Global Contexts Global context Focus question(s) and description Example explorations Identities and Students will explore identity; Possible explorations to develop relationships beliefs and values; personal, and cooperation; teams, • Competition Who am I? Who are physical, mental, social and affiliation and leadership we? spiritual health; human Identity formation; self-esteem; status; roles • relationships including families, and role models friends, communities and Personal efficacy and agency; attitudes, • cultures; what it means to be motivation, independence; happiness and human. the good life Physical, psychological and • social development; transitions; health and well-being; lifestyle choices Human nature and human dignity; moral • reasoning and ethical judgment; consciousness and mind Orientation in space Students will explore personal Possible explorations to develop and time histories; homes and journeys; Civilizations and social histories, • What is the meaning turning heritage, pilgrimage, migration, and points in humankind; displacement and exchange of “where” discoveries; Epochs, eras, turning points and “when”? • “big history” explorations and migrations of Scale, duration, frequency and variability • humankind; the relationships Peoples, boundaries, exchange and interaction • between, and the Natural and human landscapes and resources • interconnectedness Evolution, constraints and adaptation • of, individuals and civilizations, from personal, local and global perspectives.
Global Contexts Global context Focus question(s) and description Example explorations Identities and relationships Who am I? Who are we? Students will explore identity; beliefs and values; personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual health; human relationships including families, friends, communities and cultures; what it means to be human. Possible explorations to develop • Competition and cooperation; teams, affiliation and leadership • Identity formation; self-esteem; status; roles and role models • Personal efficacy and agency; attitudes, motivation, independence; happiness and the good life • Physical, psychological and social development; transitions; health and well-being; lifestyle choices • Human nature and human dignity; moral reasoning and ethical judgment; consciousness and mind Orientation in space and time What is the meaning of “where” and “when”? Students will explore personal histories; homes and journeys; turning points in humankind; discoveries; explorations and migrations of humankind; the relationships between, and the interconnectedness of, individuals and civilizations, from personal, local and global perspectives. Possible explorations to develop • Civilizations and social histories, heritage, pilgrimage, migration, displacement and exchange • Epochs, eras, turning points and “big history” • Scale, duration, frequency and variability • Peoples, boundaries, exchange and interaction • Natural and human landscapes and resources • Evolution, constraints and adaptation
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