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High School Program
Explore New York City, a global epicenter of culture and history, and the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Dive into a program that delves into the city’s collaborative efforts between public and private sectors, showcasing its dedication to global betterment.
Beginning with a tour of the United Nations Headquarters, this program sets up a framework for understanding how to bring together social and environmental initiatives with local and global impact. Meet with senior staff at the United Nations Development Program, the branch of the UN tasked with overseeing the Sustainable Development Goals. Learn about the UNDP Climate Promise and the negotiations that resulted in the Loss and Damage Fund. Ranging from exploring city design and community solidarity in the High Line, to learning about food security and homelessness in the downtown core, Learn what makes New York City an incomparable setting from which to explore localization of the Sustainable Development Goals.
It would be a challenge to find a corner of the world that has not heard of Wall Street. New York City is where much of American history takes place and where much of American culture is shaped and shared with the world. It is also one of the most global cities in the world and a natural setting for United Nations Headquarters. New York City does not take this privilege lightly, and takes pride in having become the first city in the world to systematically align its sustainability goals with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals. Public and private sectors work together to localize these goals and discovering the context and approach is a key theme of this program.
At Insight, our program itineraries are as unique as your students. All our program itineraries are customized with teacher chaperones to ensure that it meets the needs of your students.
With the support of a variety of local vendors and NGO’s, we promise that your students will get an authentic, local experience.
All our trips include:
Want to take your students outside the classroom? Review our program locations and suggested themes.
Connect with one of our High School Educators who will help custom design your program.
With our assistance, submit required paperwork and details to your Administration and School Board.
Announce the trip to your students! (We’ll provide all the materials you need).
Invite us to your school to host a Student & Parent Info Night! We will be there to answer questions and support student sign-up!
As the first city in the world to systematically align its sustainability goals with the UN SDGs, New York City has created an important foundation with its sustainable development plans. Invest NYC SDG builds upon that foundation and helps pave the way for progress. They work to identify the best private-sector business and finance opportunities where there are significant interested key players, realistic business incentives, alignment with government policies, partnerships with communities, and significant impact in meeting the SDGs. With this work, they are creating a road map and tool kit for other cities to take on the SDGs with strong private-sector support.
Tour New York City’s famous High Line once destined for demolition. The community rallied together to repurpose old railroad tracks creating the park that exists today. It has since become a global inspiration for cities to transform unused industrial zones into dynamic public spaces. Learn about its sustainable practices related to plant selection, watering, composting, local sourcing, pest management, cleaning supplies, and more.
We take students out of the classroom and challenge them to learn about how the world really works in different places, delivering truly unique study abroad and student travel opportunities.