Wanderlust with a conscious purpose.
Greenies like Cole Lewis ’26 will never get enough credit for inspiring the creation of the Global Studies Program.
Cole first took Arabic as a freshman, and five years later, he considers himself seasoned in the language and the culture. The Day Student Proctor from Hendersonville, N.C., even deferred his original senior year (2025) to study in Morocco through the U.S. State Department’s National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) program.
While Cole was away, Christ School launched its newest Program of Distinction.
“This is the best thing that has ever happened at Christ School, and (I knew) I needed to join it as soon as I possibly can,” Cole said.
Cole was one of the five seniors to give a Global Studies capstone presentation on February 12 – his talk was on “The Rural-Urban Divide in Thai Health Care.” Cole sees himself following an International Studies track in college, with a focus on health initiatives. He has been accepted to New York University's Abu Dhabi campus.