Semester Away Assembly 2016
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Pingry Global Programs Semester Away Assembly 2016 9:40 a.m. Why Take a Semester Away? Mr. Jeff Jewett – Pingry Director of Global Education Mr. Jon Leef – Pingry Assistant Headmaster 9:45 am Reflections On My Semester Away Lauryn Rodney (2017) – High Mountain Institute (Colorado) Madeline Parrish (2018) – TASIS London (United Kingdom) Cameron Campbell (2017) - TASIS London (United Kingdom) Rikki Borkowski (2017) – The Island School (Bahamas) Jennifer Korn (2017) – St. Stephen’s School (Italy) Reid Allinson (2017) – Arabic Year at King’s Academy (Jordan) 10:00 Program Representative Introductions 10:10 Table Visitations – go check out a few that interest you the most 10:40 – Your neXt class begins – don’t be late! Additional Current Pingry Students that have comPleted Semesters Away: Swiss Semester: TucKer BicKell (2016) , Hollie Hopf (2016), Gabe Gever (2017), AJ Bernstein (2017) School for Ethics and Global LeadershiP (SEGL): Jonathan Algoo (2016) If you are considering aPPlying for an away Program, Please see Mr. Jewett first! You must notify Mr. Jewett in writing of your aPPlication by March 1st, but you should speak with him earlier than that for advice and consultation. 1 Alzar School Idaho & Chile Sean Bierle, Head of School Empowering experiences in extraordinary environments prime Alzar School students for a lifetime of leadership. The Alzar School is a semester school for highly motivated sophomores with an emphasis on leadership development. This is accomplished through the integration of rigorous academics, cultural exchange (6 weeks in Chile), and outdoor adventure. Through diverse educational experiences that span unique and traditional settings, the Alzar School provides learning opportunities that promote confidence, grit and transference to many other facets of life. www.alzarschool.com Full need-based financial aid available. Apply by February 15th for full consideration. Arabic Semester - King’s Academy Jordan Matt Westman, Assistant to the Headmaster for Special Projects Arabic Year at King’s Academy (AY) offers high school students one year of intensive Arabic language study, Middle Eastern cultural immersion and experiential learning. The program is designed for students in grades 10 through 12 who want to learn Arabic and explore the history, politics and culture of a vital part of the world. Students enrolled in AY are part of King’s Academy, an American-style boarding school in Jordan modeled after Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts. AY allows students to gain fluency in Arabic, soak in the history and culture of the Middle East and “learn by doing” through off-campus educational excursions in Jordan and the region. Students accepted into the AY program must be committed to the work necessary to access a difficult language. www.Kingsacademy.edu.jo Limited need-based financial aid is available. Atlas WorkshoPs TriPs in EuroPe & India Kelsey Davenport, Global Programs Coordinator Every summer, Atlas Workshops runs a handful of Global Innovators Trips for high school students to work on real-world projects. Our trips combine STEM, Entrepreneurship, Design, and Research as we tackle real world issues. We train our students to be the future change makers around the world while building a network of engaged, creative innovators. In 2016 we will have trips during July to Croatia, Berlin & Prague, Scandinavia, and India. www.atlasworkshops.com Merit and need-based financial aid is available. 2 Coastal Studies for Girls Maine Evelyn Smith, Enrollment Coordinator What will you discover? That science means getting your hands muddy and your feet wet; that biodiversity abounds among the rockweed and spiral wrack of the intertidal; that leadership is cultivated and celebrated, in classrooms and in conversations, along wilderness trails and during research presentations. At Coastal School for Girls, students discover that joyful learning and life- long friendships happen in a little yellow farmhouse in Freeport, Maine. www.coastalstudiesforgirls.org Limited need-based financial aid is available. High Mountain Institute Colorado Ray McGaughey, Director of Admissions Study in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado for a semester or a summer! At HMI, high school juniors (and some seniors) receive a full semester of academic credit while spending a total of 30 days backpacking and skiing through the Rocky Mountains and canyons of Utah. Located in Leadville, CO, at elevation 10,000 ft, HMI brings together students from all over the U.S. for seventeen unforgettable weeks. The West is our classroom--no previous outdoor experience required! www.hminet.org Full need-based financial aid available. Apply by February 15th for full consideration. A family on financial