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ITALY
Walk in the footsteps of Virgil
Immerse yourself in the ancient history and modern world of Rome and Naples.
March 7-15, 2025
Global Citizenship
Become a thoughtful global citizen at St. Mark’s
St. Mark’s School recognizes that a global education is a critical component of a 21st century education. Therefore, the goal of the Global Citizenship Program, through both curricular and extracurricular offerings, is to help our students see and appreciate the distinctive features and the beauty that exist in the variety of cultures of the world, to appreciate the human universals that make all people more similar than different, and to inspire our students to become global citizens.
2025 Travel Opportunities:
Spring, Lion Term, Summer, Study Away Programs, Service and Engagement Opportunities
Spring
![Austria and Czech Republic]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1726843815/stmarksschool/xwirke0ekhdbbn2euvic/Global.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1726843815/stmarksschool/xwirke0ekhdbbn2euvic/Global.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_3/v1726843815/stmarksschool/xwirke0ekhdbbn2euvic/Global.jpg","width":800},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1726843815/stmarksschool/xwirke0ekhdbbn2euvic/Global.jpg","width":910}])
AUSTRIA AND CZECH REPUBLIC
Music, Mozart, and Mountains
St. Mark’s Choir and Orchestra will have the unique opportunity to explore iconic sites in these two countries and perform the music where it was first created.
March 7-15, 2025
![Guadeloupe]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723831770/stmarksschool/ncnpbdkyiexdnuiyxyke/Guadeloupe.jpg","width":250}])
GUADELOUPE
History, Culture, and French Language in the Caribbean
Explore the beautiful French speaking island region of France and learn what is meant by “La Vie est belle.”
March 7-15, 2025
![The Scindia School, Gwalior, India]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666808843/stmarksschool/wxhrbys0lkusxhejgewz/partnerschool-ScindiaSchool.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666808843/stmarksschool/wxhrbys0lkusxhejgewz/partnerschool-ScindiaSchool.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666808843/stmarksschool/wxhrbys0lkusxhejgewz/partnerschool-ScindiaSchool.png","width":800}])
INDIA
Cultural Crossroads in India
Experience life as a student at the Scindia School and travel to the cities of Agra and Kerala.
March 8-19, 2025
Lion Term
![Lion Term: Navajo Nation]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723834293/stmarksschool/papecyalojkmh9dbzugr/NavajoNation.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723834293/stmarksschool/papecyalojkmh9dbzugr/NavajoNation.png","width":259}])
NAVAJO NATION, ARIZONA
Listen, Explore, and Learn in the Navajo Nation
Discover the cultural home of the Navajo people, a place marked with the dramatic natural beauty of sandstone mesas, towering buttes, colorful canyons, and desert scenery while working on a community-led service project.
May 25-June 1, 2025
![Lion Term: Cuba]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723833981/stmarksschool/safvjdkzckrg26zmiroc/Cuba.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723833981/stmarksschool/safvjdkzckrg26zmiroc/Cuba.png","width":327}])
CUBA
Cultural Fusion in Cuba
Explore how Cuba's music, art, and literature reflect the country's unique history, culture, and politics that shaped Cuban identity and national pride.
May 25-June 1, 2025
![A photo of the international space station in Texas]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1696615325/stmarksschool/bqi0zrszmmvaptzwp39b/TexasSpaceStation.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1696615325/stmarksschool/bqi0zrszmmvaptzwp39b/TexasSpaceStation.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1696615325/stmarksschool/bqi0zrszmmvaptzwp39b/TexasSpaceStation.jpg","width":800}])
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Spacebound: Houston Space Program
Learn how science and humanity power space exploration through engineering-based activities and conversations with real astronauts.
May 25-June 1, 2025
![Aerial photo of the Galapogos]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1723834383/stmarksschool/mnf8cyk4wzbygmllit9q/LionsRoam2025_v2.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1723834383/stmarksschool/mnf8cyk4wzbygmllit9q/LionsRoam2025_v2.png","width":512}])
LIONS ROAM 2025
Germany, Poland, and Czech Republic
Nazi Germany and Holocaust Remembrance
May 18-June 1, 2025
Summer Programs
![Australia]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725461749/stmarksschool/lgsxz3qphdnme0lmwxqe/christchurch.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725461749/stmarksschool/lgsxz3qphdnme0lmwxqe/christchurch.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725461749/stmarksschool/lgsxz3qphdnme0lmwxqe/christchurch.png","width":557}])
AUSTRALIA
Summer Exchange Program at Christ Church Grammar School, Western Australia
Become a member of the CCGS community and experience what life is like “down under” The exchange includes an Outdoor Education Program at Kooringal, the School’s Outdoor Education campus near Dwellingup, located in a timber and fruitgrowing area in the Darling Range.
July 19-August 16, 2025 (4 weeks)
![The Grange School, Santiago, Chile]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1725461831/stmarksschool/di3mgwt7gykkrbiv6bsf/grangeschool.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1725461831/stmarksschool/di3mgwt7gykkrbiv6bsf/grangeschool.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1725461831/stmarksschool/di3mgwt7gykkrbiv6bsf/grangeschool.png","width":680}])
CHILE
Summer Exchange Program at the Grange School, Santiago, Chile
Embark on a summer adventure in Santiago. This exchange begins with an excursion to San Pedro de Atacama where students will explore the desert and Andes mountains.
July 20–August 8, 2025
![St. Hilda's Anglican School for Girls, Mosman Park, Western Australia]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666808839/stmarksschool/ty1acsezm5w4o6kypehq/partnerschoolexhange-StHildas.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666808839/stmarksschool/ty1acsezm5w4o6kypehq/partnerschoolexhange-StHildas.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666808839/stmarksschool/ty1acsezm5w4o6kypehq/partnerschoolexhange-StHildas.png","width":800}])
AUSTRALIA
Summer Exchange Program at St. Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls
Become a member of the St. Hilda’s community and experience what life is like “down under.” The exchange includes a one-week camping and outdoor education program in the Outback.
