Year-long/Required
Please note that this is a two-period, cocurricular class.
This integrated course fulfills both the social studies and Religion requirements for the 9th grade year. Religion and social studies content is fully integrated in all units, which are organized around the themes of colonization, health care, climate change, education, nationalism, and conflict and peace building. Students study world religions as a key component of understanding our global world and developing greater perspective-taking. Skills developed include geography, textual analysis and interpretation, inquiry, discussion, research and writing, and personal reflection. Students engage in case studies, seminar discussions, creative and real-world writing assignments, and Model UN. All 9th grade students take this class together, making it a formative part of the Forest Ridge 9th grade experience.
Prerequisite: None
Grade level: 9
Credit earned: 1.0 Social Studies and 1.0 Religious Studies