Independent Press- April 2013
Close to 30 Kent Place Middle and Upper School students of Summit chose to spend their spring break this March entrenched in meaningful service projects, cultural immersion and leardership learning both domestically and internationally. The trips offered this year were Tanzania, China and Washington, D.C. Kent Place faculty and staff served as chaperones.....read article
Taking Your Schoolhouse Global: The Role of Professional Development in Shifting School Culture.
Jennifer D. Klein
The Leader- Spring 2012
It is far too common to find schools with only a few teachers infusing their courses and classroom culture with global issues, the development of compassion toward multiple perspectives, and collaborative global experiences. According to the National Association of Independent Schools, 95% of independent schools in the U.S. offer some form of global programming, but only 20% of those offer three of more opportunities for global learning. This indicates that most of the work still happens in small, isolated efforts within larger, less globally-oriented educational communities- and that's within the relatively well-funded private sector.....read article
Kent Place Students Participate in Domestic, International Travel
Independent Press- April 2012
More than 30 Kent Place Upper School of Summit students chose to spend their spring break this March entrenched in service projects, both domestically and internationally. The trips offered this year were in New Orleans, Costa Rica and Guatemala. Kent Place faculty and staff served as chaperones.....read article
New Construction at Banjika Secondary School
Grand Circle Foundation- October 2011
Every year for more than a decade, Susan Rickert of San Francisco, California, has traveled to Africa with OAT, and every year, she asks the same question of the headmaster of one of the schools in the village of Karatu: "What do you need, and how can I help?".......read article
The Commercial Appeal - Memphis Tennessee - July 7, 2011
Generally, the Internet, cellphones and sports are the three things that St. George's Independent School junior Dylan Young says he can't live without.
But he says he's willing to sacrifice for more than two weeks in Tanzania, an African country between Kenya and Mozambique.
Young, 16, and nine other students left Memphis International Airport for Tanzania on Wednesday with their teacher and director of the Citizenship Institute, Luther Mercer. St. George's faculty member Cynthia Taylor is also on the journey......read article
Grand Circle Foundation - May 2011
"It turns me on to be a catalyst for transforming people's lives," Susan Rickert beams.
It would be impossible to count exactly how many lives Susan has touched since April 2005, when the brand-new Banjika Secondary School – funded by money she raised in partnership with Grand Circle Foundation – opened in the village of Karatu, Tanzania. When the school's very first morning bell rang six years ago, 80 students were enrolled. Today, 577 attend......read article
by Lea Ann Overstreet
The Tennessean - November 15, 2010
A summer trip to Africa has a profound effect on Ensworth seniors Megan Moseley and Rebecca Hanai.
The two students were part of Ensworth's service learning trip to Kenya, where they immersed themselves in the culture and helped on several school construction projects, including installing solar panels throughout a school, setting up a computer center and building a new classroom.......read article
by Terri Hogan
Gazette.net - Maryland Community Newspapers Online - April 15, 2009
Generally, the Internet, cellphones and sports are the three things that St. George's Independent School junior Dylan Young says he can't live without.
But he says he's willing to sacrifice for more than two weeks in Tanzania, an African country between Kenya and Mozambique.
Young, 16, and nine other students left Memphis International Airport for Tanzania on Wednesday with their teacher and director of the Citizenship Institute, Luther Mercer. St. George's faculty member Cynthia Taylor is also on the journey......read article
