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WCS – Parents’ Day 2005

Join us for WCS Parents' Day 2005 where we delve into the rich cultures of Classical Athens, Elizabethan London, and Turn of the Century NYC. Students will develop research, analysis, writing, collaboration, problem-solving, and presentation skills while gaining historical and literary knowledge. Witness the community of learners in action as we showcase projects and celebrate enduring values like respect, honesty, scholarship, balance, and courage.

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WCS – Parents’ Day 2005

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  1. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • Welcome • Idea of the Course • - Western Civilization • - English 10 • Western Civ Studies

  2. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • Classical Athens • Culture / History / Lit • Elizabethan London • Turn of Century NYC

  3. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • Classical Athens • Elizabethan London • Culture / History / Lit • Turn of Century NYC

  4. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • Classical Athens • Elizabethan London • Turn of Century NYC • Culture / History / Lit

  5. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • Skills • Research, analysis, • writing, collaboration, problem-solving, • presenting • Knowledge Historical, Literary • Habits of Mind • Seeing the world as complex, and comprehensible.

  6. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • Fall Term... • Peddie Project • Architecture Project • Drama Project • Ancient Greece (Cambridge) • Plato - Symposium • Sophocles - Antigone • Aristophanes - Lysistrata

  7. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • The Classes… • 21 curious students • Roles played • 2 teachers • Roles played • 23 folks • community of learners

  8. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • Our Work • Projects • Fall: Peddie & Greece / Architecture / Drama • Winter: The Elizabethan Year in Review (film) • Spring: The New York Documentary • On the network • Notes Database

  9. WCS – Parents’ Day 2005 • The Residue… • Mission Statement • …not only well prepared… but also confident and assured… • …reach for levels…not attempted before… • …measure their success… by the progress they make… • …enduring values require steady practice… • Respect / Honesty / Scholarship / Balance / Courage

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