GCI Welcome's Exeter As it's Founding Partner

Global Citizens Initiative Inc. (“GCI”, www.globalci.org) is honored to officially announce Phillips Exeter Academy (“Exeter”, www.exeter.edu) as our Founding Partner School. Exeter has been a partner and friend from the moment GCI embarked in 2014 on the journey of launching a world-class youth leadership program, the Global Citizens Youth Summit (the “Summit” or “GCYS”, www.globalci.org/summit ), in Cambridge, MA.“This is an incredibly exciting leap forward in solidifying our global network of partner schools and academic institutions as we collaborate and forge ahead to empower youth as global citizens,” said Yumi Kuwana, Founder and President of GCI.Exeter’s Harkness pedagogy, the discussion-based teaching method developed in the 1930s, is at the heart of GCYS’s approach to addressing the topics of engagement, ethics, excellence and leadership. Dr. Eimer Page, Director of Global Initiatives and instructor of English at Exeter, has led the GCYS faculty since inception and has spearheaded the development of the Summit’s curriculum. Her fellow GCYS faculty members, John Blackwell, Dr. Molly MacKean and Dr. Tom Simpson, are also instructors at Exeter.Eight of the 76 GCI Ambassadors are Exeter students, also known as Exonians. Exonians’ participation in the Summit extends beyond discussing global issues and providing potential solutions by helping their fellow Scholars navigate the ‘rules’ and ‘decorum’ of the Harkness table. At the same time, the Summit’s unique opportunity has provided attending Exonians new knowledge from and exposure to students from around the globe during the Summit. Indeed, an Exonian Scholar stated that her engaged and transformative learning experience at the Summit has “changed her trajectory in life.”GCI’s Partner, Associate, and Exploratory Schools are top academic institutions from around the world. They are our closest allies in providing brilliant young global citizens with the opportunity to participate in our program.  Exeter’s support has been instrumental for the success of GCI and the Summit, as evidenced by its special designation as Founding Partner School, and we are grateful for the partnership.Through this partnership, Exeter continues to advance its mission to unite knowledge and goodness, which are synchronous to GCI’s values and core to the Summit’s curriculum, and to introduce and promote the Harkness pedagogy to students from around the world.As GCI grows, we thank our donors, advisers and all who have supported us along the way. In tandem with Exeter, we look to the future and are excited to continue our collaboration to provide young global citizens from all walks of life a genuine opportunity to change the world for the better.Contact: Global Citizens Initiative Inc., www.globalci.orgPhone: 203-542-7002Email: mghuertasdiaz@globalci.org