7th Grade Global Awareness

Class will include but is not limited to the following subject matter:

• Colonization of Africa

• South Africa – Apartheid & Nelson Mandela

• Photojournalism in Africa – News bias and everyday life

• Rwandan Genocide – Factors, history & post-genocide Rwanda

• Witchdoctors and Western Religions – Duality of religion in Africa

• Child Soldiers in Sierra Leone

• Water usage and ownership in Africa

• Global Investment – China’s role in modern Africa

• Conservation – wildlife, culture, water, etc.

• Education in Africa

• Arab Spring – Egypt, Tunisia & Libya (Then and Now)

• Albinos in Tanzania

• Disease  and healthcare