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Global Education

Global Education

Through purposeful coursework, sister school partnerships, and international travel, students cultivate the global awareness and cultural competency skills essential for leading with empathy and thoughtful decision-making in a complex, interconnected world.


This work carries out our commitment to community and belonging on a global scale. We ask students to honor individual differences, to listen and learn across cultures, and to take responsibility for one another, near and far, with the moral courage to recognize and confront injustice wherever we find it. In doing so, we honor the commitment to develop courageous, honorable leaders, fueled by intellectual curiosity, guided by a commitment to excellence, who can navigate and thrive in a complex global society. We help students embody the Portrait of the Latin Leader, as curious learners, dynamic communicators, and resilient navigators of a connected world. 
 

Travel OPPORTUNITIES

Middle and Upper School students have the chance to explore the world through transformative travel experiences. Whether it’s an exchange with a sister school, a service learning trip, an international athletic competition, or a longer adventure studying abroad , each journey invites students to connect, contribute, and grow as global citizens and emerging leaders.

 

 

Sister Schools

Forging bonds built on mutual respect and understanding are a hallmark of a Latin education and this extends into our Global Studies program, where long-standing relationships with sister schools across the globe form a cornerstone of the Travel and Exchange programming.

 

Upper School Programs
  • Argentina: Sister school cultural exchange
  • Belgium & The Netherlands: Peace, Justice and Memory
  • France: Sister school cultural exchange
  • Germany: Sister school cultural exchange/Innovation and Design
  • New Mexico: Arts immersion
  • Northern Italy: Sister school cultural exchange
  • South Africa: Long-term sister school cultural exchange
  • South Africa: Cross-cultural leadership course
  • Spain: Language immersion program

 

Middle School Programs
  • Quebec: Cultural immersion
  • Costa Rica: Leadership and sustainability
  • England: Independent Schools Cultural Alliance
  • Yellowstone/Grand Tetons: Leadership and environment
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FACULTY DEVELOPMENT

We believe that inspired teachers inspire students. We invest in faculty development through travel opportunities so that our teachers — our most valuable resource — return with global insights and powerful stories that enrich our classrooms. Recent faculty travels include:

  • Sevilla, Spain: AP training to enhance advanced coursework
  • France: Agen Workshop on language acquisition
  • Argentina: Lower School visit to deepen ties with our sister school
  • Peru: World Leadership School Educator program to build global competencies and reimagine pedagogy
  • Finland: Lapland International Forum for Education to observe and explore elementary education pedagogy that cultivates happiness 
  • Canada: Presented at the Institute for Global Learning Conference
     

On-Campus Programming

 

By welcoming international sister school visitors and creating immersive, cross-cultural experiences, we bring the world to our campus and extend learning beyond it. On-campus programs and opportunities include: 

  • Model U.N. 
  • Annual Diwali and Lunar New Year celebrations
  • Extensive studies of countries and cultures through the Lower School Passport Program
  • Middle School's annual Silk Road Evening
  • World music and world language enrichment
  • Skyping with native speakers
  • Annual deep dive into a country of study for the Lower School through the Global Partners program
  • Virtual collaborations and global discourse across disciplines
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At Charlotte Latin, Community and Belonging are built on the tenets of diversity, equity, and inclusion, practiced both at home and abroad. Global Education carries that commitment into the wider world, as our students approach new cultures and perspectives with curiosity, honor every person, engage across differences, and meet injustice with empathy and the moral courage to act. Through this work, our students embrace the tenets of the Portrait of the Latin Leader, ready to become agents of change and responsible citizens in a connected world.

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