Hotchkiss: Global Understanding News http://www.hotchkiss.org Hotchkiss News Feed en-us Copyright 2013 Hotchkiss 30 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:00:42 -0400 2012-13 Gap Year participants blog about their experiences http://www.hotchkiss.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=5342&ModuleID=188 http://www.hotchkiss.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=5342&ModuleID=188 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:07:46 -0400 As part of its commitment to responsible global citizenship, Hotchkiss encourages students to consider a Gap Year. Hotchkiss is one of the few high schools in the country to employ a full-time GapYear Coordinator; in the past four years, 48 students have chosen to take a Gap Year. Follow four "gappies" as they blog about their experiences.

]]> The Wisconsin Sikh Temple Massacre: A Beginner's Guide to Sikhism http://www.hotchkiss.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=5279&ModuleID=188 http://www.hotchkiss.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=5279&ModuleID=188 Thu, 09 Aug 2012 16:04:50 -0400 Manjula Salomon, Director of Global Initiatives

In a school that is proud of its 'global gaze,' I trust we all would agree that learning a little about the Sikh religion will be our best empathy for the American Sikh community.

]]> Challenge 20/20: Hotchkiss students collaborate with Chinese students to solve global problem of education for all http://www.hotchkiss.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=4394&ModuleID=188 http://www.hotchkiss.org/news/detail.aspx?pageaction=ViewSinglePublic&LinkID=4394&ModuleID=188 Mon, 16 May 2011 16:37:39 -0400 Andrea Tufts

It is 9:00 pm, and while most students are winding down their day, 13 scholars from Tom Trethaway’s China and Japan history course are intensely engaged with pupils in China. Their purpose is to solve one of the top 20 global problems facing our world, education for all.

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