Global Citizen Diploma - NIST INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL in Bangkok, Thailand

NIST is a member of an eleven school consortium offering the Global Citizen Diploma (GCD). The GCD provides students with a credential that highlights the qualities, values and expertise of global citizenship, as well as the opportunity to describe their whole education qualitatively through reflection on their learning experiences.

The GCD is a diploma programme designed to complement the rigour of NIST’s Learning Programme by recognising a student’s comprehensive educational experience—learning that has taken place inside the classroom, within the larger context of school, and in the world beyond.

The GCD at NIST provides students with a metacognitive framework to internalise and synthesise these unique and varied experiences in order to enhance their own self awareness, as well as and their global awareness. This programme supports students potential to contribute globally through deeper connections with a range of contexts. Students celebrate the development of their passions, talents and skills that elevate the human condition.

academics, creativity, ECA, TOK, Service, IA, Personal Project, Action Week, Work Experience

The NIST Experience

The elements of the GCD celebrate the experiences and components provided at NIST as part of our identity. The programme adds another layer of depth that enhances those experiences as it encourages students to metacognitively reflect on thinking and change as part of the process.

GCD Stories

Aanya

I could tell you about my academic efforts. Or I could tell you how practicing the oldest Indian classical dance form and piano for over a decade has grounded me in my cultural roots, guided my creativity, shaped my global perspective, and taught me the silent power of sheer determination.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Adetunji

I could tell you about my academic growth and achievements. Or I could tell you about how moving every 3 years throughout my life has helped me adapt expeditiously to new environments. Now, moving to a whole different country has allowed me to educate others about the Black American and African experience, spreading representation across regions.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Ahaana

I could tell you about my academic achievements. Or I could tell you about how my commitment to Psychology Club and a Service Group working to support the neurodiverse community shaped my perception of the world around me, while developing my leadership skills and teaching me the importance of compassion.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Alizee

I could tell you my academic achievements. Or I could tell you about my love and passion for art and how it has become an essential part of how I express myself allowing me to become so much more observant in every aspect of my life.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Divyen

I could tell you about my report card grades and academic achievements. Or I could tell you how my passion for physics and maths led me to create a non-profit that sparked interest in sciences for underpriveledged kids, as well as a personal project centered around harnessing sustainable energy from footsteps, that could be used in rural communities.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Ebba

I could tell you my academic achievements and grades. Or I could tell you about how growing up in Uganda, Nepal, and Thailand has deepened my understanding of how economic and social privilege shapes people's vulnerability to inequality, poverty, and environmental disasters.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Joon

I could tell you my academic achievements. Or I could tell you about how my participation in diverse Service Goups have shaped my perception of sustainability, responsibility, and community. Strengthening my leadership and management skills to further develop these groups to create a more meaningful acts of service back to my community.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Maya

I could tell you about my academic achievements. Or I could tell you about my experiences as a third-culture child, coming from Japan and Canada, and living in Thailand, and the ways in which it has influenced my understanding and perspectives on the ways in which cultures interact.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Pooja

I could tell you my academic achievements and awards. Or I could tell you how founding a mental-health initiative taught me to transform awareness into action, how building platforms for youth advocacy showed me that leadership means creating space for others, and how bridging cultural gaps through conversation shaped my identity as a global citizen.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Momoka

I could tell you about my academic achievements. Or I could tell you how my passion and commitment for sports, the arts, and teaching children has given me the opportunity to constantly push myself to grow, broaden new perspectives, and cultivate a deeper sense of gratitude from my experiences.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Saira

I could tell you about my academic achievements. Or I could tell you about how my passion for advocacy and debate has driven me to support students and myself in Debate Club and Model United Nations, helping others find their voice while sharpening my own leadership, critical thinking, and commitement to meaningful action

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Satori

I could tell you about my academic achievements. Or I could tell you how I've flourished as a leader dedicated to raising awareness about human trafficking in Thailand, how I've listened to their stories, brought the issue to my community's attention, and organized fundraising efforts to help those in need.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Shefali

I could tell you about my IB grades. Or I could tell you how creating my own online crochet business helped me develop entrepreneurial and business skills to convert my passion into a social enterprise, and how regularly donating a large portion of my earnings to the Baan Unrak Orphanage and the Adoptable Puppy Cafe enhanced my global understanding.

MY STORY IS MORE THAN NUMBERS

Meet the GCD Student Steering Committee

The GCD Student Steering Committee (SSC) is a group of enthusiastic students working to raise the profile of the GCD and global citizenship education at NIST. Their primary role is to represent the GCD programme in their respective advisory classes, updating the class on upcoming events, and to provide support to students when completing elements of the GCD.

For more information about the Global Citizen Diploma visit www.globalcitizendiploma.org

Elementary

The PYP is a research-based framework that adopts a holistic approach to early childhood education.

Secondary

For our older students, NIST offers the IB Middle Years and Diploma Programmes, as well as the Global Citizen Diploma and International Award.

Academic Performance

NIST students have traditionally excelled in these exams, posting scores well above the global averages, and often leading other schools in the region.