live on future of ed
only 15 students
private, non-profit school
tuition: $88,000/year
with huge amount scholarship
first year range from total pay to total funded
had 270 apps so far...
not looking for straight a students, but diverse quality..
also - looking for kid driven request
15 kids from 13 countries
all entering 9th grade
5 teachers
conversation about security that goes beyond superficial negates security
also one on a ship - semester at sea
Authentic service: Teaching younger kids in Beijing English and words in other languages...working in a youth centre with recent arrivals to a country playing sports and games...raising funds through building awareness on global causes
when student grads from tgs - they will know that humanity and humility are huge
taking most saline parts of what ed can be
kids will grad with an ib diploma - so well received..
also creating portolios for use in college apps
every kid goes home at christmas and spring break and summer
sweden 1st, then sydney, then beijing
schools of the future are going to be light and agile... so host schools take them in...
interacting with faculty all over the world - so a lot of pd
look for research and connections in each city
this year - 9th grade... next year... 9th and 10th, add each yearharvard project 0 article
graduate - a sense of the world...a sense of self... fairly evolved global citizen
Saw a great presentation on TED today on how important the development of social networks are for people given by Nicholas Christakis. Just think the experiences will help students become global citizens.
i'm @aronsolomon on Twitter @TGSTHINKGlobal
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