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Our Mission
The work of Trinity’s Department of Global Engagement is grounded in the School’s pledge to graduate young people abundantly ready to be informed, principled and courageous global citizens. Our domestic and international Road Scholar courses begin in the exploratory imaginations of faculty members, from all three divisions, who understand that the study of any discipline is incomplete until put into real practice in our richly complex and diverse world. Our itineraries, curated by us and for us, invite students to forge meaningful relationships with each other and with people and places they might never encounter otherwise. These are not just school trips; these are Trinity Road Scholar trips.
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Cheyenne River Lakota Nation, South Dakota ‘18
Since 2016, when Trinity School established a Department of Global Engagement, we’ve centered our work on forging strong relationships with individuals and organizations who share our commitment to preparing young people to be concerned, informed and engaged global citizens. We’ve strengthened these relationships over the past year and learned a lot about how to create relationships across the globe even when we can’t leave our homes.
We are hopeful for the return of safe travel, but with the continuing uncertainty, we have decided to focus our efforts and resources on developing an exciting selection of “virtual travel” experiences for our Middle and Upper School students. We are now working with our faculty, students and program directors to create these opportunities and embed them in our classes and co-curricular programs including Mini-mester, US Advising, Lunch & Learns, Student Affinity Groups, and more.
Follow us on Instagram and keep an eye out for our push-pages and informational emails this fall.
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Southern Freedom Movement Bus Sojourn, Memphis ‘19
Our Journeys
Take a look at where we’ve sent our Road Scholars over the past four years!
FOR OUR LINGUAPHILES
Our language immersion experiences strive to be NO ENGLISH zones. This natural though challenging approach to full fluency opens space for our students to practice attentive listening and adventurous participation in all that comes their way. Road Scholars’ pre-trip studies prepare them for dynamic conversations with new people and meaningful questions about life, history, politics, economics, art, food and anything else that comes up.
ESPAÑOL
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Argentina '19
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Peru '18
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Colombia '17
FRANÇAIS
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Quebec '18
MANDARIN
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Mainland China '18
FOR OUR PERFORMING ARTISTS
Our collaboration with Trinity’s Department of Performing Arts and our English Department has sent our musicians, singers and actors all over Europe. These gigs are full-on practice and performance experiences. Our artists are learning from experts in the craft or in front of audiences soon after they land. Their pre-trip preparation for these journeys is as serious as their desire to share in the language of art with new people in new places.
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Italy
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Jazz Ambassador’s Tour of Portugal and Spain ‘18
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Jazz Ambassador’s Tour of Portugal and Spain ‘18
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Philharmonia’s Tour of Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary ‘19
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Philharmonia’s Tour of Czech Republic, Austria and Hungary ‘19
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This first collaboration between Trinity’s Performing Arts and English Departments invited our Shakespeare lovers to revel in the Bard’s texts, in participatory workshops facilitated by professional actors from Shakespeare’s Globe, The Royal Shakespeare Company and The British American Drama Academy, and in daily theater performances.
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Shakespeare’s London and Stratford-Upon-Avon From Page to Stage ‘19
FOR OUR BUDDING CHANGEMAKERS
These Road Scholar courses are deep-dives into the history, politics, art, culture and justice movements of specific communities here and abroad. They are curated to help our students generate the ideas, questions and personal connections that will prepare them to create deliberate, compassionate and informed change in the world.
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Southern Freedom Movement Bus Sojourn ‘19
A pilgrimage to the sacred sites and institutions acknowledging the American Civil Rights Movement. We will have the honor of hearing the personal stories of men and women who were foot soldiers for justice during those perilous decades. -
Lakota Nations, South Dakota, ‘18 & ‘19
A week living, working, playing with and learning alongside a community of Lakota elders and children living on Cheyenne River tribal land. We will learn how these communities have restored meaning to the words “sovereign land.” -
Women’s Empowerment in Zambia ‘19
An experience meant to deepen students’ understanding of social change in a global setting, particularly around issues of women’s leadership, health care, education and community. They will develop a network of allies and resources that will prepare them to become links in a human chain of positive change. -
India--Kolkata to Bangalore ‘19
The first Road Scholar course jointly sponsored by the Departments of Global Engagement and Public Service. Travelers will engage in a collaborative project alongside students from the Future Hope School and then move to Bangalore to share classes at Mallya Aditi International School and enjoy the homestay hospitality of several of its families. The rich itinerary of this two-city trip will offer students a more balanced and complete sense of India’s history and cultural diversity. -
Cuba '18
A journey inviting many conversations about the history and future of Cuba, its politics, economy, land, art, religious traditions and robust culture of community activism and reform. Curricularly, the US History Department’s elective course on Cuba richly prepares students for this trip if they choose to travel with us. -
Senior Spring Break in New Orleans ‘15 & ‘16
This Senior Spring Break trip to New Orleans deepens our understanding of American racial, cultural and economic history, its failures and triumphs, by focusing on federal, state and community responses to Hurricane Katrina and all that its waters brought to global attention. Together with local artists, historians and community organizers, we will learn how committed individuals uncover and bear witness to root causes of problems and become agents of sustainable change.
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FOR OUR MIDDLE SCHOOLERS
Thanks to our wonderful MS faculty members, we’ve been able to offer our younger students exciting opportunities to explore the world and learn in a hands-on, experiential way that is age appropriate and just for them.
Middle School Study
of Hawaii’s Pre- and Post-Colonial History
This experience will offer Middle School students a special opportunity to learn about the complex history of Hawaii before, during and after colonization, and to understand the impact of annexation and statehood on Hawaiian people, language and culture. We will spend our time learning from cultural practitioners committed to reviving the Hawaiian culture and language, building an honest picture of our 50th state. By working alongside Hawaiian students taking part in service projects and learning from those who have dedicated their lives to restoring the land, students will be challenged to critically examine their own understanding of Hawaiian history and culture.
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Middle School Study of Hawaii’s Pre- and Post-Colonial History
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Mālama 'Āina: Service Work for the Camp
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Filling the Umu with banana stalks, food, banana leaves and sealing it shut
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Resources
Contact Us
Cindylisa Muñiz |
Alaina Alvarez |
| English Teacher | Assistant to the Director of Equity and Inclusion |
| Director of Global Engagement | Assistant to the Director of Global Engagement |
| Office: (212) 932-6887 Cell: (646) 509-7588 |
Office: (212) 932-6868 |
| cindylisa.muniz@trinityschoolnyc.org | alaina.alvarez@trinityschoolnyc.org |
Located on the Upper West Side of New York City, Trinity School is a college preparatory, coeducational independent school for grades K-12. Since 1709, Trinity has provided a world-class education to its students with rigorous academics and outstanding programs in athletics, the arts, peer leadership, and global travel.