aid at Pingry can expect to pay a similar amount of after-aid tuition at HMI. The Island School The Bahamas Taylor Hoffman, Director of Admissions The Island School is a transformative semester and summer journey based on the island of Eleuthera in The Bahamas. Using Eleuthera’s cultural and environmental landscape, students explore academics outside the traditional classroom setting. While taking courses in ecology, applied scientific research, mathematics, art, and literature, students are immersed in expeditionary and cultural programs. The Island School experience culminates in the beginning of a lifelong educational journey, where self-confident students emerge as engaged global citizens, empowered to be active leaders of their generation. www.islandschool.org Full need-based financial aid available. 3 Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki Maine KC Ford, Director of Admissions & Financial Aid Founded in 1988, Chewonki Semester School offers forty-two eleventh grade students the chance to live, work and study on a 400-acre saltwater peninsula on the Maine coast with the goal of exploring the natural world and learning to thrive in an environmentally sustainable community. By taking honors and AP level courses, living in wood-heated cabins, working on an organic farm and challenging them-selves on wilderness trips throughout Maine, students return to their sending schools with increased self-confidence, an appreciation for the rewards and struggles of community living, and a strong sense of ownership for their education. www.chewonki.org Full need-based financial aid available. Apply by February 15th for full consideration. The Mountain School of Milton Academy Vermont Kareen Obydol-Alexandre, French Teacher The Mountain School is a semester school program based in Vershire, Vermont. Each semester 45 motivated high school juniors from all over the country come together to live and work on the school's organic farm. Students and faculty build together a semester based on trust and an appreciation of difference, creating an academic and work-based community in which every voice matters. While living with teachers in small houses, students help to make important decisions concerning how we live together. Courses provide a demanding, integrated learning experience that takes advantage of the school's small size and mountain campus. Balancing intellectual inquiry and experiential learning, the curriculum challenges students to think flexibly, speak their minds, and return to their schools equipped for continued academic success. Engagement with the farm and forest sparks an appreciation for their food, their fuel and their labor. Admission is selective and financial aid is available. www.mountainschool.org The Oxbow School California Holly McVeigh, Director of Admissions The Oxbow School is a semester program and summer camp focusing on artmaking and interdisciplinary humanities. This program provides juniors, seniors, and post-graduate students the opportunity for intensive studio experience in painting, sculpture, photography, digital media, and printmaking. Each art discipline occupies a fully equipped 1,250 square-foot studio with eighteen-foot ceilings and roll-up doors that open to an inspiring view of the Napa River. Studios are open during the evenings and on weekends and students are encouraged to create independent work. The atmosphere at Oxbow is one of intense artistic exploration combined with rigorous academics. www.oxbowschool.org Merit and need-based financial aid is available. 4 The Outdoor Academy North Carolina Cary Crawford, Admissions Counselor The Outdoor Academy is an accredited residential semester school for high achieving sophomores and select freshman and juniors. Focused on intellect, environment, community, and craft, OA delivers rigorous high school academics infused with experiential education in the heart of the Blue Ridge Mountains. Our small community of students will also spend a quarter of their semester developing technical and wilderness leadership skills on backpacking, climbing, and paddling adventures all over the Southeast. www.enf.org/outdoor_academy Limited need-based financial aid grants available. Please apply by February 15th for consideration. Pioneer Research Program Online with international collaborators Matthew Jaskol – Program Director An independent, entirely online enrichment program, the Pioneer Research Program pairs exceptional high school students from 17 countries with college and university professors to do undergraduate-level research in any of 22 disciplines. Participating professors teach in or have graduated from distinguished institutions. Therefore, when evaluating their Pioneer scholars, they can use the rigorous standards of these institutions as the basis for comparison. Faculty send these evaluations