About
More than a century has passed since Mr. Taft founded our school. While the world and the school have changed dramatically, his fundamental values endure: work hard, without regard for public acclaim; develop all your talents: academic, artistic, and athletic; and most importantly, give of yourself to others.
Admission
“Our Admissions Committee seeks prospective students who will, in equal measure, embrace all that it means to be a Taft student—the rigors, the fun, the commitments, and the rewards."Peter Frew '75, Director of Admission
Academics
Our students develop the skills, knowledge, and habits of mind to be lifelong learners, critical thinkers, and responsible global citizens.
Arts
Success in the Arts is bred of self-confidence; a fearlessness or joy in the process, more than the outcome. Taft School Portrait of an Arts Graduate
Athletics
In building one of the most successful athletic programs in New England, Taft coaches promote fair play, respect for opponents, a love of the game, competitive spirit, and team loyalty.
Campus Life
Taft is a school with heart. Our sense of community is strong, and extends to every aspect of campus life.
Giving
Taft has been built, brick by brick, through the collective generosity of generations of alumni, parents, families, and friends.
Living Our Motto
Not to be served but to serve is more than our motto, it is the underlying principle that shapes our perspectives and guides our actions every day.

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Global Studies and Service

Global Studies and Service Optional Resources
AP Human Geography (required work)

Global Studies and Service Optional Resources

Podcasts focusing on global news and events

The BBC World Service daily podcast -- "the podcast brings experts from around the globe to weigh in on the most pressing threats, events, and developments"
The World Podcast -- from Public Radio International -- Global affairs told through the lives and stories of everyday people
Planet Money Podcast -- from NPR -- "thought-provoking analysis of the economy as it relates to every corner of society"
Global Dispatches Podcast -- in-depth conversations with policy and global affairs experts
The E. R. Foreign Policy Podcast -- major issues “with emergency room-like urgency.”
The World in 30 Minutes -- from the European Council on Foreign Relations -- insight into developments that affect European countries
80 Days Podcast -- A History/Geography Podcast that explores a different territory/settlement each week:
Justice Matters: -- A podcast about human rights from Harvard
Center for Strategic and International Studies Podcast -- original, expert-guided podcasts on a range of critical global issues in economics, politics, health, etc.
Postcards from Abroad -- 60-second podcasts which "give listeners a brief and enticing glimpse into cultures from the contemporary to the ancient"
Brookings Cafeteria Podcast -- "the series offers a deep look into the work being done by Brookings’ renowned fellows as it relates to current events"
The Daily Podcast from The New York Times

Multimedia websites on current issues in global studies

From edX -- a course on Human Rights: The Rights of Refugees
Look Different -- A website put together by MTV that will enable students to "Take action to stop discrimination and bias"
ArcGIS Story Maps -- inspiring, immersive stories combining text, interactive maps, and other multimedia content
Bitter Sweet: How Market Crops Facilitate Frontier Transformation
Building Resilience in Zimbabwe: A USAID of Food for Peace Story
It Took A Fire: The Story of the Grenfell Tower Fire and the Inequities in England’s Capital
Sanitation and Wastewater in Africa
Mapping Incomes
Misconception: Some Common Geographic Mental Misplacements
Missing Map, Haiti
The Two Koreas
Gauging Population Change
Big Dams: Boon and Bane
Restoring Old Havana
Cold Day in Hell
On the Front Lines of Famine
Climate Migrants

Books

AP Human Geography (required work)

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