THE WORLD COURSE
FIRST GRADE: WE ARE ONE PEOPLE
WITH UNIVERSAL HUMAN NEEDS

Theme
l I nderstanding common humanity across various cultural differences
and common needs of all people.

Description

This year establishes the oneness of all human life through an investiga—
tion of a few universal human needs. Students learn about what food,
water, clothing, shelter, and respectful relationships look like around
the world, with a special focus on India. Their understanding of what
it means to care for one another and to meet basic needs is deepened
by activities involving taking care of plants and classroom pets. At the
beginning of the year, students are also given a blank map that they will
fill in over the course of the year with the geographical, historical, and
cultural information they learn about. The year ends with a project in
which Students create a “Book of Me” that includes photos, poems, and
essays about themselves, their homes, the foods they eat, their clothes,
their families, and their other needs and wants.

Looking Back

Our world is diverse and beautiful, and we can learn about it different ways.

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