa come to learn about opportunities to volunteer in their communities and around the world. As well, AYJ has formed a major partnership with the Lwak Girls' High School in the Rarieda area of Kenya, providing much needed fundraising for the Kenyan school as well as creating positive collaborations between the students in both countries. In 2009, AYJ hosted the first annual Run for Kenya fundraising run. Several elite Kenyan long distance runners visited AYJ to show their support.
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