Seniors Soren Saggi and Mason Swindell and junior Ananth Joyula presented projects at the Catalyst Conterence, one of the largest online conferences for and by students. More than 430 students from 10 countries designed and presented projects intended to spark change in their local communities. These interactive, multimedia projects are the capstone for Global Online Academy (GOA) classes as well as on-campus classes. Topics selected by Gilman students included Chesapeake Bay algae, climate change, and depression. You can read their papers here. To learn more about the conference and see all of this year’s projects, click here.

Gilman School is part a consortium of 75 leading independent schools from around the world in the GOA, a nonprofit organization that provides online courses to diversify and deepen the student learning experience. Gilman is the only Maryland school participating in this program. The mission of GOA is to translate the intellectually rigorous programs and excellent teaching that are hallmarks of its member schools into online classes. Member schools include The Dalton School, Buckingham Browne & Nichols, Cary Academy, Catlin Gabel, Jakarta International School, and King's Academy (Jordan).