FALL
Thurs Sept 12 Borderland: The Line Within film & talk with filmmakers Real Art Ways
Wed Sept 18 Stowe Prize Event: 2024 Winner: Dr. Bettina L. Love, author of Punished for
Dreaming: How School Reform Harms Black Children and How We Heal
Social Justice Fair, Immanuel Congregational Church, Hartford
Mon Sept 23 Ronald Reagan: His Life & Legend with Max Boot (virtual event) World Affairs
Council of CT
Sat Sept 28 CT Forum: Conversation with Jon Batiste and Suleika Jaouad Bushnell Theater
Wed Oct 2 Rosh Hashanah in the Park Elizabeth Park, West Hartford
Thurs Oct 10 Seminar with Arn Chorn-Pond, human rights activist
Mon Oct 21 FIELD TRIP w/ CAP: MASS MoCA **Required**
Tues Oct 22 Half-Earth Day virtual events
Thurs Oct 24 CT Forum: Nikole Hannah-Jones & Heather Cox Richardson in Conversation-
Reflections on a Complex America Bushnell Theater
Thurs Dec 19 Seminar video conference with a Syrian refugee- the NaTakallam program
Fri Jan 17 Watkinson’s MLK Day Observance
Fri Jan 17 Friday Prayers @ Farmington Valley American Muslim Center & conversation with Community Members
Mon Jan 20 MLK Day Events- free, virtual events
SPRING
Thurs Jan 16-30 Online Workshops with the Girls from Tembea High School, Kenya
Sun Jan 26 First Cathedral Baptist Church Service, Bloomfield
Wed Feb 5 University of Hartford 2025 MLK Event & Keynote Speaker “I Am My Ancestors' Wildest Dreams” Lincoln Theater
Thurs Feb 13 Digitally Invisible- Dr. Nicol Turner-Lee World Affairs Council CT Hartford Library
Sat Feb 22 Salam Ramadan 2025 Dinner Farmington Valley American Muslim Center
Mon Feb 19 Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat @ Real Art Ways
Thurs Feb 22 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts movies @ Real Art Ways
Tues Mar 4 ADL Never is Now Summit Javits Center NYC
Thurs Mar 6 CT Forum: Global Affairs **Required**
Thurs Apr 3 CT Forum: An Evening with José Andrés Bushnell Theater
Fri, Apr 4 Divine Geometry Islamic Art Exhibit at the Wadsworth Atheneum
Thur Apr 10 Seminar Speaker: Zach Kessler, J.D.Policy Advisor - Office of Terrorist Financing and Financial Crimes @ U.S. Dept of the Treasury
Wed Apr 23 NYC TRIP w/ CAP: Walking Tour & Buena Vista Social Club on Broadway **Required**
Mon Apr 28 Yom HaShoah Holocaust Observance at JCC (**Required for seniors- B block)
Sat May 17 Global Studies at the Night Market at Saint Andrew Dũng Lạc Parish, the Vietnamese Roman Catholic Quasi Parish at St. Mark the Evangelist, West Hartford
Thurs May 15 Global Studies Evening, Foisie Amphitheater at Watkinson
Wed May 21 Speaker: Attorney General of CT William Tong
Thurs May 27 Seminar Speakers: Khmer Magic Music Bus with Tom Gromak & Steve Reige
Mon June 2 Parkville Market, Hartford- Final Exam: Year of End Activity & Lunch!
Program Expectations:
Students are expected to attend and respond in writing to at least 9 global studies events or other learning experiences** throughout the year that engage in the program themes. These 9 events/experiences range from on-campus events held during GS Seminar, 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 |
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 | 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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