Dwight School Celebrates Milestone Anniversaries of their Global Concert and Spark Tank Competition

NEW YORK, Feb. 10, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — The Dwight School is excited to announce the anniversaries of two key programs to be celebrated next week – the 25th anniversary of its Global Concert and the 10th anniversary of its Spark Tank incubator.

The Global Concert, an inspiring showcase of music, creativity, and unity, is taking place in New York City on February 20, 2025. This extraordinary event will feature performances by students from Dwight’s eight global campuses, including New York, London, Dubai, Hanoi, Shanghai, Seoul, Jersey City, and its campus in the cloud.

The evening prior to the Global Concert, Dwight students will participate in a Spark Tank Showcase, an innovative exhibition and competition that fosters invention and entrepreneurship. To commemorate the 10th anniversary of this unique program, students will be presenting their creative ideas to a panel of VIP judges, including leaders in their respective industries.

The Spark Tank exhibition underscores Dwight’s dedication to nurturing young inventors and leaders, while the Global Concert serves as a testament to the power of student collaboration and artistic expression. Together, these events highlight the Dwight network’s mission to foster an inclusive and supportive community.

“These programs are a clear representation of the values that drive Dwight. Spark Tank gives our students an opportunity for their creativity and innovation to shine, and the Global Concert is a cherished celebration of the diversity, talent, and unity that define the Dwight community,” said Blake Spahn, Vice Chancellor of Dwight Schools. “These programs are an opportunity to witness how our students from across the globe collaborate and inspire one another.”

For over 150 years, Dwight has been a leader in personalized learning, empowering students to develop their unique talents and make a meaningful impact in the world. Through initiatives like Spark Tank and the Global Concert, the global network of schools continues to celebrate the intersection of creativity and unity within our diverse, worldwide student body.

Members of the media are invited to attend these landmark events and experience firsthand how Dwight is inspiring young minds to ignite their sparks of genius.

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About The Dwight Schools: Founded in New York in 1872, Dwight was the first school in the Americas to offer the comprehensive International Baccalaureate (IB) continuum curriculum from preschool to grade 12. All Dwight Schools are dedicated to igniting the spark of genius in every child. This mission rests on three pillars: personalized learning, community, and global vision. Dwight’s global network of IB Schools has campuses in New York, London, Seoul, Shanghai, Dubai, Hanoi, and in the cloud — Dwight Global Online School — which extends a Dwight education to students everywhere. The network also includes Franklin School Jersey City — a visionary new high school where students have the freedom to chart their own course, enabling students to become innovators and socially responsible global leaders. Graduates from the global network of schools attend leading colleges and universities in the U.S., including Harvard, Yale, Princeton, MIT, Stanford, Dartmouth, NYU, Columbia, Cornell, and the University of Pennsylvania, among many others; as well as leading institutions of higher learning worldwide.

Founded by members of the Sachs family (of Goldman Sachs), Dwight has an extensive historical list of notable global alumni, which includes a U.S. Senator, Governor, and White House advisors, as well as the influential New York Mayor Fiorello H. La Guardia and the British diplomat Sir Leonard Allinson. Noteworthy creative forces Truman Capote (author), Roy Lichtenstein (artist), and John Williams (Grammy Award-winning classical guitarist) contributed to the legacy of the arts at Dwight. Prominent vanguards Serge Kovaleski (Pulitzer Prize Winning journalist) and Hans Zinsser (world-renowned immunologist), along with members of the Guggenheim, Sulzberger, Lehman, and Loeb families have all left their mark on the institution throughout the School’s history.

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