SOCIAL STUDIES The Mod Abroad: Spain
Christian, Jewish, and Muslim art and architecture, literature, religion, philosophy, history, and culture will intertwine as we spend the entire module learning about Spain. While the topics covered will be varied and wide- ranging, the central focus will be on “La Convivencia,” the period in Spanish history when the “peoples of the book” lived together in productive harmony under both Christian and Muslim rulers. The course will begin in the St. Mary’s classroom, but finish with 11 days in Spain where we will visit Madrid, Toledo, Granada, Cordoba, Ronda, and Seville. The travel component is required for credit and includes an additional fee. Contact Kacey Dewing or Alastair Hunter for more information.
Length of Course 3 bins
Mod + Period 3A, 3B, 3C
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) K. Dewing, Al Hunter
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies, English, Enrichment
Solutionaries 101:
Become a Change Maker A solutionary is someone who brings knowledge and skills to bear on pressing and entrenched challenges in order to create positive changes through systems thinking. Become knowledgeable and empowered as you identify your own real world concerns, and then develop and implement innovative solutions to root causes. Do real good while developing valuable and marketable skills in collaboration, research, critical thinking, creativity, problem solving and project development and implementation.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 4A
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
The American City
Anyone with a general familiarity of the modern world can, at a glance, tell the difference between a European city and one in the U.S., or even the difference between New York and Phoenix. But why? Why has the typical American city taken such a different shape than its European counterparts? And why, in some American cities, is an automobile vital while in others it is almost a nuisance to own? This course looks at the origins of European settlement to find the answers to some of these questions, then sweeps over the past 250 years to look at how “American Exceptionalism” has done so much to influence the shape of our cities.
Length of Course 1 bin
Mod + Period 4B
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Wing
Grade Level(s) 9, 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) K. Dewing
AP Art History
This course examines the history of art from cave paintings to Post-Modernism. Students will learn how to discuss works of art with reference to stylistic characteristics, historical context, and artistic innovation.
Length of Course 2 bins
Mod + Period
Part 1: 1C; Part 2: 2C
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
AP World History
This is a college-level survey course that traces human history from the first peoples and the rise of civilizations to the present. The course is designed to promote four critical thinking skills and is organized around five prominent themes and into six periods which lend coherence to the factual, chronological, and conceptual material.
Length of Course 3 bins
Mod + Period
Part 1: 2C; Part 2: 4C; Part 3: 6C
Credits Apply Toward Social Studies
Grade Level(s) 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Comerchero
Grade Level(s) 10, 11, 12
Teacher(s) Al Hunter
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