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Our social science classes will focus on history, government, economics, geography and culture.  We will explore everything from the U.S. War on Terrorism to the Civil War.  This classes are designed to give students insight and preparation for college level social science courses and optional enrollment to take the Advance Placement (AP) courses and/or the examine for college credits.  The classes are student-centered and will engage learners in interpersonal and intrapersonal skills.  We will do webQuests, debates, Socratic circles, videos, role-playing, and PowerPoints, etc.  Learners will focus on improving and refining their analytical and critical thinking skills by reading through primary and secondary sources in addition to the textbook to holistically scrutinize the social sciences.  As a class we will examine our history to learn from the past and apply what we learn to our own lives and to create a better future.  Finally, the class will focus on affecting and “be[ing] the change in the world you want to see.”-Mohandas Gandhi  

Meet Mr. Metropoulos and family. 

Here are pictures of the Acropolis in Athens, Greece. 

I have been fortunate enough to actually see the temple of Athena for myself.

Above is pictures of the Palace of Versailles on your left and the "Hall of Mirrors" inside the palace on your right.

Here is my family

Above is my wife Kemba and I at my cousin Danny's wedding. Below is my dog Douglass

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Below are some amazing websites that are free and you can use to study and learn about all subjects for free:

http://quizlet.com/

Quizlet -Electronic Flashcards, games, and take practice tests for any subject

http://prezi.com/

-Prezi helps build dynamic and interactive presentations  

http://www.sparknotes.com/

-A website that offers questions to help students prepare for quizzes and tests study

http://www.slideshare.net/

-Slideshare is a great resource to look at presentations of subjects

http://www.pptpalooza.net/

-All kinds of PowerPoints and presentations on American history

https://bubbl.us/

-Brain Storming and Mind Mapping Program 

http://animoto.com/

-Animoto helps you make movies about any topic

http://www.xtranormal.com/

-Xtranormal is a great program that makes animated historical people come to life

http://www.drawzit.com/

 -Draw and Create Images

http://www.glogster.com/

-Glogster lets you created digital posters and storyboards that you can make public and share with the world

http://www.schooltube.com/

-Watch Student Videos. Watch SchoolTube videos created by students & teachers about everything from Anime to Zoology

http://colleges.usnews.rankingsandreviews.com/best-colleges

-U.S. College Rankings and Information

http://www.edmodo.com

-Edmodo provides a safe and easy way for your class to connect and collaborate, share content, and access homework, grades and school notices

Below are some amazingly interesting and valid news sources:

http://www.npr.org/

-National Public Radio

    http://www.bbc.com/

   -British Broadcasting Coropration

    http://www.nytimes.com/

 -New York Times Newspaper

 http://www.latimes.com/

 -Los Angeles Times Newspaper

  http://www.washingtonpost.com/

 -The Washington Post Newspaper

Below are some really great websites for making videos on your own.  These websites help you do everything from use free music and produce effects to make your movies look professional: 

(Video Editing) Video Pad Editing - http://www.nchsoftware.com/videopad/index.html

(Sound Editing) Wave Sound Editing - http://www.nch.com.au/wavepad/index.html?gclid=CKC925bg-7cCFac7MgodMEMACA 

(Special Effects) WAX 2.0 - http://wax.en.softonic.com/ 

(Sound Effects) Freesound - http://www.freesound.org/ 

(Free text, words, and different fonts) Dafont - http://www.dafont.com/ 

   (Get free Royalty-free music to add to your videos) - http://incompetech.com/music/royalty-free/index.html?feels%5B%5D=Calming 

(Download royalty-free images, high resolution stock photos, vector art and illustrations from Thinkstock) - http://www.thinkstockphotos.com/

Below are some websites that will teach you how to write code and create your own original video games.

(Great program that fives you step by step tutorials on how to program video game code) -  http://csedweek.org/learn

(This is a free program that can be download to help you design your own video games) - http://www.raywenderlich.com/24252/beginning-game-programming-for-teens-with-python

Let's take a look at our world from outer space.

Above are the neighborhoods of Chesterfield, Ballwin, Maryland Heights, Creve Coeur, and Saint Louis City.  These are the neighborhoods that make up Collegiate SChool of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School's community. 

Satellite image of Collegiate School of Medicine and Bioscience Magnet High School.

Mr. N. Metropoulos classes focus on not just memorizing facts, but understanding why things are the way they are, how things change and most importantly how WE can change the world for the better. Our students today are our future and we must nurture, expose them to many different views, and help them grow to be positive global citizens.