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Been Up To?

GSD students are active and engaged in the global community by participating in exchange programs, global trips, student dialogues, Global Speakers and more. Visit @pdsglobal to see their latest activities. 

— WHAT IS —
GSD?

The Global Studies Diploma can be earned in addition to the Providence Day School diploma.  Students choose a curriculum and a set of experiences to develop into successful and responsible global citizens. Students will gain the knowledge, skills, and character dispositions to understand global systems, collaborate and communicate cross-culturally, and advocate solutions to global challenges.

— WHAT ARE THE —
Requirements?

To earn the Global Studies Diploma, students take a set of required and elective academic courses and engage in co-curricular experiences. Each student creates an individual portfolio that serves as an expression of their learnings and achievements through personal reflections and evidence of their work.

Co-Leaders

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Rohin Narang: rohin.narang@providenceday.org

Rohin has been on the GSD Leadership team since Sophomore year. Last summer, he took Comparative Governments--one of his favorite classes--and he is currently taking Global Studies: Genocide. Rohin co-manages a baking business called Sliced, which provides various homemade delicacies. Some of his other extracurriculars and hobbies include Bollywood Dance, tennis, and guitar. He also manages/organizes an economics awareness class as a volunteer, which meets periodically and is open to the public.

Ask Me About: tennis, baking, cooking, culture, societal inequality, empowerment, NFL, and anything about Friends (the TV show)

Kate Schaffer: kate.schaffer@providenceday.org

Kate Schaffer has been on the GSD Leadership Board since her sophomore year and was elected as a co-leader for her junior year. Kate has taken many GSD electives with her favorite being AP Art History and Global Studies: Middle East and North Africa. She also participates in Lacrosse (Defense), Swimming (Freestyle and Backstroke), and the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society (raising money for blood cancers). Kate also loves to read, travel, cook, and be outside (as long as there aren’t too many bugs!)

Ask Me About: Blood Cancers/Fundraising, Travel, Art History, and Marvel Movies!

Isha Dwivedy: isha.dwivedy@providenceday.org

Currently a sophomore at PD, this is Isha’s first year on the GSD Board. She loves the many experiences GSD offers such as meeting foreign dignitaries, traveling, and learning about other cultures. One of her favorite classes has been Theater Around the World which expanded her horizons by exposing her to new art forms such as kabuki, African, and Elizabethan theater. Beyond academics,  Isha loves to play on the varsity girls tennis team, go to Model UN competitions, and enjoys leading various extracurriculars including the Sustainability Club and Wayfinders. 

Ask Me About: sustainability, traveling, tennis, religion, recycling tennis balls, TV shows, baking

Juniors ('26)

Diya Shah: diya.shah@providenceday.org

Diya has been on the GSD board for one year and this is her second year on it. Her favorite GSD Courses that she has taken are Global Studies: Asia and Herstory: Women in Global History. In terms of Extracurriculars, Diya does Cross Country/Track, Piano, and Bollywood Dance. In Diya's Bollywood Dance, each dance that is choreographed is used to perform, and each ticket that is sold to have people watch the performance is donated to charities that help find cures and treatment for Rett Syndrome.

Ask Me About: performing on stage, lifeguarding, or anything about Never Have I Ever!

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Sophomores ('27)

Allana Wren: allana.wren@providenceday.org

Allana joined the leadership team in 10th, and loves the program! She looks forward to the GSD classes she will take next year; such as GS Genocide. One of her favorite GSD classes is Understanding Art: a Global View, which she took in 9th grade. She is also entering her 5th year of Spanish, and will continue studying the language through senior year. Allana is a part of many clubs, from Pendragon to Bright Blessings. She loves to read, dance, write, practice with her sports teams, and much more. Allana is also very passionate about traveling, one of her favorite places being Costa Rica! 

Ask Me About: Books (especially diverse and banned books), equity/human rights, dance, climate change, traveling, journalism, round square postcards, and creative writing. 

Paige Thompson: paige.thompson@providenceday.org

Paige is currently a sophomore at PD, and this is her first year on the GSD Leadership Team. Paige enjoys traveling, learning about global sustainability, and understanding new perspectives. This year, she will be continuing her studies in Chinese, which she will be doing through senior year. Outside of school, Paige enjoys participating in Model UN conferences, playing tennis, and playing violin where she has performed in Western Regional Orchestra.

Ask Me About: Movies, TV shows, sports, global sustainability, violin, computer science, and baking

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