USA Summer 2024
global leadership program (usa)
Summer 2024
program details
Ages: 12-16
Dates: August 8th - August 22nd, 2024
Location: Deerfield, Massachusetts, USA
Language: English
Tuition: $5,350
Eaglebrook global leadership PROGRAM
The Eaglebrook Global Leadership Program mirrors the culture and teaching approaches of the junior boarding school’s well-established regular program in an intimate and interactive learning environment. Featuring small classes with experienced teachers, the program is designed to foster core learning skills and develop the organization and time management abilities needed to thrive in traditional independent school programs.
Each student’s customized learning curriculum consists of core and flex classes that follow academic goals similar to those that the school targets during the regular school year. For their core classes, students must take one English class centered around a leadership assessment test and either a U.S. History or a Science in Nature class. Each of the first two classes will be grouped into beginner, intermediate, and advanced levels based on their English proficiency. Students will also take a flex class from a variety of topics that interest them. These classes model Eaglebrook’s rich elective system, and will serve to enrich students’ English language skills through courses that look beyond the boundaries of traditional academic classes.
One of the cornerstones of Eaglebrook’s educational approach is its emphasis on positive, genuine relationships between students and teachers. The on-campus Summer GLP experience pairs each student with a faculty advisor who helps both the student and family make the most of the program, while also serving as a bridge between guardians and the child’s teachers. Each week, students will have individual and group meetings with their advisor, where they will explore elements of leadership, goal setting, and communication skills.
LEARNING TOOLs
The Eaglebrook GLP experience will leverage technology to aid the learning experience. Drawing on our recent development of the Distance Learning Program this spring, we will utilize Schoology as our main class management program and supplement this with apps and programs such as Edpuzzle, Commonlit, Flipgrid, and Newsela. These effective, user-friendly systems allow us to engage students in a variety of ways while enabling teachers to keep their focus on the strong relational teaching and structured practices that Eaglebrook prides itself on.
Daily Schedule
8:30 Breakfast
9:00 Morning Meeting
9:15-10:30 Class 1
10:35-11:55 Class 2
12:00-12:30 Lunch
12:40-1:55 Class 3
2:00-3:00 Relax in the dormitory
3:00-4:30 Afternoon Program
4:30-6:00 Free Time
6:00-6:30 Dinner
6:30-7:30 Sports
9:15 Lights Out
Activities include: 2D Art, Books at Bedtime, Cell Phone Photography, Computer Science, Design Around Us, Exploring Graphic Novels, Genealogy, History of Sports, Journaling, Poetry in Motion, Public Speaking, The News
courses
LEADERSHIP/ENGLISH COURSE: Using the Gallup Clifton Strengths Assessment Test, the students will uncover and explore their top five leadership skills, learning ways to utilize those strengths. As they investigate each of their strengths, they will improve their English communication skills through various reading, writing and discussion activities. They will be asked to work cooperatively as they highlight their talents and bring out the best in each other.
HISTORY COURSE: This course explores the issues of the 21st century United States, looking into the past to better understand each problem’s origins. Throughout the course, there is an emphasis on evaluating the leadership qualities of those who have impacted U.S. history. Listening, reading, reporting, speaking and writing will be stressed. This course previews material from Eaglebrook’s history curriculum and is designed accordingly for students of varying English language skills.
SCIENCE COURSE: In science classes, students participate in both small and large group discussions under the guidance of the teacher. They will virtually explore Eaglebrook’s natural surroundings, as they investigate the natural world. Students will focus on understanding how species in varying ecosystems interact. Students will investigate where species live and what makes up a community and ecosystem. A broad overview of cells, plants, the food chain, and biomes in marine and forest ecosystems will also be investigated.
Eaglebrook School
The Eaglebrook School is a junior boarding school in the US that provides a warm, caring environment for its students. At Eaglebrook, students learn to utilize the available resources, develop confidence, and enjoy a unique and fun experience. Teachers turn learning experience into opportunities to develop interests, while fostering each student’s growth. Using this experience, students successfully thrive in high school and advance into prestigious colleges and universities.