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| City = Seattle
| State = WA
| Zip = 98155
| Country = United States
| Phone = (206)264-1503
| Email = office@facingthefuture.org
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Facing the Future is a nonprofit organization dedicated to educating and motivating today's students to be responsible stewards of tomorrow's world. The organization develops and delivers standards-based hands-on lessons, student textbooks, curriculum units [http://facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/CurriculumHome/tabid/113/Default.aspx], and professional development opportunities [http://facingthefuture.org/ProfessionalDevelopment/ProfessionalDevelopmentHome/tabid/119/Default.aspx] for educators that promote critical thinking on global issues, sustainability and positive solutions. Facing the Future curriculum is in use in all 50 U.S. states and over 60 countries by teachers and students in grades K-12, in undergraduate and graduate classes, and across multiple subject areas.

Free curriculum downloads are available on their site for grades K-12 [http://facingthefuture.org/Curriculum/DownloadFreeCurriculum/tabid/114/Default.aspx].

In a world where the lives of our neighbors next door are inextricably linked to those of our neighbors abroad, students need to understand the linkages between local and global issues, and how they can personally help to build positive local and global communities.

We empower teachers with the resources they need to ignite their students’ interest in complex global issues while helping them achieve academically. Our approach is positive and solutions-oriented, and our business model is systemic and leveraged: Facing the Future programming reaches hundreds of thousands of students each year at a cost of less than $2 per student.