GLOBAL CONTEXTS

Global Context Description Explorations

Possible explorations to develop

Who am I? Who are we?
• Competition and cooperation; teams, affiliation and
Students will explore: leadership
Identities and • identity; • Identity formation, self-esteem, status, roles and role
• beliefs and values; models
relationships
• personal, physical, mental, social and spiritual • Personal efficacy and agency; attitudes, motivations,
health; independence; happiness and the good life
• human relationships including families, friends, • Physical, psychological and social development;
communities and cultures; • transitions; health and wellbeing; lifestyle choices
• what it means to be human. • Human nature and human dignity; moral reasoning and
ethical judgment; consciousness and mind

What is the meaning of “where” and “when”?

Possible explorations to develop
Students will explore
• personal histories; • Civilizations and social histories, heritage; pilgrimage,
Orientation in time • homes and journeys; migration, displacement and exchange
• turning points in humankind; • Epochs, eras, turning points and “big history”
and space
• discoveries; • Scale, duration, frequency and variability
• explorations and migrations of humankind; • Peoples, boundaries, exchange and interaction
• the relationships between, and the • Natural and human landscapes and resources
interconnectedness of, individuals and • Evolution, constraints and adaptation
civilizations, from personal, local and global
perspectives.
 What is the nature and purpose of creative Possible explorations to develop
expression?
• Artistry, craft, creation, beauty
• Products, systems and institutions
Personal and cultural Students will explore:
• Social constructions of reality; philosophies and ways of
expression • the ways in which we discover and express ideas,
life; belief systems; ritual and play
feelings, nature, culture, beliefs and values;
• Critical literacy, languages and linguistic systems;
• the ways in
• histories of ideas, fields and disciplines; analysis and
• which we reflect on, extend and enjoy our
• argument
creativity;
• Metacognition and abstract thinking
• our appreciation of the aesthetic.
• Entrepreneurship, practice and competence

How do we understand the world in which we live?

Possible explorations to develop
Students will explore:
• Systems, models, methods; products, processes and
• the natural world and its laws; solutions
Scientific and technical • the interaction between people and the natural • Adaptation, ingenuity and progress
world;
innovation • Opportunity, risk, consequences and responsibility
• how humans use their understanding of scientific
• Modernization, industrialization and engineering
principles;
• Digital life, virtual environments and the Information Age
• the impact of scientific and technological
• The biological revolution
• advances on communities and environments;
• Mathematical puzzles, principles and discoveries
• the impact of environments on human activity;
how humans adapt environments to their needs.

How is everything connected?

Possible explorations to develop

Globalization and Students will explore:

• Markets, commodities and commercialization
• the interconnectedness of human-made systems
sustainability • Human impact on the environment
and communities;
• Commonality, diversity and interconnection
• the relationship between local and global
• Consumption, conservation, natural resources and public
processes;
goods
• how local experiences mediate the global;
• Population and demography
 • the opportunities and tensions provided by world- • Urban planning, strategy and infrastructure
interconnectedness;
• the impact of decision-making on humankind and
the environment.

What are the consequences of our common Possible explorations to develop

humanity?
• Democracy, politics, government and civil society
Students will explore: • Inequality, difference and inclusion
Fairness and • rights and responsibilities; • Human capability and development; social entrepreneurs
development • the relationship between communities; • Rights, law, civic responsibility and the public sphere
• Justice, peace and conflict management
• sharing finite resources with other people and
• Power and privilege
with other living things; • Authority, security and freedom
• access to equal opportunities; • Imagining a hopeful future
• peace and conflict resolution.