The Bolles School community celebrated the Chahlavi Center for Global Learning and Engagement on April 11 on the Upper School San Jose Campus.
The open house kicked off with a program and reception in Bolles Hall, followed by tours of the Chahlavi Center for Global Learning and Engagement in Ulmer Hall. Attendees learned more about the purpose of the innovative space, which is designed to develop global competence by creating experiences that foster intercultural learning and provide global leadership opportunities.
Bolles President and Head of School Tyler Hodges, Director of Global Learning and Engagement Natalia Aycart and Bulldog parents Dr. Ali Chahlavi and Dr. Nayla Osman-Chahlavi also shared how the center is already making an impact on Bolles students and discussed future plans for the Global Learning and Engagement program.
“It was the Chahlavi family’s desire to promote an even greater level of interpersonal and international understanding at Bolles that led them to make a substantial gift for that purpose and resulted in the development of the Chahlavi Center for Global Learning and Engagement,” Hodges said. “And as if that weren’t enough… Ali and Nayla also established the Global Learning and Engagement endowment fund to support student programs like the recently announced Bolles Global Scholar Program. We are thankful for their commitment to enhance our abilities to provide Bolles students an education with a world view.”
To view pictures from the open house, visit our online photo gallery.