GLOBAL SCHOLARS

Additional Course Opportunities to demonstrate Global Scholarship:

Global Scholars must take one GOA course and the equivalent of three additional full credit classes from the following:

- A course through the Global Online Academy: one GOA course is required for all Global

Scholars. GOA courses appear on the Windward transcript, but are offered through GOA for additional tuition. The tuition varies by course, and is generally $750. An additional

GOA course may count toward the three additional Global classes. - Honors History: The United States in the World - A World Language course at AP or Level 5 - A second World Language once first language is completed up to Level 3 - Honors Global Economics

- AP European History - AP Comparative Government and Politics - AP Art History - Honors Environmental Science

- Theatre: Acting Techniques and Scene Study, Honors Advanced Theatre Ensemble - Music: Advanced Jazz Ensemble, Jazz Ensemble, Chamber Music Ensemble, and

Chromatics

- Dance: Dance 4, Honors Dance 4 - AP Statistics

- Visual Arts: Any Visual Arts class beyond Level 2 Please Note: Students can earn global credit for these classes only when the class is not being taken to fulfill a Windward graduation requirement in the arts. (All Windward students are required to take two years of Visual or Performing Arts. A student doubling up in one of these classes or taking one of these classes in the Junior or Senior year will receive global credit.) - Think Differently: Fundamental of Entrepreneurship - Model United Nations

- Speech and Debate, Advanced Speech and Debate - Leadership: Civic Engagement - A globally designated section of AP English Literature and Composition

GLOBAL ACTION AND LEADERSHIP REQUIREMENTS:

In coordination with the regular process of course selection through the Prep or Collegiate Division, candidates for the Global Scholar designation will work with a Global Scholar mentor to plan the extracurricular activities by which they will demonstrate that they have exceeded the global competencies achieved by all Windward graduates.

Cultural and/or Language Immersion (one qualifying experience from below): - Take an approved international trip through Windward or another approved organization for purposes of language and culture (one-week minimum) - Host an international student (non-family member) through an approved organization (one-week minimum) - Volunteer or intern with an approved global organization (hours in addition to the

Windward baseline requirement to be determined in consultation with the student’s

Global mentor) - Attend a language immersion summer camp or program such as Middlebury-

Monterey, Concordia Language Village, School Year Abroad, etc. (two-week minimum) - Participate in an approved virtual immersion alternative (for cohorts affected by

COVID travel limitations)

Global Leadership:

- Ongoing participation in meetings of Global Scholars and Global Mentors - Participation in Global events during Grades 10-12

Windward School is a member of the Global Online Academy, and Windward students are invited to take GOA courses as part of their Windward curriculum. Any GOA course taken during a student’s time in grades 9-12 (including summers) will be listed on the student’s Windward transcript, and the grade earned will be included in the Windward GPA.

The mission of Global Online Academy (GOA) is to reimagine learning to enable students to thrive in a globally networked society. GOA provides a positive, interactive, and academically rigorous environment for students to learn. We offer courses that connect students to topics they care about, and we offer a network that connects students to peers as passionate as they are.

As GOA learners, our students also develop a specific set of skills, skills that might not be exercised as often in a bricks-and-mortar environment. Based on our research, student surveys, and feedback from our faculty, we have identified the following six core competencies that our students develop in practical, hands-on ways, no matter which GOA course they take:

- Collaborate with people who don’t share your location. - Communicate and empathize with people who have perspectives different from your own. - Curate and create content relevant to real-world issues.

- Reflect on and take responsibility for your learning and that of others. - Organize your time and tasks to learn independently. - Leverage digital tools to support and show your learning.

To build these skills, GOA courses are:

- Globally connected: Even though our courses are online, students get to know their teachers and classmates by learning how to use technology to build relationships. Our small classes have students from many different schools, led by expert teachers. Students log in multiple times a week to engage in discussions, collaborate on projects, and share ideas. - Challenging: GOA courses are designed to be as rigorous as any course at a home school. Students spend 5-7 hours a week on their courses. GOA courses are mostly asynchronous: students do not show up on certain days at certain times. Instead, teachers publish a calendar of activities, and within that framework, students work on their own schedules, gaining critical independent learning skills along the way. - Relevant: We want students to pursue their passions. Our courses offer practical, hands-on experience in how these ideas can be applied to the world outside of school. Students have a voice and choice in the work they do and the ideas they explore. To view the full course catalog for GOA, please visit their website.