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Theme: The Quest for Social Justice: (Re)-Inventing Society
The eighth grade year’s overarching theme is The Quest for Social Justice: (Re-)inventing Society. The course of study in all disciplines will guide, nurture, and develop in our students a sense of justice and equity. Informed by understandings of the past, students will begin to imagine the construction of a world in which they would like to live.
City: Boston
Concept: Imagination
How can we use imagination as a catalyst for social change?
How do we know about the intangible?
How do we use imagination to understand the world?
How do we document what we know?
City: Little Rock
Concept: Resistance
How do our ideals and imagination influence and change the world?
How are injustices redressed?
When do we shift from bystander to active participant?
How do we decide appropriate actions?
Why resist?
How do contexts affect perception?
City: Future City
Concept: Reflection
What is reflection?
How does reflection inform our progress?
How do we share memories?
How can put our ideals into practice?
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