Upper School
Curriculum
Tower Hill’s Global Scholar Certificate Program provides Upper School students with opportunities to explore global dynamics, leadership and cultural growth. Participating students complete academic coursework related to global inquiry, educational travel, extra-curricular enrichment and service with a global focus. Seniors in the program produce a research portfolio related to a global issue of personal interest.
In addition to the academic requirements, students:
- Participate in an independent study or enrichment opportunity, such as Model United Nations
- Contribute to a service learning project or organization, such as tutoring in a foreign language, volunteering where language skills are a necessary component of the task or volunteering with an organization that is global in nature; and
- Participate in an international exchange or travel experience sponsored by Tower Hill
Throughout their senior year, students complete a culminating portfolio focusing on a sustainable solution to a global development challenge that includes research, self-reflection and an oral presentation. The director of global initiatives, the global studies coordinator and a panel of faculty and staff evaluate each portfolio.
Participating students receive a global scholar certificate and a notation on their transcripts. To apply, students must be interviewed and explain why they are interested in the program, what they hope to learn and what in their opinion makes a person a global citizen.
