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22ndCenturyMedia.com private school guide<br />

22nd century media | January 24, 2019 | 19<br />

Preparing tomorrow’s global leaders with<br />

global education today at Woodlands<br />

As aptly stated by the<br />

Brookings Institution,<br />

“The challenges that face<br />

the world today—from<br />

global poverty and climate<br />

change to financial systems<br />

and conflict—require<br />

globally-minded solutions.<br />

Global competency<br />

skills are necessary so that<br />

young people can invent a<br />

future that appropriately<br />

addresses global challenges.”<br />

The Center for Global<br />

Studies at Woodlands<br />

Academy of the Sacred<br />

Heart equips students<br />

to navigate through and<br />

flourish in a rapidly changing<br />

global landscape by<br />

equipping each student<br />

with global competencies.<br />

“The Center for Global<br />

Studies at Woodlands has<br />

opened my eyes to the interconnectedness<br />

of our<br />

world today,” Mikayla<br />

Swanson ’18 said. “Going<br />

on international exchange<br />

is an experience beyond<br />

words that has allowed<br />

me to learn, embrace, and<br />

share the different cultures<br />

of the world with my<br />

friends and family. It has<br />

also furthered my understanding<br />

of the challenges<br />

facing the world today and<br />

sparked a desire in me to<br />

take action and contribute<br />

to the solutions.”<br />

Mikayla’s most recent<br />

trip abroad took her to<br />

Japan on an international<br />

exploration as a part of<br />

the school’s Global Odyssey<br />

program. Over the<br />

school’s inaugural Global<br />

Odyssey—a one-of-a-kind<br />

global education program<br />

that is part of the Center’s<br />

offerings—54 students<br />

traveled to 7 countries on<br />

four continents during the<br />

last week of May. Mikayla<br />

continues to develop her<br />

ability to contribute to<br />

solutions to solve global<br />

challenges at Georgetown<br />

University in Washington,<br />

D.C., where she is considering<br />

a major in International<br />

Relations.<br />

As a part of the worldwide<br />

network of Sacred<br />

Heart Schools that spans<br />

the United States and 40<br />

other countries, internationality<br />

is a part of the<br />

school’s DNA. Founded<br />

in 1858, Woodlands Academy<br />

is an independent<br />

Catholic college preparatory<br />

day and boarding high<br />

school for young women.<br />

Woodlands Academy’s<br />

identity is rooted in Saint<br />

Madeleine Sophie Barat’s<br />

desire to inspire young<br />

hearts and minds to excel,<br />

to lead lives of integrity<br />

and to serve. By empowering<br />

girls to lead, compete,<br />

engage, and explore,<br />

Woodlands Academy empowers<br />

girls to change the<br />

world.<br />

Submitted by Woodlands<br />

Academy of the Sacred<br />

Heart, 760 E Westleigh Road,<br />

Lake Forest, IL 60045, (847)<br />

234-4300, woodlandsacademy.org

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