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Melendrez plans to travel to Mexico during her time in the program to interview her aunts for her capstone project. Thompson sees personal connections to research as a hallmark of the students who participate in the Global Scholars Program, and foundational to the growth she sees in students. “One thing that I think connects everyone to their capstone is the personal connection to the topic,” she said. “Part of the capstone is a personal reflection, so there’s typically a personal reason they want to do this research. In other schools, global scholars programs are really just about taking certain classes and languages. There might be a senior year class. But our program has so much required of it that it really stands out to students as well as to colleges looking at what our students are doing. It’s a commitment, and it allows for real growth in our students, their thinking, and their roles as global citizens.” Christine Leak ’22 has learned a great deal about herself during her time in the program and researching both women’s access to education in Afghanistan and the impact that women’s education has had on the economy of the country. “When I started my research, I realized that I may be interested in pursuing a career as a women’s rights lawyer. I’m actually going to major in international relations in college to help me on this route. I didn’t know this about myself until this past summer when I started to learn more with my project,” she said. For Ellery Blurton ’24, the opportunity for this kind of self-exploration was a motivation to join the program as a sophomore. “I became interested in Global Scholars because it opens doors not only in the future beyond high school but it allows individuals at Chatham Hall to learn more about their interests and what they want to apply in their future,” she said. “ I’ve already realized so much of what I’m interested in alongside my normal coursework.”
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EXAMPLES OF COURSES WITH GLOBAL COMPONENTS World History World Religions Comparative Government International Relations Genocide and Human Rights AP European History Advanced U.S. History African American Women of the 20th Century Economics Humanities Literature I English III Advanced English Language and Composition Myth and Literature Steel Magnolias Protesting for Social Justice The Woman Question in Victorian Art and Literature Advanced English Literature Anatomy Ceramics Statistics Global Competency Capstone (GCC): Global Citizenship