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THE MADEIRA SCHOOL
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An example of a school becoming global
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Critical Thinking Collaboration Adaptability Initiative Effective Communication Accessing and Analyzing Information Curiosity and Imagination Empathy Creativity
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Exposure: Exposing students to assemblies, exhibits, and field trips. Assimilation: Creating projects, assemblies and exhibits, learning culture and language in and out of the classroom, visiting different places and mingling with diverse populations. Integration: Making the other culture part of your own, being able to live, work and think like another culture does. Empathize and be able to walk in someone else’s shoes.
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Spanish French Mandarin Latin/Italian
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Activities and Projects
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Spanish II: Altar to Lucy Madeira (School Founder)
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SKILLS DEVELOPED Critical Thinking- Can we adapt these altars in a new culture- How can we execute the project? Making sure all symbols are represented Collaboration- class worked together to research and execute altar Adaptability- adapting the altar to a figure they are familiar with Initiative- finding the materials Communication- presentation to the school visually and orally during an assembly CONT. Accessing and Analyzing- Internet searches/ Archival search Curiosity and Imagination- Looking for the right info and materializing it/ cutting/ painting and pasting. Empathy- getting to know an individual who has passed and seeing how family members might feel while creating these altars
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Activities and Programs
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Dress Up and Speak Another Language
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2008: Olympic Mascots 2009: Pamplona-Running of the Bulls
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George Marshall High School Foreign Language Tournament Spring 2009 Governor School National Competitions Regional Competitions
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Folger Lectures "Perspectives on China: The Perpetual Discovery (http://www.folger.edu/wosummary.cfm?woid=566)"http://www.folger.edu/wosummary.cfm?woid=566 Tue, Nov 10, 7:30pm; Tickets $12 Folger Lectures "Perspectives on China: The Perpetual Discovery (http://www.folger.edu/wosummary.cfm?woid=566)"http://www.folger.edu/wosummary.cfm?woid=566 Tue, Nov 10, 7:30pm; Tickets $12
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Activities and Programs
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Model OAS Chinese Calligraphy Demonstration Club Activities: Peruvian Meal
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LOCAL SCHOOLS WORKING TOGETHER Foxcroft, Middleburg, VA Madeira, Mclean. VA Holton-Arms, Bethesda,MD E-mail and Exhange Program Agnes Irwin, PA E-mail Exchange Program FOREIGN SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS Foxcroft Madeira Holton-Arms Centre Danielou, Paris, France Colegio Jesus Maria de Juan Bravo, Madrid, Spain
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MADEIRA’S VISIT June 5 - June 16 (12 days) An Outline of Our Visit Attend classes Participate in cooperative projects Excursions to the Eiffel Tower Notre Dame Le Sacré-Cœur the Louvre Versailles Chantilly During our visit to France, Madeira/Holton/Foxcroft students will reside with Daniélou families.
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DANIÉLOU’S VISIT February 27 - March 10 (12 days) An Outline of Their Visit Attend classes Participate in cooperative projects Excursions to Mount Vernon Washington, DC Baltimore On the weekend, Madeira and Holton will host joint activities for students and host families from all three communities. During their stay in the Washington area, Daniélou students will reside with Madeira, Foxcroft and Holton families.
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All School Meetings (ASM) Purpose: Ensuring a global perspective Introducing weekly global issues Celebrating diversity, including international Looking at topics of daily life in a global context SOME CURRENT TOPICS Role of women in the Arab Spring Christine Lagarde and Dilma Rousseff in global finance Plagiarism in a global context and how other cultures view and deal with it The meaning of democracy from a global perspective Snow days and revolution days
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Co-Curriculum Goes Global Redesign our flagship program ▪ Four year sequence in global leadership Extend internships to include summer work ▪ National and international ▪ Global focus
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New courses New design New themes
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