Global Studies Program

List of 5 items.

• SPEAK

  Achieve at least one of the two following standards:

  • Four (4) years of Chinese, French, or Spanish with no semester grade falling below a B
  • Three (3) years of Chinese, French, or Spanish with no semester grade falling below a B + the Delaware Certificate of Multiliteracy

• STUDY

  Enroll, and earn no less than a semester grade of B, in at least three (3) of the following classes:

  • Norbertine Spirituality
  • World Religions
  • Honors Theology Seminar
  • Faith in History
  • Christian Service
  • Social Justice
  • Cultural Perspectives
  • Cultural Geography
  • Civil Rights
  • Contemporary Global Issues (CGI)
  • Conflict and Culture
  • AP World History: Modern
  • AP European History
  • AP Capstone, focusing on global issue in either AP Seminar or AP Research AP Environmental Science

• ACT

  Complete at least two (2) of following:

  • Host a visiting international student
  • Present a TEDxYouth talk on an approved global studies topic 
  • Demonstrate a commitment to an Archmere club that
    cultivates a global mindset (Model UN, Anime Club, DEI, Habitat for Humanity, International Club, etc.)
  • Log 10-15 hours in Archmere’s Community Service program
  • Fund-raise for a global (social, medical, environmental, etc.) cause through participation in (or leadership of) a sponsored activity (e.g., The w Project)
  • Participate in the St. Norbert College Leadership Corps
  • Achieve intermediate proficiency of a new language through an accredited program outside Archmere
  • Compete in a writing or speech contest focusing on subjects related to global studies 
  • Earn the Delaware Certificate of Multiliteracy in any language
  • Represent Archmere’s GSP mission-based ideals through
    course-based artistic expression (sculpture, painting,
    graphic design, short story, poetry, etc.) 
  • Engage in independent programs, initiatives, fund-raising,
    etc., outside Archmere that focus on global initiatives
  • Participate in the University of Delaware World Language Showcase
  • Propose your own global studies “act” to the Global Studies
    Coordinator and negotiate its requirements
  • Engage in organized international travel outside Archmere to meet goals related to culture, spirituality, athletics, service, etc. 
  • Participate/present at one of the DEI-sponsored Culture Nights
  • Enroll in the National Security Language Initiative for Youth (NSLI-Y) online or overseas

• TRAVEL

  Join at least one (1) Archmere-sponsored international travel opportunity:
  
  

  World Language and Culture Department exchange:

  • French exchange visit and host
  • Spanish exchange trip visit and host
  • Chinese exchange trip visit and host

  Any Archmere-based curricular/cultural/spiritual/service travel opportunities available through the Global Studies Program: 

  • Nicaragua, India, England, Costa Rica, Belize, Norbertine heritage, etc.

• SHARE

  Complete a shareable capstone project for a GSP Library or participate in an Oral Interview:
  
  

  the GSP Project must:

  • Be approved and supervised by the Global Studies Coordinator
  • Feature GSP Mission-based personal growth and learning
  • Articulate a focused theme or message
  • Demonstrate the student’s unique/personal talents or skills

  or
  

  in a recorded Oral Interview the student will:

  • Prepare and read a 75-100 word statement that defines their GSP experiences
  • Take questions, posed to them by an assembled panel, about their GSP experiences
  • Through a comprehensive review, share the insights they gained through their GSP experiences