Recently, in my Globalization and Human Rights class, we have been researching and learning about different indigenous groups around the world. I have appreciated this immensely as I feel indigenous groups have been left out of our school and others like its curriculum far too often. Moreover, I believe that…

This past Tuesday, May 9, 2023, fellow global scholar Lily G and I had the pleasure of teaching a class about fast fashion to Miss Bartow’s sixth-grade science class. The class began by asking the students to reflect on the factors that affect their clothing choices, then introduced the idea…

On Thursday, April 26, 2023, Poly’s Global Initiatives Program hosted a Young Adult Open Book event. The event featured an engaging dialogue between Sabaa Tahir, acclaimed author of All My Rage and the bestselling An Ember in the Ashes series, and Sehba Sarwar, a local Pakistani-American artist, and writer known…

This Thursday, February 23, 2023, Poly’s Global Initiatives Program hosted a riveting event with Dr. Sonja Klinsky. Dr. Klinsky is an associate professor in the school of Sustainability at Arizona State University’s College of Global Futures. Dr. Klinsky specializes in the ethical dilemmas of climate change and its solutions, specifically…

On Monday, February 6, 2023, the Poly Global Scholars Global initiatives Program hosted a panel event on the Genocide of the Uyghur Muslims in Xinjiang. The panel featured three amazing and intelligent speakers who each brought a different perspective on the issue but were all well-versed on the topic. The…

A couple of weeks ago, on Wednesday, January 18, 2023, Poly hosted American photojournalist and filmmaker Torin Boyd. The Global Initiatives Program event focused on Boyd’s work in modern-day Japan and his current project: a film about Pasadena native and fellow photojournalist Stanely Troutman. To begin the event, Boyd gave…

In early December, I had the pleasure of attending the National Association for Independent School’s(NAIS) diversity conference for students, the Student Diversity Leadership Conference(SDLC), with five other Poly students and two adult chaperones. The conference was three days long and was held in San Antonio, Texas. …

Earlier this month on December 8th, the Global Initiatives Program hosted an event with speaker Reza Aslan. Aslan is an Emmy- and Peabody-nominated producer, renowned writer, professor, and expert in world religions. Aslan’s event follows his controversy from last month described in my blog from early December. Conversation with Reza Aslan On Monday, November 14 the 2022–2023 global scholars cohort along with interested students from the community met with…reeseygip.medium.com

On Wednesday, November 30, musician and social justice activist Masauko Chipembere visited many different Poly classes ranging from the lower school to the high school to share his knowledge and music. Among these classes was the 2022–2023 global scholars cohort. Chipembere graduated from Poly in 1988 and since then has…