Due to additional student and parent guests. Seating and meal service may be limited this week. This week the Edina Rotary Global Scholars program, sponsored by the Rotary Club of Edina and the Edina Education Fund, is designed to help students develop global competency skills, prepare for a global career, develop understanding of world issues and learn to apply academic content to solve social and global issues.
To be a Rotary Global Scholar, a student must take coursework above and beyond graduation requirements, reach the highest level of a world language or already be fluent in a language other than English, be involved in activities of the Rotary Club of Edina, collaborate globally through travel or virtual experiences and complete a capstone course.
The first year of the program was 2021 with seven students earning the Rotary Global Scholar designation. Under the engaged and dedicated work of RCE member, Lindsey Smaka, this program grew to a graduating class of 36 students in 2025 and is anticipated to nearly double in size in 2026. Please join us to honor these bright future leaders of the world.