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Tues Sept 9 A Tale of Two Kings: Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and the Future of Power in the

Middle East World Affairs Council of CT Virtual

Wed Sept 17 Stowe Prize Event: 2025 Winner: Percival Everett, author of James: A Novel

Social Justice Fair & talk at Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford

Mon Sept 22 Rosh Hashanah in the Park Elizabeth Park, West Hartford

Sat Oct 4 Meet-Up at the Mid-Autumn Festival-Night Market, Saint Andrew Dũng Lạc

Parish, Vietnamese Parish- St. Mark the Evangelist, West Hartford

Tues Oct 7 FIELD TRIP w/ CAP: Bethel Woods Center for the Arts **Required**

Wed Oct 8 CT Forum: On Pop Culture, Comedy and Change with Roxane Gay and Amber

Ruffin Bushnell Theater

Wed Oct 22 Unraveling Order with David Sanger: Russia, China, & the U.S. Mark Twain

House & Museum.

Wed Oct 22 Sports and Human Rights Summit at The Dodd Center for Human Rights at

UCONN Keynote with Tommie Smith & John Carlos, Moderated by

Bill Rhoden **Optional**

Thurs Oct 23 Sports and Human Rights Summit at The Dodd Center for Human Rights at

UCONN **Required for Juniors**

Fri Oct 24 Sports and Human Rights Summit at The Dodd Center for Human Rights at

UCONN **Required for Seniors**

Thurs Nov 6 Conversation with H.E. Esteban Moctezuma Barragán, Ambassador of Mexico

to the U.S. Studio A at CT Public Hartford

Wed Nov 12 The New Global Disorder with Ambassador Michael McFaul World Affairs

Council of CT Virtual

Tues Nov 18 Conversation with Hon. Kevin Rudd, Australia’s Ambassador to the U.S. and

former Prime Minister

Wed Dec 10 Seminar Speaker: Enos Magaga, former Tembea High School Teacher and

current student at Harvard’s Master’s in Education Leadership,

Organization and Entrepreneurship program

Jan 15-28 Virtual Workshops with the Girls from Tembea High School, Kenya

Fri Jan 16 Watkinson’s MLK Day Observance

Mon Jan 19 MLK Day Events- free, virtual events

Sat Jan 24 CT Forum: On Democracy and the Future of the Parties with Pete Buttigieg and

Jonah Goldberg Bushnell Theater **Required**

SPRING

Sat Jan 31 Salam Ramadan Dinner Farmington Valley American Muslim Center

Sun Feb 1 Voice of Hope: Holocaust Book event & Kosher brunch

Thurs Mar 12 CT Forum: The Future of the Environment with Michael Regan and Bill

McKibben Bushnell Theater

Mon April 13 Yom HaShoah Holocaust Observance at JCC (**Required for seniors- B block)

Mon April 20 Seminar video conference with a refugee- the NaTakallam program

Tues April 21 What Happens if Democracy Fails? With Asha Rangappa World Affair

Council of CT

Wed April 22 NYC TRIP w/ CAP: 9/11 Memorial & Joe Turner’s Come

and Gone matinee on Broadway **Required**

Sun April 26 First Cathedral Baptist Church Service, Bloomfield

Thurs April 30 Canada-Mexico-US: Power, Politics, & the Path Forward

World Affair Council of CT

Fri May 1 CT Forum: Lessons From History featuring John Meacham (optional)

Bushnell Theater

Thurs May 14 Global Studies Evening, Foisie Amphitheater at Watkinson

Wed May 27 Seminar Speaker: Mike Cabrey, retired U.S. Army Colonel and current Trustee

Discussion about the war in Iran

Fri May 29 Friday Prayers @ Farmington Valley American Muslim Center & conversation

with Community Members

Mon June 1 Parkville Market, Hartford- Final Exam: Year of End Activity & Lunch!

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Program Expectations:

Students are expected to attend and respond in writing to at least 9 Global Studies events or other learning experiences that occur outside our Global Studies Seminar** which engage in the program themes. These 9 events/experiences range from events occurring outside our B block (e.g, Club Time) or outside the school day (evening virtual or in-person event we all attend). Students may attend events independently as part of their 9 required annual events. In asking students to commit to Global Studies, we expect they will make time in their schedules to attend and respond in writing to these events.

**Type of Event/Experience	Do I write a reflection?	Does it count towards the 9 Required?
Speaker joins us during Seminar	Yes	No- just a regular reflection
Speaker joins us during a special Club Time talk	Yes, if you want	Yes
I attend an in-person or virtual talk in the evening	Yes, if you want	Yes
I attend the required religious service or field trip	Yes	Yes
I go on a trip, visit a museum, or other event on my own	Yes, if you want	Yes
I read a book, watch a documentary, or engage in another learning experience	Yes, if you want	Yes, but no more than 2 of this type count towards the 9

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