[…]and J.M. Coetzee. Children’s versions of classics like Sundiata and Nelson Mandela’s Long Walk to Freedom also will be on the reading list. When we meet again in the fall, we will examine the underlying causes of the current challenges in many African countries. What are the sources of conflict […]
[…]Implementing Teaching Standards(pdf) Synopsis: For this unit students will be able to understand, and identify, when a charismatic, and maniacal, ruler may be trying to grab power. Our most comprehensive topic during the year is World War II. Before we dive into that topic we do cover the time period […]
[…]this seminar experience is to provide a behind the scenes look at scientific research that will inform you and help you inspire the next generation of scientists. We will start with a review of the scientific method and will conduct some of our own experiments to better understand the scientific […]
[…]allows groups of individuals to intentionally explore what they see and hear in the exhibition, to examine ideas and perceptions about race and racism and to have meaningful, facilitated conversation in a safe place. Participation in Race Exchanges will show that conversation around a significant, sensitive and divisive issue can […]
[…]this seminar experience is to provide a behind the scenes look at scientific research that will inform you and help you inspire the next generation of scientists. We will start with a review of the scientific method and will conduct some of our own experiments to better understand the scientific […]
[…]of the Seminar is to develop a fuller understanding not only of what animals “mean” to humans and how humans respond to animals, but how we address the “post-human condition.” Though this is NOT a biology class, we won’t shy away from zoology and physiology, as they are central to […]
[…]Road What a beautify description of color! We live in a world of unlimited color. So many shades, tones and hues. And they are all generated by the matter that makes up our world, which absorbs, reflects, scatters and emits light of every color, and ultimately inspires writers like Kerouac […]
[…]a flower, they sink roots, looking for universal implications…My roots are in North Carolina. [1]~ Romare Bearden Introduction The 28th of October was a Thursday, the last school day of the 1st academic quarter of the 2010-2011 school year. It was a gray day with overcast sky, yet temperate for […]
[…]and how conceiving time as a dimension rather than the measure of a progression challenges our comfortable but incomplete view. As if those challenges weren’t enough, different cultures perceive and react to time differently. Some view it as a linear progression. Some view it as cyclical. Some view it as […]
[…]practice through dance across various historical, cultural, sociopolitical, and religious contexts and to explore how we use repetition in our everyday lives. We will start with an introduction to the definition of dance as movement. We will then explore how dance hones energy and how this energy is generated, manifested, […]
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