The GLOBE Program

The GLOBE program [[Guided Learning through Our Built Environment] is a three-year partnership between the Center and selected schools that commit to integrating the Salvadori built environment-based project-based curriculum into their course of study in order to improve students' knowledge of math, science, art, language, social studies, and technology.

GLOBE is made possible, in part, by support from Con Edison, the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York Community Foundation.

What a GLOBE School Gets

• A Salvadori educator working with teachers and students 2 days each week during the year
• A three-day intensive professional development summer institute on the campus of City College of New York
• Four yearly sessions of scheduled professional development
• Access to Salvadori’s extensive cache of lesson plans and educational materials
• A stipend for a Salvadori Site Coördinator (selected from the school’s faculty)
• Sponsorships of over 70% of the three-year budget from corporations and foundations
• Participation in the end-of-the-year design challenge held at the Great Hall at City College of New York

What a GLOBE School Commits To

• Integrating the Salvadori pedagogy into its curriculum in a deep and meaningful way
• Supporting child-centered project-based learning with an emphasis on making interdisciplinary connections
• Participating in a formal evaluation of the program
• Promoting the GLOBE program with staff, students, and parents
• An annual fee of $16,000

GLOBE is made possible, in part, by support from Con Edison, the Bernard F. and Alva B. Gimbel Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, and the New York Community Foundation.

To get more information and to request an application packet, please contact Wendy Wells by email (wendy@salvadori.org) or by phone (212-650-5729). Applications are mailed to schools in January with a deadline of mid-March. We look forward to hearing from you.

Our founder, Mario Salvadori, a world-renowned structural engineer, believed that the built environment held all the knowledge that a person needed to be an intelligent and active member of the community. What teachers need to make this knowledge available to their students are tools with which they can "unpack" the knowledge embedded in the built environment.

The Salvadori Center gives these tools to teachers and students through a pedagogy grounded in what it calls "project-based, hands-on/minds-on activities" that employ the principles of architecture, engineering, and the design process. Through this method, teachers and their students can unlock the math, science, art, and humanities embodied in the structures and systems that surround them.