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Small class sizes and Harkness pedagogy — along with the support of incredible teachers — encourage Scholars to take an active role in their learning, developing a mindset of critical thinking and collaborative leadership while gaining subject-matter knowledge.
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Students will learn the basics of creating an original video from ideation to editing using Blender, an open-source editing program. At the 6th and 7th grade level, students will use a mix of open source media and their own recordings to produce short videos for social media. At the 8th and 9th grade level, students will create and refine a movie script using AI and then produce and edit an original short film. All scholars will come away with the skills to create videos that are meaningful to them, work in a production team, act in fictional and expository contexts, and analyze contemporary and historical media.
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In 1948, following WW2, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights which is regarded as a foundational text for the study and protection of basic human rights / dignity. In this course, students will explore the history of the declaration, examine all 30 of its articles, and apply this framework to an analysis of daily current events. As part of deepening an awareness of media literacy, students will consider the source of their news as well as come to understand how the perspective of both the writer and reader combine to shape an understanding of current events. Students conclude the course by focusing on a contemporary news story and presenting this story to the class with an emphasis on human rights.
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In this fun, hands-on course, we will use our creativity, imagination, awesome art supplies, and our individuality to create our own zines. What is a zine, you might wonder? A zine (rhymes with teen and tween) is a handmade mini-magazine that can take many forms. Zines can feature original drawings, photography, poetry, collages, comic and/or narrative storytelling, to name just a handful of possibilities. In other words, a zine allows you to focus on your passion projects in an inventive form that dates back to the 1930's, but became popular in the 1980s and 1990s. In this course, students will create several individual zines using different formats, such as the eight-page folding mini zines, the perfect bound zine, stitch-bound zine, tiny accordion matchbox zines, and standard booklets made from folded printer paper. Students will have the opportunity to reproduce (duplicate) at least one of their zines to share and/or swap with friends. As a culminating project, we will collaborate on a class-determined zine with contributions from everyone in the class. This class will provide students with new skills and new ways to creatively express and connect with others!
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This course was originally developed to teach Yale University students how the science of psychology can implore individuals to make wiser choices. Now adapted for teens, this class will use the same strategies to live a life that’s happier and more fulfilling. You’ll have the opportunity to enhance your own well-being by implementing a few simple research-based methods to your own life.
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What are the basic teachings of Hinduism, Buddhism, Judaism, Christianity, and Islam? What are the central practices in terms of holy days, rites of passage, and sacred rituals? Students in World Religions will draw upon the stories of young teens who practice the five religions listed above as a way to bring our study to life. Students will also explore their own faith traditions and/or secular philosophies in a concluding project that combines art, ritual, and music.
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