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Global Scholar Diploma
The FVS Global Scholar Diploma challenges students to develop an international perspective through a curriculum and set of experiences that focus on global understanding. Students who earn the GSD will have the knowledge, skills and attitudes to grasp the nature of global interdependence and pursue education and careers in the international arena. GSD students and faculty collaborate in moving beyond mere tolerance of diversity in our school and local community to genuine engagement as school and world citizens. The first class of scholars graduated in 2011, and members of the Class of 2012 have announced their capstone projects. You can also look at Prezis of two capstone projects from 2011:
Goals
- Cognitive: Learn new facts and concepts about the planet. Practice the collaborative, entrepreneurial, and technological skills necessary for success in a global 21st century.
- Linguistic: Speak and write with high proficiency in a second language.
- Interdisciplinary Thinking: Examine issues across disciplinary, cultural, and linguistic boundaries.
- Character: Demonstrate open-mindedness, curiosity, courage, self-reliance, and compassion in a global context. Understand the value of living in a way that the planet can sustain.
- Leadership: Develop a genuine concern for world problems and find ways to contribute to solutions.
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Global Scholar Diploma Requirements | Checklist and Requirements |
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| Courses Complete 5.5 or more credits from the following list (50% or more of the curriculum has a global component; this list will be revised annually).
- Global Studies (1.0)
- ESL World History (1.0)
- World Literature (1.0)
- ESL II (1.0)
- Western Civilization (1.0)
- Level 4 or AP Foreign Language/Literature (students may complete two courses in this area) (1.0 or 2.0)
- Native fluency in world language other than English will be considered one course (1.0)
- AP World History (1.0)
- AP Environmental Science (1.0)
- AP Literature (1.0)
- AP Macroeconomics (0.5, micro semester does not count)
- History elective/English elective with global component (Freedom and Authority, Modern Africa, Islam and the West, Short Fiction, etc. These will vary from year to year.) (.5)
- AP 2D or 3D Art with a global concentration (counted for 1.0 over two years)
- GSD Capstone: Global Citizenship (REQUIRED in second semester of senior year) (.5)
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| Club Active participation in a globally or culturally focused club for at least two years (International Club, French Club, Global Affairs Forum, Hispanic Honor Society, Chinese Club, Human Rights Club, etc.) |
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| Community Service Participation in community service project that requires direct encounters with individuals from other countries or cultures (local, off-campus service in the junior year or an independent service project—not to include Interim) |
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| Interim Interim or an equivalent international immersion experience (summer programs are acceptable). Participation in one of FVS’s international experiential education trips in March (partial funding is available for students on financial aid). |
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| Speakers/Film Attend a total of six global speaker/film events. Students must submit a reflection of at least 250 words for each of these events (within a week of the event). |
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| Capstone Course Students will meet as a class to discuss assigned readings in the first three weeks of the course. After this introducton, students will meet once a cycle for a one-on-one tutorial with Dr. Carrese. Students will complete a portfolio to consist of:
- Research proposal investigating a global issue in a particular context (students may choose a historical or literary emphasis)—due by Sept 30.
- Reflective "This I believe"—due by Jan. 30
- Annotated bibliography—due before Interim
- Primary resource interview(s)–due immediately after Interim
- Presentation of project to peers in class and FVS community (as a scholarly paper or oral presentation)—due before Senior Seminar
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