Week Seven

This Week

I can't believe I'm writing "Week 7" in the headline, but it really is! This week students continued watching Invictus, a movie about the South African rugby team that helped bring the country of South Africa together after the fall of apartheid. Through this movie, students are able to understand on an emotional level what elements of racial tension existed in South Africa and how Mandela used sports to help bring about racial reconciliation in the newly fashioned "Rainbow Nation." Students also analyzed the Bill of Rights sections of the United States Constitution and South African Constitution in order to see how the prior shared experiences of both nations and the passage of time helped to inform the documents they created to govern their new nations.


Students also went on a trip Thursday to our parent institution, Wright State University, where they were able to talk with current students, visit the colleges within WSU, and just see the campus. It was a fun visit and students had a great time learning about my alma mater. If any of them want to know more about what it's like to go to WSU from an alum and current student, I am always happy to share my experiences with them!

Here are some photos from the trip -

Students got to go on a campus tour, during which they saw many of the colleges, the student rec center, and the dorms.

Students heard from a panel of current WSU students about what college life is like.

Students visiting the science labs, where Board President Dr. David Goldstein works.

Upcoming Week

Students will be reading a book in Sierra Leone entitled A Long Way Gone in Language Arts. Ms. Reid has asked me to post her letter to parents on my blog, which you can READ HERE.

Students will also be continuing our study of South Africa and next week they will take part in the new role-play activity I have for them to do. It should be a fun week.

Lastly, because I forgot to tell students early enough what this week's geo quiz would be, I did not have them do a geo quiz this week. Next Friday, however, they will be taking the geo quiz on the countries of Southern Africa, so they should use THIS QUIZ to study for it.

Have a great weekend!

~Mr. Grieve