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Global Education
Global Education
Kimball Union cultivates future leaders, problem solvers and active citizens of the global community. Through two signature programs students are able to take advantage of exciting opportunities to work and travel the world as they expand their horizons. Students interested in deepening their experience in the global studies can also apply for the Global Scholar Program.
Cullman Scholarship Program
The Cullman Scholarship Program supports students in off-campus study opportunities for an individual summer/school year experience as they travel the world exploring unique opportunities to develop leadership skills, global and environmental awareness, and service to others. The program was established in 1983 with a gift form Hugh Cullman ’42.
Recent Cullman Scholars pursued:
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Effects of Climate Change at the Churchill Northern Studies Center in Manitoba
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Sustainable Investing with the Industrial Bank of China’s Green Financial Division
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Filmmaking at The Berridge Film Project in Normandy, France
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Mating Habits of Bottlenose and Common Dolphins with the New Zealand Common Dolphin Project
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Neuroscience at the Hedonia Lab at Oxford University
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Volunteering with Real Cochabamba Soccer Academy, Bolivia
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Microfinance Project in Kathmandu, Nepal
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Volunteering with International Volunteers HQ Medical Research with Children with Special Needs, Antigua
These experiences help students build essential skills including understanding and communicating in a second language, expressing an expanded world view by learning about a diversity of beliefs, explaining global events from multiple perspectives, living productively and respectfully in a diverse cultural community, and stewarding the environment.
Learn more about the recipients of the 2025-2026 Cullman Scholarship and their projects.
Learn more about the recipients of the 2025-2026 Cullman Scholarship and their projects.
Read About the Cullman Experience
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A Love of Mathematics Aids in Ranking Tennis’s GOAT
Read MoreJason ’25 loves tennis. It shows in his deep-rooted knowledge of professional players past and present, and it shows in the hard work and determination that’s earned him a prominent spot on Kimball Union Academy’s varsity boys’ tennis team. -
Music Institute, Festival Helps Norwood ’25 Key in on Love of Piano
Read MoreNorwood ’25 doesn’t remember a time when the piano wasn’t a major part of his life. Even before he began playing at the age of five, he used to watch in awe as his two older sisters, Eloise ’21 and Emmaline, took lessons at their Vermont home. -
For Lucas, Resiliency of Sea Turtles Reinforces Nature’s Wonder
Read MoreLucas ’25 developed a fondness for animals at a young age. “When I was like three years old, I would go to this farm near my house with my dad and he'd walk around with me for hours so I could just stare at the animals,” Lucas remembered. “And ever since then, I just, I love animals.” -
Lessons Learned in Amsterdam Inspire Forward Thinking Back Home
Read MoreWhen Lane ’25 was awarded a Cullman Scholarship to further his passion for sustainability and urban planning, he knew he wanted to do more than just study a world-class “smart city.” He wanted to experience one firsthand. -
Cullman Scholarship Reaffirms a Love of Biology
Read MoreA lover of all-things-nature, Sarah '26 utilized a Cullman Scholarship to further her passion of the outdoors as an intern for the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries & Wildlife. -
Finding the Intersection Between Medicine, Computer Science
Read MoreThere are certain aspects of healthcare that Isobel ’25 would prefer not to deal with. Most notably, those involving trauma. But there are other aspects, like the ability to help individuals live better, more fulfilling lives, that motivated the Lebanon, N.H. native to try and find the intersection between medicine and another one of her passions in computer science. -
Living Cities and Dead Bees: An Exploration of Climate Change
Read MoreGrowing up in San Jose, California, Ada ’25 was more likely to have school canceled due to smoke than to snow, as most students experience here in New Hampshire. It’s no surprise then, with a habit of routinely checking the air quality index before going outside, why Ada has grown passionate about sustainability and its role in combating issues like climate change. -
Wildlife Experiences Highlight Nature’s Impact
As part of his Cullman Scholarship, Angus '25 spent most of his summer break in Wyoming, where he worked to reduce erosion along the Green River Basin and learned from residents about water rights and communities’ dependence on the river.Read More
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Global Alliance for Innovative Learning (GAIL)
KUA is the only North American school in the Global Alliance for Innovative Learning (GAIL), a consortium of eight schools that are geographically dispersed on six continents. All GAIL members are independent, not-for-profit, co-educational schools committed to developing informed, globally active learning communities that encourage contemporary solutions to international issues through collaboration, inquiry, and service-learning initiatives.
As a GAIL member, students are able to participate in a student exchange at any of our members schools as well as participate in an annual summer conference.
As a GAIL member, students are able to participate in a student exchange at any of our members schools as well as participate in an annual summer conference.
Member schools include:
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Kimball Union Academy, United States
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Kristin School, New Zealand
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Newton College, Peru
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Prestige College, South Africa
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Robert Gordon’s College, Scotland
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Scotch College, Australia
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WISS, China
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Woodstock School, India
