Warfare in the 20th Century
This required course for all juniors in the Global Studies Academy is also open to any student who wants to investigate the catastrophic conflicts that molded our past century. This class will look at the following units: imperialism and the emergence of World War I, the era between WWI and WWII, Weimar Germany and the rise of Hitler, the atomic bomb, the origins of the Cold War, the Cuban Missile crisis, the Vietnam War and the present-day challenges of nuclear weapons and terrorism. Students will interact via discussions, Socratic seminars, projects, debates and varied readings. Priority is given to Global Studies Academy students and class size is limited. One extra-curricular requirement of Model UN, FBLA, Youth Legislature or Mock Trial is required of all GSA students.
Contemporary Global Studies
This required course for all sophomores in the Global Studies Academy is offered as a follow-up to the Foundations of Global Studies course. However, it is also open to any student who is interested in researching topics from around the globe and the impact that they have on us as Americans. Students will research the following units: the colonization of Brazil, the Russian Revolution and future, China as the next world power, India and Pakistan---two nuclear powerhouses, imperialism in Africa, the AIDS epidemic, South Africa and apartheid, Mexico at the crossroads, balancing U.S. interests in the Middle East and the War on Terrorism. Students will interact via discussions, Socratic seminars, projects, debates and varied readings. Priority is given to Global Studies Academy students and class size is limited. One extra-curricular requirement of Model UN, FBLA, Youth Legislature or Mock Trial is required of all GSA students. GSA students have the opportunity to visit Washington DC and multiple embassies as an extension of their global experience.
Foundations of Global Studies
This is the beginning course for all sophomores in the Global Studies Academy but is also open to any student who is interested in researching the role that the United States plays in our global community. Students will research the following units: The United Nations, protocol of Model UN, the US role in today’s world, Foreign Aid---US priorities, policies and practices, US Trade Policy---competing in a global economy, Immigration throughout the world, Global Environmental problems and worldwide genocide. Students will interact via discussions, Socratic seminars, projects, debates and varied readings. Priority is given to Global Studies Academy students and class size is limited.
U.S. History, Diplomacy and the United Nations
Students will look at the fact that the United States is a land of many peoples, cultures and faiths. This blend of ethnic, racial and religious groups has helped to create the rich and uniquely American culture in which we live. While researching our history since post-Reconstruction, the student will look at the diplomacy used to catapult our country to the forefront of the global world. The student will research the coordinated efforts we have led in order to implement peace throughout the globe. The student will look at our role in the development of the United Nations and our on-again, off-again, relationship with this international peacekeeping assembly. One extra-curricular requirement of Model UN, FBLA, Youth Legislature or Mock Trial is required of all GSA students. GSA students have the opportunity to visit New York City, the United Nations, Ground Zero, cultural/art centers and other places of global interest.