--- title: Sandy Spring Friends School Blog | Holistic Learning description: Holistic Learning | --- [![Sandy_Spring_Logo.png](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/hs-fs/hubfs/Sandy_Spring_Logo.png?width=2500&name=Sandy_Spring_Logo.png "Sandy_Spring_Logo.png")](http://www.ssfs.org/) ## [Educating the Whole Child in our Global School Community](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/the-global-citizen-dorm-curriculum) Posted by [Sandy Spring Friends School](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/author/sandy-spring-friends-school) on Dec 10, 2019 9:02:54 PM - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) [![Global-Citizen-Westview Dorm](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/hubfs/2019-20%20Boarding%20Assets/2-Global-Citizen-Westview-No-02.jpg)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/the-global-citizen-dorm-curriculum) At SSFS we seek to educate children in all areas of their lives so that they may become effective citizens of the world. As such, the thematic content of our new syllabus is organized around addressing the following query: how do we educate the whole child in our increasingly connected, global community? With this guiding principle in mind, we focused the program on eight content areas: Social Justice, Culture, Mindfulness, Financial Literacy, Sexual Health/Consent, Emotional Intelligence, Digital Citizenship, and Diversity. Throughout the academic year, every two weeks our boarders will participate in an interactive presentation spanning a variety of current and relevant topics relating to our eight areas of study. Students also have the opportunity to reflect and journal on the subject matter via our new subscription to [Thrively](https://www.thrively.com/), a multifaceted, convertible learning platform. [Read More](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/the-global-citizen-dorm-curriculum) 0 Comments [Click here to read/write comments](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/the-global-citizen-dorm-curriculum#comments-listing) Topics: [Boarding Program](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/boarding-program), [Holistic Learning](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/holistic-learning) [All posts](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/all) About SSFS Blog: The Sandy Spring Friends School (SSFS) blog shares information weekly that inspires personal and academic growth in every aspect of life for parents and students. ### Subscribe to Email Updates ### Recent Posts ### Posts by Topic - [Head of School Blog (50)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/head-of-school-blog) - [Boarding Program (8)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/boarding-program) - [Academics (7)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/academics) - [Admission (2)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/admission) - [Inquiry Based Learning (2)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/inquiry-based-learning) - [News (2)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/news) - [Private School (2)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/private-school) - [Study Abroad (2)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/study-abroad) - [Volunteer (2)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/volunteer) - [Alumni (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/alumni) - [Community Farm (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/community-farm) - [Diversity (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/diversity) - [ESL (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/esl) - [Holistic Learning (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/holistic-learning) - [Inclusion (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/inclusion) - [Lower School (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/lower-school) - [Quaker Education (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/quaker-education) - [Summer Program (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/summer-program) - [Wellness (1)](https://info.summeratsandyspring.org/topic/wellness) see all © 2026 Summer At Sandy Spring