Global Studies & Service

The foreign studies program at Bullis offers students firsthand experience with the distinct and exciting cultures of different countries.

Trips are typically centered on a particular subject taught at school, such as biology, foreign language, history or the arts. Each trip is custom fit for about twelve students and includes sightseeing, studying and community service. Over the years, students have visited many countries. In the summer of 2007, several art teachers offered an intensive art trip to Paris and Tuscany in which students studied the great masters and also spent time on their own art work. Students explored Turkey last year with Upper School teacher and native of Turkey, Dr. Badraslioglu. Another memorable trip was to India, the year the country was devastated by the tsunami. Students delivered funds they raised in the Bullis community to pay for fishing boats and to support an orphanage. In Thailand, students focused on conservation and preservation of the elephant population. In Peru, emphasis was on working with children whose mothers were imprisoned. The Jazz Band shared their musical talents with their Chinese counterparts, while the Middle School choral group, Trouveres, sang their way through England. Upper School science teacher, Bobby Pollicino, took students on a biology research expedition to Bermuda.

Next year’s trips include Argentina and Uruguay, London, Mexico, Eastern Europe to study the Holocaust, and Paris, Florence and Tuscany. Trips take place during school holidays, are open to students of any foreign language.