The Global Studies designation and a certificate will be awarded at graduation to any student who has fulfilled the program requirements.
Requirements
- Global Studies 9 – World History I, English 9, and Earth Science
- Global Studies 10 – World History II and English 10
- Civics and Economics
- British Literature or AP British Literature (English 4)
- 3 courses in the same World Language (Preferably through the level 4, 5 or AP levels of the language. Students are also encouraged to study an additional world language.)
- Participation in the Global Studies Fair (9th graders) - required beginning with class of 2017
- Global Studies capstone project - CLICK HERE for all things relating to the capstone project
- International Cuisine, Introduction to Theatre, Creative Structure, OR an independent study project as part of an arts course (This project is to be designed and carried out by the student based on his/her interest and ideally tied to another class s/he is taking concurrently. This should be pre-approved by a global studies coordinator.)
- At least one level of the Global Citizenship class
- 1 globally focused Year End Studies (YES Plan) course
- 50 hours of globally-focused community service over 4 years (preferably working for something globally linked and could be connected to the student’s capstone project)
- At least 2 years of involvement in a globally focused co-curricular (ex: Model UN, Club Giving, GMTI, Spanish National Honor Society, Forensics, Key Club, Environmental Club, Japan Club)