Groton Grants Fund Students' Summer Experiences
Four Groton students immersed themselves in intensive projects around the world this summer, thanks to generous grants from established Groton School funds—the John Endicott Lawrence 1927 Global Issues Scholars Fund, the George H.P. Dwight 1945 Internship Fund, and the Groton Opportunity for Leadership Development (G.O.L.D.) Fund.
They pursued a wide range of interests—working at a hospital in Rwanda, creating an ethnography project in Hong Kong, volunteering at a center for the blind in India, and facilitating technology education for disabled students in China.
Blair Donohue ’18 received a grant from the John Endicott Lawrence 1927 Global Issues Scholars Fund to support her work at the Rwinkwavu Hospital in eastern Rwanda. Blair spent four weeks learning from doctors in residence, as she assisted them in entering medical data and provided English instruction to medical interns.
Peter Zhang ’17 used his G.O.L.D. Fund grant to provide education and training in information technology for disabled students in the Zhejiang Province in China, where individuals with disabilities suffer significant social stigma. Working with the Zhejiang Foundation for Disabled Persons, Peter aimed to use the power of education and information access to empower students to better their own lives.
Lily Cratsley ’19, also a G.O.L.D. recipient, learned about the intersections of disability, poverty, and gender inequality while working at the Sabita and Saradindu Basu Centre for Blind Women in New Delhi, India. She provided enrichment programming in music and yoga for residents of the center.
Becky Zhang ’18 received a grant from the George H.P. Dwight 1945 Internship Fund to create an online ethnography project, styled after “Humans of New York” and focused on the sizable community of Filipino domestic workers living in Hong Kong. She thanked each person she interviews with a Polaroid.
Groton School is proud to support these exceptional students and looks forward to hearing about their experiences on campus in the fall.—Jonathan Freeman-Coppadge, Director of Community Engagement, English teacher
Groton School is proud to support these exceptional students and looks forward to hearing about their experiences on campus in the fall.—Jonathan Freeman-Coppadge, Director of Community Engagement, English teacher
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