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International Studies Program | ||||
International Studies!Bringing the WORLD to Dunbar!! We are sooo excited!!!  During the month of February, Dunbar Middle School will have a very special guest. Dr. Herbert Woodward Martin will grace our school with his presence. Dr. Martin is a renowned poet and award-winning author. He is well known for his reading performances of Paul Laurence Dunbar. Dr. Martin will visit Dunbar the first week in February. He will present Paul Laurence Dunbar's poetry in character for the school and community. He will visit classrooms to speak with students about poetry, creative writing, and African American literature. He will also give a professional development workshop on creative writing and African American literature. Year-Long Electives 6th grade students will have the opportunity to take an exploratory course each 9 weeks to learn more about Spanish, Latin, German, and French language and culture. This will assist students in selecting a foreign language to pursue for further study. Students may take a year-long elective in which they examine the environment and global issues in other countries through engaging activities that include a recycling program, work in the Dunbar garden, and many hands-on programs. Students study the crats and art of different countries in Africa, Latin America, Europe, and Asia. Students will produce unique crafts from each unit of study. Students will have the opportunity to undertake an in-depth study of Indonesian history and culture, to study an economic unit on the Tea Trade 7 Opium Wars, to complete an issues through use of primary source documents. Advanced language study allows students to build a strong foundation for study of foreign languages in ways that engage and challange them. Language Choices:Spanish, Latin, German, French Curriculum Connections Through the use of novels set in other countries, students examine other cultures through literature connections. The life stories of international scientist, artist, mathematicians, writers, and may other notable figures are interwoven in content areas through the reading of biographies. The 21st Century rank for Dunbar's after school program allows students to learn yoga, international cooking, world crafts, and ballroom dancing as well as to receive small group tutoring in math. Interested?!? To set up a time to tour Dunbar and/or have a student shadow an Internatinal Studies student contact:Heather Dorsey, (501) 447-2657 : Email me |
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