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Class Spotlight - HS History & Social Science
Memorial Consideration
10th graders in Curtis' Modern World History class headed to the World War I Memorial on April 1. He shared, "after learning about World War I in class, we analyzed the memorial using three big questions: 1) What story is the memorial telling? 2) What story is it not telling? and 3) What story should it tell?"
Benin Bronzes
Both sections of Advanced Art History have continued their tour of DC's myriad art museums and galleries, including the Benin Bronzes at the National Museum of African Art. These works (actually made from cast-copper alloy and ivory) were stolen from Nigeria in the 1897 British raid and then finally returned to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments in fall 2022. The nine works in the exhibition are on loan.
On Positive Peace
Curtis reports that 11th and 12th graders in the Peace & Conflict Studies elective "began by learning about the concept of positive peace. Next, we studied attempts to achieve positive peace via the 1968 Kerner Commission in the United States and the 2010 Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Liberia. We applied what we learned from those examples to Israel and Palestine and made suggestions for how to achieve peace in region." Letters and posters, as well as suggested reading, can be found on the 2nd floor of Calvin.
The Better Project
In David's Behavioral Psychology and Advanced Psychology electives, students wrapped up the trimester by improving areas of their lives based on psychological concepts and producing short documentaries on the experience. They then screened the videos for an audience of 9th graders in March. Browse the full playlist here.
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Both sections of Advanced Art History have continued their tour of DC's myriad art museums and galleries, including the Benin Bronzes at the National Museum of African Art. These works (actually made from cast-copper alloy and ivory) were stolen from Nigeria in the 1897 British raid and then finally returned to Nigeria's National Commission for Museums and Monuments in fall 2022. The nine works in the exhibition are on loan.
On Positive Peace
Curtis reports that 11th and 12th graders in the Peace & Conflict Studies elective "began by learning about the concept of positive peace. Next, we studied attempts to achieve positive peace via the 1968 Kerner Commission in the United States and the 2010 Truth and Reconciliation Commission in Liberia. We applied what we learned from those examples to Israel and Palestine and made suggestions for how to achieve peace in region." Letters and posters, as well as suggested reading, can be found on the 2nd floor of Calvin.
The Better Project
In David's Behavioral Psychology and Advanced Psychology electives, students wrapped up the trimester by improving areas of their lives based on psychological concepts and producing short documentaries on the experience. They then screened the videos for an audience of 9th graders in March. Browse the full playlist here.
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