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Contemporary Issues Seminar

Grades 11/12 (Grade 10 with department approval) - Semester - 1/2 credit

In this one semester course, students choose five to seven contemporary issues to study in depth. Some of the possible topics are: the worldwide AIDS epidemic; domestic violence against women in the world; the peace movements in the 1960’s, 1970’s and 2006; women in athletics; children as soldiers in the developing world; is the world safer now that the cold war is over; and the history of gangs in America. Students will be encouraged to suggest additional current topics.