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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