Connect Your Students with Classrooms Around the World

IGlobal invites middle school students to join live virtual sessions with international peers, explore global themes, create projects, and build friendships across cultures.

Spring 2026 Registration is now open

Spring 2026 Theme

A Global Book Club Built Around Wonder

For Spring 2026, IGlobal will take the form of a global book club. Middle school students will connect with peers and university students from around the world to explore real global challenges through projects, shared reading, and discussion.

This semester, the program will read Wonder by R. J. Palacio. Students will learn literacy skills while exploring identity, kindness, inclusion, empathy, and social sustainability as part of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Join Weekly Sessions

Middle school chapters join one-hour synchronous Zoom sessions for eight weeks each term.

Connect Across Time Zones

Sessions are hosted at a variety of times and days to accommodate schools around the world.

Learn with UIUC Leaders

College of Education students lead activities about the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.

Create and Share

Students make artwork, writing, videos, science experiments, data, ideas, and opinions to share globally.

Inside a Session

What Does an IGlobal Session Look Like?

Watch this short video created by Undergraduate Lead Teacher Ryan to see how students participate, collaborate, and learn in an IGlobal session.

Strengthened enthusiasm for language learning

Recognition of global connections across health, environment, and economy

Relationship building with peers in diverse global contexts

Early connection to the University of Illinois

Greater global competency and SDG familiarity

Certificate from the University of Illinois upon completion

Global Issues

SDG-Based Learning

Students connect classroom learning to global challenges and discuss solutions with peers from other countries.

Student Voice

Wonder, Kindness, and Inclusion

Students reflect on identity, empathy, kindness, and social sustainability through shared reading and creative work.

For Teachers

What Will My Role Be as Their Teacher?

Teachers serve as the primary contact for the program at their school. IGlobal sends an informational email before each session with instructions to share with students.

Sessions include fun activities focused on the SDGs that students complete alongside middle schoolers from around the world. A variety of time slots are available, and teachers may attend the sessions if they wish, but attendance is not required.

Teacher role Simple coordination, meaningful global impact.