|  | Cushing Institute for 21st Century Leadership Today’s secondary students are approaching adulthood at an unparalleled moment in human history. Rapid and powerful changes are occurring simultaneously across multiple technologies, and the rate of change will only increase.
To prepare our students to meet the opportunities and challenges of this century, Cushing Academy founded the Cushing Institute for 21st Century Leadership in 2007. Working closely with all academic departments, student life and athletics, the Institute drives every aspect of our curriculum. Unique collaborations and partnerships--Oxford Martin School at University of Oxford, Singularity University and NASA--enable us to provide our students with live data streaming, access to cutting edge scholarly research, unique programming and classroom resources, and the experiential opportunities students need to be successful and fully informed leaders for the 21st century.
By encouraging highly relevant exploration and innovation in every aspect of classroom instruction and campus life, the Institute arms Cushing Academy with the tools to instill in our students the perspectives, understanding and skills they will need to become effective leaders in the decades ahead. |
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| Exploring Effects of the Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill
| Over spring break, six students in Mrs. Salvucci’s Leadership in an Environmental Crisis seminar traveled to Louisiana to explore and study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon tragedy.
In addition to learning about the impact of the oil spill on both the environment and the community, the students worked alongside conservation farm staff and helped restore wetland habitats with new plantings.
“Our trip with the Oil Spill Seminar students was so positive,” said Mrs. Salvucci. “Watching the students get involved and working along with them to help solve environmental problems was very powerful for me. Read more...
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Cushing Academy and Oxford Martin School - University of Oxford
| | Cushing Academy and the Oxford Martin School at the University of Oxford have announced their affiliation. Scholars from the Oxford Martin School will collaborate with Cushing in the development of a new secondary curriculum to prepare students for 21st century leadership. This curriculum will be shared freely and widely around the world. Read the University of Oxford announcement here. |
| | Interdisciplinary Seminar Welcomes Artist-in-Residence
| Earlier this year, Cushing welcomed Jeff Lieberman, a roboticist, photographer, musician, sculptor, and host of the Discovery Channel’s “Time Warp,” as part of the 21C speaker series. This spring, Lieberman will return to campus to serve as artist-in-residence for our interdisciplinary seminar, Leadership through the Humanities: Arts and Leadership in the 21st Century.
As part of our 21c initiative, this project-based course was developed as a response to student interest. The mixed-grade course is led by four members of the CA faculty: Nancy Boyle (Literature and Writing); Joan Hathaway (Visual Arts); Desh Hindle (Performing Arts-Music); and Julia Ohm (Performing Arts-Drama, and Literature). Read more... |
Cushing Academy and Singularity University at NASA Ames
| As part of Cushing's wide-ranging program of internships and experiential opportunities, Cushing students have interned in the Summer Graduate Studies program of Singularity University, based on the NASA Ames campus in Silicon Valley. The Summer Graduate Studies program focuses on addressing "Humanity's Grand Challenges" through scientific and technological collaboration. Read more... |
| | 2011 Fall Panel: New Confucianism & Modern China
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The sixth Cushing-Oxford Panel Discussion, Modern China and New Confucianism, took place on Wednesday, October 26, and was part of the fall speakers and events series focused on our overarching theme for the fall term, China in Transition in the 21st Century.
Sponsored by the Cushing Institute for 21st Century Leadership, the Panel was comprised of three guests: Dr. Ann-Ping Chin, Senior Lecturer, Department of History at Yale University; Dr. Sam (George T.) Crane, Professor of Political Science at Williams College; and Cushing’s Visiting Oxford Scholar for the fall term, Dr. Janette Ryan, Research Associate, Contemporary China Studies Programme at University of Oxford. Headmaster Tracy served as moderator. Read more... |
Cushing Students Participate in Critical Issues Forum
| Cushing students again brought home honors from the 2011 Critical Issues Forum (CIF) following their impressive showing in 2010. The CIF, hosted by the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies (CNS) at the Monterey Institute in California was founded to increase awareness of disarmament and nonproliferation issues and to engage and recruit the next generation of nonproliferation specialists. Read more... |
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