Franklin School

The #VillarsSymposium was a remarkable confluence of exceptional opportunities, profound knowledge sharing, and inspirational leadership. It provided our Franklin School students with a dynamic platform for intellectual exchange and collaboration, fostering innovative ideas and transformative insights. The distinguished leaders who graced the event not only inspired with their visionary perspectives but also catalyzed meaningful dialogues, underscoring the symposium's pivotal role in shaping future thought and practice. We look forward to our The Villars Institute fellows returning to inspire the rest of our community.

So excited to hear one of our Franklin School students has been accepted into the Villars Eco-Preneurship program after listening to this call for collaboration with the business sector that is so often pitched as the opposition in the battle to stay within planetary boundaries. The final piece of key advice from Cameron Hepburn was to see your opposition as potential collaborators by being curious about their ‘why’ and if you dig down deep enough into their ‘why’ you just might find the common ground from which you can build consensus and a shared vision and mission.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the #VillarsSymposium 2024! Over the past four intensive days, we've had the privilege of collaborating with global experts, educators, entrepreneurs and #VillarsFellows young changemakers. Together, we shared ideas and innovations for planetary health, emphasizing intergenerational collaboration and systems thinking 🌍🌿 #IntergenerationCollaboration #SystemsThinking #FutureLeaders #Multiculturalism Seiko Gakuin High School, ICS Inter-Community School Zurich, Haut-Lac International Bilingual School, Dwight School, Mulgrave School, the International School of Vancouver, The Athenian School, International School of Berne (ISBerne), Lick-Wilmerding High School, Tilting Futures, Kokrobite Chiltern Centre, ITZA, Franklin School Aiglon College, College Alpin Beau Soleil, Collège Champittet, Collège du Léman - International School, International School of Geneva, International School Basel, International School of Lausanne, International School of Zug and Luzern, La Côte International School Aubonne, St. George's International School, Switzerland, Anant National University, Phillips Academy, The Knowledge Society (TKS), Colegio Los Nogales, UWC Atlantic College, London Academy of Excellence - Stratford, Akademeia High School, The Earth Foundation, Global Citizens Initiative (GCI) and Zurich International School

While the saying goes that “a season in sports is a marathon, not a sprint,” the Franklin Tigers Track and Field Team lept, heaved, and sprinted through an action-packed Spring Season. As they maintained this kinetic pace, many of our Tigers also reached new heights as athletes and achieved personal records — all while competing against a gauntlet of track and field athletes from around New Jersey. Read the full story by pressing the 🔗 here: https://bit.ly/3VLZWpH 🐅🏃 #TeamFranklinJC #FranklinSchoolJC #FranklinCommunity #FranklinAthletics

Represented my age group (unspecified) in the first Intergenerational Workshop at the The Villars Institute symposium today hearing about Understanding How Geospatial Technologies Protect Our Planet. Alana Belcon Marija Uzunova Dang Walter Jetz, Shubo Biswas were amazing. All this data and one simple question “what should we do with it?”

This past April, Franklin School became two-time champions at the #DwightSchoolsGlobalSparkathon! This year's winning team, "Zdelse", was comprised of Julia Andersen '27, Rachel Bentzianov '27, and Keren Bentzianov '27, who spent their 48 hours in Franklin School's Fab Lab designing a heart monitor prototype, developing an integrated health app for the monitor, and collaborating with fellow students from around the world. Congratulations to "Zdelse" and all of this year's Sparkathon participants! Check out this video to learn more about the team and their success this year! 🐅🏆 #FranklinSchoolJC #Sparkathon #TeamFranklinJC #FranklinTigersJC

The next generation of Systems Leaders are coming to the #VillarsSymposium2024!🥳 Representing 42 countries, over 150 Villars Fellows will work with experts, educators and entrepreneurs to promote #IntergenerationalCollaboration 🤝 and #SystemsLeadership towards a healthier planet🌐 Welcome to the #VillarsCommunity Seiko Gakuin High School, ICS Inter-Community School Zurich, Haut-Lac Ecole Internationale Bilingue, Dwight School, Mulgrave School, the International School of Vancouver, The Athenian School, International School of Berne (ISBerne), Lick-Wilmerding High School, Tilting Futures, Kokrobite Chiltern Centre, ITZA and Franklin School And thank you for your continued partnership, and welcome back to Aiglon College, College Alpin Beau Soleil, Collège Champittet, Collège du Léman - International School, International School of Geneva, International School Basel, International School of Lausanne, International School of Zug and Luzern, La Côte International School Aubonne, St. George's International School, Switzerland, Anant National University, Phillips Academy, The Knowledge Society (TKS), Colegio Los Nogales, UWC Atlantic College, London Academy of Excellence - Stratford, Akademeia High School, The Earth Foundation, Global Citizens Initiative (GCI) and Zurich International School

Happy Juneteenth! Today, we celebrate freedom and commemorate the end of slavery in the United States. #FranklinSchoolJC #FranklinSchoolCommunity #Juneteenth #Juneteenth2024

Earlier this week, our students had a fantastic opportunity to learn from Ms. Jane Park, Senior Content Strategist for Google Kids & Families, about the strategies their team uses to solve issues, integrate critical themes, and collaborate. They also received some unique product development tips. Students were each given an assignment focusing on real-world scenarios the Google team is currently navigating. Our students' solutions will be shared with the wider Google stakeholder group. Ms. Park was impressed with their skills and ability to work with others to apply a critical lens to the complex subject matter. She was thrilled to host this activity with them and left wanting to spend more time working with our passionate Franklin students. “It was such a fun experience and I was truly inspired by their skills, passion, and creativity,” Ms. Park said about our students after the event. #FranklinSchoolJC #FranklinJC #TeamFranklinJC #JCSchools #GoogleNYC #Google

Here's a quick glimpse into our 2nd Annual Franklin School Showcase, a journey through the vibrant world of transdisciplinary learning. Our community was able to ask questions of our students as they explored the school through student projects, ranging from a podcasting studio, AI-Assisted Video Games, Student-Written Memoirs, Art, Documentaries, a clothing store, Capstone Projects, and so much more. We can't think of a better way to wrap up an incredibly exciting second year at Franklin School! 🐅 #FranklinSchoolJC #Design #TeamFranklinJC #FranklinTigersJC #Innovation