STUDENT LIFE

Students at The Global Learning Institute experience a structured and engaging school day that includes academic instruction, Spanish immersion, STEM exploration, creative activities, and opportunities to grow socially and emotionally. The atmosphere should feel joyful, safe, and purpose-driven.

Daily Routine

Students at The Global Learning Institute experience a structured and engaging school day that balances academic instruction with joyful, purpose-driven activities. The schedule is designed specifically for the founding kindergarten class, beginning with arrival at 8:20 AM and moving through a intentional flow of literacy, mathematics, and discovery. Throughout the day, children transition between focused learning, quiet rest, and collaborative play, ending with a reflection circle before dismissal at 3:15 PM.

Daily Routine

Students at The Global Learning Institute experience a structured and engaging school day that balances academic instruction with joyful, purpose-driven activities. The schedule is designed specifically for the founding kindergarten class, beginning with arrival at 8:20 AM and moving through a intentional flow of literacy, mathematics, and discovery. Throughout the day, children transition between focused learning, quiet rest, and collaborative play, ending with a reflection circle before dismissal at 3:15 PM.

GLI Chapel

Students participate in GLI Chapel each Friday after lunch, where they engage in prayer, music, storytelling, scripture reflection, and character development. Chapel should be presented as a warm, age-appropriate gathering that helps build school culture and community.

GLI Chapel

Students participate in GLI Chapel each Friday after lunch, where they engage in prayer, music, storytelling, scripture reflection, and character development. Chapel should be presented as a warm, age-appropriate gathering that helps build school culture and community.

Spanish and Language Culture

The institute utilizes an 50/50 Spanish immersion model, where students develop bilingual communication skills alongside their English literacy development. Language learning is woven into the daily fabric of school life through routines, songs, and interactive instruction that feels natural for five-year-olds. This approach not only builds foundational language skills but also fosters a deeper cultural awareness, preparing students to become globally minded learners.

Spanish and Language Culture

The institute utilizes an 50/50 Spanish immersion model, where students develop bilingual communication skills alongside their English literacy development. Language learning is woven into the daily fabric of school life through routines, songs, and interactive instruction that feels natural for five-year-olds. This approach not only builds foundational language skills but also fosters a deeper cultural awareness, preparing students to become globally minded learners.

STEM Exploration

STEM education at GLI is hands-on and developmentally appropriate, encouraging children to develop curiosity and confidence through active discovery. Students engage in science observation, building projects, and engineering challenges that help them master pattern work and collaborative problem-solving. By integrating these high-level concepts into early childhood learning, the program helps students build a strong foundation for future academic success.

STEM Exploration

STEM education at GLI is hands-on and developmentally appropriate, encouraging children to develop curiosity and confidence through active discovery. Students engage in science observation, building projects, and engineering challenges that help them master pattern work and collaborative problem-solving. By integrating these high-level concepts into early childhood learning, the program helps students build a strong foundation for future academic success.

Character Development

Faith and character formation are integrated naturally into the school day, focusing on core values such as kindness, respect, and responsibility. Through daily reflection, prayer before meals, and specific character-building lessons, students are taught to lead with integrity and gratitude. This intentional focus ensures that students grow socially and emotionally, developing the strong moral compass necessary to thrive in an interconnected world.

Character Development

Faith and character formation are integrated naturally into the school day, focusing on core values such as kindness, respect, and responsibility. Through daily reflection, prayer before meals, and specific character-building lessons, students are taught to lead with integrity and gratitude. This intentional focus ensures that students grow socially and emotionally, developing the strong moral compass necessary to thrive in an interconnected world.

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THE GLOBAL LEARNING INSTITUTE
3525 Hickory Hill Rd. Building B, Memphis, Tennessee

901-249-7886
www.globallearninginstitute.org

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THE GLOBAL LEARNING INSTITUTE
3525 Hickory Hill Rd. Building B, Memphis, Tennessee

901-249-7886
www.globallearninginstitute.org

© Copyright 2026. All Rights Reserved.