Secondary Social Sciences

Monthly Updates 📓

November Update:

Both classes have wrapped up their civics units of study and have learned a lot in regards to different styles of government, civic responsibilities and democratic values, political campaigns, civil rights movements, and responsible civic participation. They also developed their critical thinking skills by evaluating the effectiveness of government and civic action in a variety of contexts. Our next term will cover economics and geography. I wish all of you the best over this holiday season, safe travels for those who will go abroad, and I look forward to starting the new term with excitement!

Enjoy the holidays! 🎄🎉

October Update:

Both Sulwe and Enjuba students continued their lessons on civics. Sulwe students have been looking into civic responsibilities, democratic values, and social participation through the lense of the American Revolution and the foundations of democratic governments. They are also learning how to compare the development of constitutions around the world including the U.S., Kenya, and European countries. They are also investigating different approaches to democracy to understand how this affects citizen participation. Enjuba students have been looking into civic participation in the context of the civil rights movement in the U.S. in the 1950s and 1960s and comparing that to current events in Kenya. Students are also learning about their civic duties and developing ideas about how, as citizens, they can influence and create positive change in their communities, by looking at civil rights and freedoms in different constitutions.

September Update:

This past month, the Sulwe class has been learning about constitutions in different countries, and different levels of government (tribal, local, state, federal) in both the Kenyan and international contexts. They have also been learning about and analyzing the effectiveness of government actions and cooperation between governments and international organizations. We have come to the end of our first civics unit and students are currently working on a research project that explains government and organizational responses to world issues and evaluates the effectiveness of actions. Their final project is due on Tuesday, October 22nd, when we return from our mid-term break.

I am very proud of the engagement, participation, understanding, curiosity, and discussion that the students have shown this term. Keep up the great work!

In our Enjuba class, students have been learning about various political structures, types of governments, the development of different political ideologies, alliances, treaties, and international agreements, and their impact on societies in the contexts of World War 1, the interwar period, and the Second World War. Students have also looked at propaganda and media, the role of citizens, and socio-economic impacts of the wars. They are currently in the process of reviewing key ideas and concepts from our first unit in preparation for their unit 1 assessment on Friday, October 4th.

They have engaged well in our lessons, taken lots of notes, asked thoughtful questions, and contributed many opinions backed by deep thought and analysis. Their engagement has led to a good understanding of the topics, keep it up!