GLOBAL SCHOLARS PROGRAM OVERVIEW Windward School strives to prepare our students for effective participation in the global community with a program that offers opportunities, both inside the classroom and out, to learn about different perspectives and cultures while utilizing 21st century skills such as inquiry, collaboration, communication, leadership and problem-solving. In doing so, Windward ensures that it remains a welcoming and inclusive community whose graduates are knowledgeable and compassionate citizens of the world. Beyond these goals for all students, Windward offers the designation of “Global Scholar” to those students who chose to deepen the global focus that is part of Windward’s overall program. Windward’s Global Scholars program challenges students to become knowledgeable, compassionate, and active citizens of the world. Through an approved course of study, combined with out-of-class experiences, students in 10th through 12th Grades may pursue their deeper interest in topics of global interdependence in a way that is most relevant to the 21st century. Formal entry into the program occurs through an application process in Spring of 10th grade. Upon completion of the program, students who earn the designation of “Global Scholar” on their transcripts will have demonstrated the knowledge, skills, and habits of mind to maximize their participation as global citizens.
REQUIRED CORE CLASSES/RESPONSIBILITIES: 10th Grade: - Honors Global Studies (in either 10th Grade or 11th Grade) - Global Service (see Leadership and Action) - Meeting with a Global mentor after admission to the program 11th Grade: - Honors Global Studies (in either 10th Grade or 11th Grade) - Global Service (see Leadership and Action) - Meeting twice during the year with a Global mentor 12th Grade: - All Windward students are required to take an Honors Capstone course in the 12th Grade. Global Scholars may fulfill this requirement in any Honors Capstone with an approved Capstone project which addresses an issue of global focus. - Meeting twice during the year with a Global mentor
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