We are excited to announce that we have introduced a brand-new way of teaching Global Perspectives in our school!
This year, instead of just learning about a range of topics in isolation of each other, our students have designed their own cities and are presented with a new crisis each week. They learn about the issue and do further research to see how these issues are being addressed in different countries around the world. Once they have completed their research, the students work together to develop their own solutions to these crises, based on the examples they have learned about.
Not only does this approach develop creativity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills, it also allows our students to be even more engaged in their learning, as they are taking an active role in creating and solving problems in their own community. By designing their own cities, they are learning about urban planning, transportation, infrastructure, and other key components that make up a thriving community. They are also learning how to compromise on key issues and how to use questions rather than statements to provide each other constructive feedback that allows for ideas to be developed further.
In the picture below, the white sheets of paper indicate the flood zones that the students had to consider when they were dealing with the crisis of flooding in their cities.
