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Global Learning
Hopkins seeks to nurture students as global citizens possessing
the cultural knowledge, awareness, and sensitivity to fully embrace and navigate the larger world.
Hopkins encourages students to grow as global citizens and has sponsored foreign trips for many years. School Year Abroad continues to be an attractive option for students interested in studying abroad for a semester or year.
Recently, Hopkins has sought to cultivate "global neighborhoods" in communities abroad, many of which are New Haven Sister Cities: Amalfi, Italy; Avignon, France; and Changsha, China.
These global neighborhoods are welcoming places where Hopkins students can learn about a different culture, build friendships with peers from a local school, and develop their language fluency through immersion.
The core of each of these global neighborhoods is a partnership between Hopkins and a secondary school or community organization. Hopkins students connect and work with partner school students in the context of their language classes several times during the academic year. In March, student groups visit partner schools and enjoy the hospitality of host students and their families. In turn, students from the partner schools visit us and stay with Hopkins host families.
Contact David Harpin, Global Programs Coordinator, if you have any questions about global learning programs.
Click here to read about the 2025-2026 Global & Experiential Learning Trip Offerings
Click here to read about the 2025-2026 Global & Experiential Learning Trip Offerings
Global Programs
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CHINA
Hopkins collaborates with Yali-Peicui School in Changsha, China. This vibrant partnership includes visits of Hopkins students to Yali-Peicui School in Changsha, China (Changsha is also one of New Haven's Sister Cities), during March vacation every other year. In turn, a group of Yali-Peicui students visits Hopkins each year. The guest students stay with Hopkins host families, get immersed in the life of the school, and explore New Haven.Hopkins art classes also collaborate with Yali-Peicui art classes to create a work of art during the school year between visits. -
FRANCE
French classes exchange email and video with students at Lycee Louis Pasteur in Avignon, France, during the school year. The goals of this exchange are to develop language skills, to learn about French culture, and to build community.
Hopkins organizes visits to Avignon during March vacation every other year. Students have the opportunity to explore Avignon, the city of the medieval popes, rich in history and art (and also one of New Haven's Sister Cities); they may also meet and spend time with their friends at the Lycee Louis Pasteur. These March trips include homestays with families in Avignon.
Contact Sarah du Plessis for more information about Hopkins's trips to Avignon. -
ITALY
Italian classes exchange email and video with students at Liceo Marini Gioia in Amalfi, Italy. The goals of this exchange are to develop language skills, to learn about Italian culture, and to build community.Hopkins organizes regular visits to Amalfi during March vacation. Students have the opportunity to explore Amalfi, a medieval city rich in art, history, and culture (and also one of New Haven's Sister Cities), and to explore the connections between Amalfi and New Haven. They are also able to meet and spend time with their friends at the Liceo Marini Gioia.Contact Maddalena Lolaico for more information about Hopkins's trips to Amalfi. -
SERVICE LEARNING
Hopkins students can participate in a service learning trip, scheduled either during the year or in the summer.Students have learned a variety of skills, such as hand mixing cement, painting, building or planting, while working and cultivating friendships with the people they serve.Contact Alissa Davis for more information about service trips.
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