GLOBAL STUDIES PROGRAM
WATKINSON SCHOOL
2025/26 Global Studies Diploma Program
From our summer reading, If We Burn to our trip to Bethel Woods Center for the Arts- site of the 1969 Woodstock Festival and the Seniors' Capstone Projects, the students are engaging, connecting, and creating.
Announcing Our 2025
Summer Reading
What is progress? How effective are mass protests? What role do activists have in changing society? This book explores protests in the 2010-20 decade, some of the largest in history, that did not result in significant revolutionary changes. As an international journalist, Bevins traveled to ten different countries where massive protests took place, talked with activists and people on the ground, and then analyzed why these protests changed so little in Brazil, Chile, Egypt, Hong Kong, Indonesia, South Korea, Tunisia, Turkey, Ukraine, and Russia. Bevins’ goal is to analyze what happened in each of these countries and generalize patterns across the “developing world” as well as understand the role of mainstream and social media. This distinctly non-US and non-Western European-based analysis teaches us important lessons that are often overlooked.
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LIVE, LEARN AND LEAVE A MARK AT WATKINSON SCHOOL
Engaging students in service and academic learning at home and abroad, interdisciplinary, and housed in an environmentally-efficient building, Watkinson’s Global Studies program embodies the school’s mission to develop in students “the power to shape their lives and the world around them.” Learn More
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Global Studies Events
"An overarching theme throughout all of the events I attended this trimester seemed to be a call for love and compassion for all, and a plea for open dialogue and respect for all viewpoints." Sam V '18, Global Studies Diploma Student
The goal of the Global Studies Program is to develop active, engaged global citizens. To expose ourselves to new ideas and opinions, we host speakers at Watkinson School, Skype with experts around the world, and travel to talks, plays, conferences, and more. Check out our full list of events this year.
WHAT WE DO
ENGAGE
Learning from others and sharing our work both on campus and beyond is an essential part being knowledgeable and effective world citizens.
SERVICE
We partner with people locally and across the globe to learn while we serve others. Check out our work supporting sustainability, education, and public health initiatives.
TRAVEL
We travel to develop a deeper understanding and respect for diverse people and cultures. Learn more about our trips to Arizona, Costa Rica, the Dominican Republic, Jordan, and Uganda.
CONTACT US
If there is anything you would like to know about the Global Studies Program or Watkinson School, please get in touch.