July 19-August 16, 2025 (4 weeks)
Study Away Programs
![The School For Ethical and Global Leadership (SEGL)]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693590272/stmarksschool/rjszsjkmwrthd907nzkz/SEGL_London.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693590272/stmarksschool/rjszsjkmwrthd907nzkz/SEGL_London.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693590272/stmarksschool/rjszsjkmwrthd907nzkz/SEGL_London.jpg","width":800}])
The School For Ethical and Global Leadership (SEGL)
The School for Ethical and Global Leadership’s mission is to provide intellectually motivated high school juniors who represent the diversity of the United States with the best possible opportunity to shape themselves into ethical leaders who create positive change in our world.
Fall or Spring of Academic Year 2025-26. Summer programs are also available.
![School Year Abroad - Rennes, France; Viterbo, Italy; or Zaragoza, Spain]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1693589317/stmarksschool/m9120mbb8shpmg1dcffg/SYASpain.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1693589317/stmarksschool/m9120mbb8shpmg1dcffg/SYASpain.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1693589317/stmarksschool/m9120mbb8shpmg1dcffg/SYASpain.jpg","width":800}])
SCHOOL YEAR ABROAD (SYA)
Rennes, France; Viterbo, Italy; or Zaragoza, Spain
At SYA, you have the advantage of earning high school credit for your year studying abroad while learning from exceptional U.S. independent schools and locally hired faculty.
Full Year (September 2025-May 2026) or Half Year
![Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666808836/stmarksschool/stutbikesgva6skb8f22/SchoolYearAbroad-Maine.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666808836/stmarksschool/stutbikesgva6skb8f22/SchoolYearAbroad-Maine.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666808836/stmarksschool/stutbikesgva6skb8f22/SchoolYearAbroad-Maine.png","width":800}])
MAINE
Maine Coast Semester at Chewonki
Live close to nature while combining science, environmental sustainability, and outdoor adventure in a gorgeous mid-coast Maine location.
Fall or Spring of Academic Year 2025-26
![The Mountain School of Milton Academy]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666808839/stmarksschool/prizyjtsn9clg0koimh1/SchoolYearAbroad-mountainschool.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666808839/stmarksschool/prizyjtsn9clg0koimh1/SchoolYearAbroad-mountainschool.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666808839/stmarksschool/prizyjtsn9clg0koimh1/SchoolYearAbroad-mountainschool.png","width":800}])
VERMONT
The Mountain School of Milton Academy
The Mountain School offers a unique educational experience with a dynamic, engaging, land-based program located on a bucolic hilltop farm in Vershire, Vermont.
Fall or Spring of Academic Year 2025-26
Service and Engagement Opportunities
![St. Marguerite’s School, Haiti Partnership]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666808845/stmarksschool/hhyn9vwzpztdvkfikx7d/partnerschoolexhange-StmargueritesHaiti.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666808845/stmarksschool/hhyn9vwzpztdvkfikx7d/partnerschoolexhange-StmargueritesHaiti.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666808845/stmarksschool/hhyn9vwzpztdvkfikx7d/partnerschoolexhange-StmargueritesHaiti.png","width":800}])
HAITI
Partnership with St. Marguerite’s School
St. Mark’s School, Southborough, and St. Mark’s School, Altadena, California, have partnered, through the auspices of the School Partnership in Haiti Program, with St. Marguerite’s School in Latournelle, Haiti.
![Educate Lanka Partnership]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1666808840/stmarksschool/sltomngjjtz7xf4b3crm/partnerschoolexhange-EducateLanka.png","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1666808840/stmarksschool/sltomngjjtz7xf4b3crm/partnerschoolexhange-EducateLanka.png","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1666808840/stmarksschool/sltomngjjtz7xf4b3crm/partnerschoolexhange-EducateLanka.png","width":800}])
WASHINGTON, D.C.
COLOMBO, SRI LANKA
For the past four years, St. Mark’s and Educate Lanka have been in partnership with students from Educate Lanka participating in the Global Citizenship Institute and with students from St. Mark’s traveling to Sri Lanka.
Global Diploma
The Global Diploma provides the opportunity for students whose passion lies in the area of global citizenship to deepen their understanding of this topic. Global Diploma candidates will participate in a cohort that meets regularly and encourages reflection on their course of study and local and global engagement. Students will also complete a capstone experience that allows them to translate their curricular and extracurricular experiences to responsible action in the real world. Ideally, students will join the cohort by the end of their first year at St. Mark’s School so appropriate course planning can begin. Students interested in this opportunity should meet with Mr. Cifuentes to begin the planning process.
GEBG Endorsement
St. Mark's School is endorsed by the Global Education Benchmark Group (GEBG), a nonprofit organization that researches and provides a guide to global education for more than 300 schools, ranging from kindergarten to high school, in 16 countries. St. Mark's first joined the organization as a member school in 2013.
Meet the Office
Neil Cifuentes
Director of Global Citizenship, Modern and Classics Department Faculty, Spanish Teacher, History and Social Sciences Department Faculty, Co-Head Coach Varsity Girls Soccer
Visaury Moreta-Carmona
Assistant Director of Global Citizenship, Modern and Classics Department Faculty, Farmer UPenn Fellowship Coordinator, On-Site Partner School Coordinator
Mary Ann Ciampa
Operations Manager for Global Citizenship, Assistant to the Director of Community and Equity Affairs
