Global Studies News

  • Almentero and Smith to represent TPS at World Affairs Council forum

    Posted March 11, 2013

    Felix Almentero ’14 and Ryan Smith ’15 will represent Pennington at the World Affairs Council Global Economic Forum being held at Temple University’s Fox School of Business on Friday, March 15. They will be student delegates representing Germany and . . .

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  • Desai to be guest presenter at TABS Global Symposium

    Posted March 11, 2013

    Laura Desai, director of Global Studies and International Student Services, will be a guest presenter at the 2013 TABS (The Association of Boarding Schools) Global Symposium in Philadelphia March 10–12. TABS, hosting its second annual . . .

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  • From left: Matt Pearl '13, Natalie Sarchiapone '13, Julian Krenz, Jonas Wagner, and Lisa Milewski

    Pennington and Regensburg continue the exchange

    Posted November 6, 2012

    This year, four German students will come to Pennington as part of the longstanding exchange between the School and the Goethe Gymnasium of Regensburg, Germany. Four Pennington students are their counterparts, taking advantage of the exchange by going to Germany.

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  • Almentero meets Brokaw at WAC

    Posted September 20, 2012

    On Tuesday, Sept. 18, Felix Almentero ’14 represented Pennington at the World Affairs Council reception and presentation by broadcast journalist Tom Brokaw at Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia. A longtime fan of Brokaw . . .

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Global Studies

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The Global Studies Program at The Pennington School is designed for and open to participation from the entire School community, including Middle and Upper School students, parents, alumni, and faculty. The program offers numerous travel options to an array of international locations.

 

Some of those options include, but are not limited to, opportunities for full- or partial-year study-abroad programs at "sister schools" around the globe; service learning and community outreach trips, both domestic and international; home-stay exchanges; language immersion programs; and a variety of personal growth and interest opportunities.

 

In addition, the program offers Pennington faculty the opportunity to work, travel, and engage in professional development programs abroad. For more information about this program, please contact Director of Global Studies Laura Desai via email LDesai@pennington.org or phone: 609–737–6155.

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Upcoming Trip Offerings

Upper School trips

Eastern seaboard—Trip for international students—Nov. 17–24, 2012

Italy—Language immersion and travel—March 2013
   Info: wmorris@pennington.org

Madrid, Spain—Home stay and travel—March 15–30, 2013
   Info: lcastro@pennington.org

Salzburg, Austria—Home stay and language learning—March 16–23, 2013
   Info: pchase@pennington.org

Frakes, Kentucky—Service learning—March 16–23, 2013
   Info: tliwosz@pennington.org

Meaux, France—Home stay and travel (return exchange trip)—March 17–28, 2013
   Info: pzema@pennington.org

Port-au-Prince, Haiti—Service learning—March 18–24, 2013
   Info: atwitchell@pennington.org or kwillard-crist@pennington.org

Middle School trips

Kent College, UK—Middle School return exchange trip—March 15–21, 2013
   Info: ldesai@pennington.org

Summer opportunities

Honduras—Science Research—Summer 2013
   Info: thorsley@pennington.org

Seoul, Korea—Korea University's International Summer Campus—Summer 2013
   Info: http://isc.korea.ac.kr/

Rockhampton, Australia—Home stay, travel, and sister school visit—June 10–24, 2013
   Info: ldesai@pennington.org

Bagamoyo, Tanzania—In connection with Cross Cultural Solutions—Summer 2013
   Info: /global-studies/www.crossculturalsolutions.org/destinations/tanzania/bagamoyo

Mystic, CT—In connection with Global Youth Leadership Institute—Summer 2013
    Info: /global-studies/www.gyli.org

Family trips

Paris and Normandy, France—Spring Break, March 23–28 or 29, 2013—For more information, click here.

Provence, France—June 12–17, 2013—For more information, click here.

FAQ

Q

Where have Pennington faculty traveled?

A

The Pennington School faculty, a well-traveled and diverse group of educators, have international travel and work experience in a number of countries. Faculty have lived, worked, or traveled in Scotland, England, New Zealand, Kenya, Egypt, Jordan, Switzerland, Greece, France, India, Italy, Turkey, Japan, Canada, the Caribbean, Singapore, Nigeria, Spain, Mexico, Argentina, Cuba, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, China, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, Wales, the Netherlands, Holland, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Korea, Thailand, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Venezuela, Bahamas, Israel, Egypt, Latvia, Morocco, Hong Kong, Antigua, Austria, Yugoslavia, Bermuda, Barbados, St. Lucia, Norway, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Jamaica, Haiti, Portugal, Australia, St. Kitts, Nevis, Curacao, and more.

Q

What languages do Pennington faculty members speak?

A

Some of our faculty speaks more than one language including but not limited to Chinese, Spanish, French, Italian, German, Dutch, Russian, Scandinavian languages, Seneca, Mohawk, and Tuscarora.

Sister SchoolS

• Kent College (Canterbury, UK)
   http://www.kentcollege.com/
 • Kodaikanal International School 
    (Tamil Nadu, India)
    http://www.kis.in

• Goethe Gymnasium
    (Regensburg, Germany)
    http://schulen.regensburg.de/goegy/

• The Rockhampton Grammar School
   (Rockhampton, Australia)
   http://www.rgs.qld.edu.au/

• Lycée Bossuet (Meaux, France)
   http://www.lyceebossuet-meaux.fr/index.php

• Colegio Jesus Maria (Madrid, Spain)
   http://www.jesus-maria.es

• Educandato Uccellis (Udine, Italy)
   http://www.uccellis.ud.it