NISWARTH = NON SIBI*

*NOT FOR ONESELF

OVERVIEW

Niswarth was a Learning in the World program of Phillips Academy Andover, the oldest incorporated high school in the United States established in 1778. Within Andover, the Tang Institute is dedicated to cultivating and sharing innovative ideas that center around a common inquiry: How do we prepare students for an increasingly complex and interconnected world? Niswarth annually partnered Andover students and faculty with organizations in South Asia from 2004 - 2019. Hundreds of Niswarth participants have been inspired by the Gandhian phrase, Be the Change You Wish to See in the World, and have demonstrated long-term deeper levels of community engagement with the programmatic core values of humility, empathy and gratitude. 

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Niswarth brings together students and community organizations to build a kind of understanding that connects scholarship and friendship with field experience and internal reflection. Using a design-thinking framework and heart-centered pedagogy, students learn to identify and understand context, question their assumptions, build empathy and practice humility. We recognize and celebrate our shared humanity, and develop skills and attitudes to respond to local issues. Connecting knowledge, goodness, action and reflection in a continuous cycle, we gain a sense of purpose and meaningful connection with those around us.