Global Studies Program
More Than a Destination
GWA’s global studies program provides middle and upper school students a chance to travel abroad through exchanges, cultural immersions and Winter Term educational trips. Our students travel throughout the world in order to engage with our curriculum in ways that allow them to increase their knowledge through direct experiences while allowing space for observation and reflection. Learning doesn’t just happen within the four walls of our classrooms. Rather, we want students to understand real-world connections to what they have learned in class and we believe in the incredible power of taking students off campus as a means to transform the learning process.
GWA’s Global Studies Program is founded on four main objectives. Through intentional and diverse international travel, service, exchange and study, the Global Studies program seeks to accomplish the following:
- Create opportunities through which students can learn to participate in a life without borders in an increasingly inter-reliant world.
- Cultivate greater empathy within our students through global exposure and service-centered trips.
- Foster 21st-century soft skills such as cultural literacy, cross-cultural competency and adaptability.
- Establish long-term relationships with schools that are similar to GWA in the following areas:
- Academic excellence
- Global outlook
- Character development
- Socio-economic background
Learn More About Our Partner Schools In Spain, France and Mexico.
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