Global Learning Program 2024/2025

CREATING DEEPER, RICHER LEARNING OPPORTUNITIES

GLOBAL LEARNING

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REGISTRATION COMPLETE ONLY UPON SUBMISSION OF REGISTRATION FORM (REGISTRATION FORM WILL BE SENT FOLLOWING PRE-REGISTRATION)

ABOUT OUR PROGRAM Educational Excellence

At Newton’s Grove, our holistic approach focuses on all aspects of a student’s development. Our Global Learning Program is an exceptional opportunity for students to get a better sense of the global landscape, expand their perspectives and acquire the skills that set them up for success in an interconnected world.

Global Citizenship Our Global Learning travel experiences are packed with unique, transformative experiences, equipping students for a bright future as global citizens who not only possess the skills to make a difference in the world, but who are inspired to do so.

Leadership Skills Every global learning experience gives students an opportunity to develop their leadership skills and deepen their relationships with their peers as they learn to function as a community.

Cultural Exploration Our annual travel experiences are carefully selected and curated to ensure that they provide each student with a rich cultural experience that helps to foster a new understanding and awareness of the world around them and their place within it.

Lasting Friendships Students foster lasting relationships with peers and , further develop their interpersonal skills and their sense of self. Students build bonds that continue well beyond the travel experience and their time with us at Newton’s Grove.

GRADE 6: ALGONQUIN PARK GRADES 7 & 8: QUEBEC CITY GRADE 9: CAMP PINECREST

Global Learning Program

OUR NATIONAL PROGRAMS

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Building Friendships, Building Community OUR PROMISE Here at Newton’s Grove, our holistic, wellrounded programming is designed to grow creative thinkers and leaders.

This program has a strong focus, not only on fostering in students a stronger sense of community and belonging, but also developing invaluable leadership skills.

Grade 6 ALGONQUIN PARK

MAY/JUNE 2025 (DATES & COSTS TO FOLLOW)

Outdoor education is the perfect backdrop for many experiential learning opportunities. Students are immersed in and contribute to something bigger than themselves, while they develop their unique leadership strengths and characteristics, all while capping off the end of a successful school year.

Linguistic Immersion

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This four-day visit to Québec City is a program that is designed for students to not only explore the city and soak up the sites, but they will discover the stories that lie behind some of the most interesting and world-renowned historical sites.

Students will leave this tour with a new appreciation for French language, Quebec’s unique French culture, and a passion for travel.

Grades 7 to 8

QUEBEC CITY, CANADA MAY/JUNE 2025 COST: $1,150 (INCLUDES TRAVEL INSURANCE, ACCOMMODATIONS, MEALS & EXPERIENCES)

For our Quebec City experience, we are proud to partner with Brightspark, an innately Canadian student travel provider that has been working with schools to deliver exceptional student travel experiences for over 40 years.

CAMP PINECREST, MUSKOKA SEPTEMBER 2024 COST: NO ADDITIONAL COST (INCLUDED IN STUDENT TUITION)

Camp Pinecrest’s Three-Day Experience is a core part of our student Leadership Development Program. All Grade 9 students are expected to attend.

This excursion provides students with opportunities to explore, discover, and expand their leadership potential through invaluable experiential learning activities.

We work directly with YMCA Camp Pinecrest to deliver this fun, creative, and engaging overnight camp program which teaches key leadership concepts and affords students a variety of opportunities to put new knowledge and skills into practice.

We Grow Leaders

Grade 9

Interpersonal skills, collective reflection, critical thinking, equity, diversity and inclusion, health and wellness, mentorship, personal growth, and community involvement are just a few of the immeasurable skills that this Leadership Program helps to foster in a highly experiential way.

For our new Senior School students, this experience offers opportunities to build the bonds that will carry throughout high school and beyond.

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International Travel Experience Option One GRADES 9 TO 12: NEW YORK

International Travel Experience Option Two

GRADES 9 TO 12: MACHU PICCHU

Global Learning Program OUR INTERNATIONAL PROGRAMS

This is an outstanding opportunity to experience New York City in an entirely unique way.

The itinerary is conscientiously curated to include everything from a Madison Square Garden NBA game, to Broadway shows, to a dinner/dance cruise with students from other schools.

Experiential Learning With hotel accommodations right in the heart of Manhattan, students won’t just see the sites, they will enjoy a fully immersive and entirely unforgettable New York City experience!

FURTHER INFORMATION $500 DEPOSIT DUE BY SEP 13, 2024 BE SURE TO PRE-REGISTER EARLY AT: CUTT.LY/GLOBALLEARNING

GRADES 9 TO 12 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL OPTION 1

Grades 9 to 12

NEW YORK CITY MARCH 6-10, 2025 COST: $2,825 (INCLUDES TRAVEL INSURANCE, ACCOMMODATIONS, MEALS & EXPERIENCES)

A cultural experience like no other, students are strongly encouraged to take this once in a lifetime opportunity to experience our Machu Picchu Global Learning Program.

FURTHER INFORMATION $500 DEPOSIT DUE BY SEP 13, 2024 BE SURE TO PRE-REGISTER EARLY AT: CUTT.LY/GLOBALLEARNING

The destinations and cultural richness of the itinerary were carefully curated to provide students with experiences that will stoke their curiosity, challenge them, and expand their global perspective.

GRADES 9 TO 12 INTERNATIONAL TRAVEL OPTION 2

Grades 9 to 12

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MACHU PICCHU, PERU MARCH 2025 COST-ALL INCLUSIVE: $8,500 (APPROX COST) In a special place where culture, oneness, and humanity are palpable; no student will leave without a new understanding of the world and themselves.

A Sense of Heritage & Culture

MACHU PICCHU, PERU (CONT’D)

Sample Peru Itinerary DAY 2

About Our Travel Partner

Trip Activities Include: CERAMIC ARTIFACT & POTTERY WORKSHOP

BREAKFAST IN THE HOTEL

ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE VISITS

VISIT TO MORAY RUINS AND MARAS SALT PONDS, SACRED VALLEY

VISIT TO REGIONAL HISTORY MUSEUM

LUNCH AT A LOCAL RESTAURANT

CUSCO CITY HIGHLIGHTS

VISIT ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITES Q’ENQO AND SAQSAYWAMAN WITH ARCHEOLOGY EXPERTS EVENING MEAL AT LOCAL RESTAURANT

VISIT TO THE SACRED VALLEY INKARIY MUSEUM MACHU PICCHU ARCHAELOGICAL PARK EXPERIENCE

MACHU PICCHU INDUCTION (PREPARATION FOR RESTORATION SERVICE PROJECT AT MACHU PICCHU)

AGRICULTURAL LABORATORY MORAY & MARAS CHINCHERO ARCHAEOLOGICAL SITE

Sacred Valley & Machu Picchu

Cusco

Aguas Calientes

This extraordinary student travel experience is delivered by ALIVE Outdoors, whose twenty-four years experience in the field has enabled them to perfect a experiential learning model that focuses on identifying personal strengths and fostering character development.

ALIVE Outdoors designs and delivers experiential and global programs to independent and private schools worldwide, working with 5000+ students a year. In alignment with NGS, they are passionate about creating experiences that are second to none.

Central to their values are community, gratitude, genuine connections, empathy, trust, active listening, self-efficacy, courage, and the enriching experiences that push students to explore their full potential. In a society increasingly dependent on screens and devices, ALIVE Outdoors strives to help individuals recognize that their most valuable assets are their relationships.

Ollantaytambo

Cusco

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Be sure to pre-register early by following the link below: CUTT.LY/GLOBALLEARNING

PLEASE NOTE: DATES AND COSTS ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE

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