Global Studies Program

List of 5 items.

• SPEAK

  Achieve at least one of the following: 
  

  • Four years of Chinese, French, or Spanish with no semester grade lower than B
  • Be an active member of the Chinese, French, or Spanish National Honor Society
  • Receive the Delaware Certificate of Multiliteracy

• STUDY

  Enroll and earn no less than a semester grade of B in at least four of the following classes: 
  

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

• ACT

  Complete at least three of the following: 
  

  • Host a visiting international student
  • Serve as an officer of a world language club
  • Present a TEDxYouth talk on an approved global studies topic
  • Demonstrate a commitment to an Archmere club that cultivates a global mindset, such as Model UN, Anime Club, and Habitat for Humanity.
  • Regularly participate in Community Service activities
  • Fund-raise for a global (social, medical, environmental, etc.) cause through participation in (or leadership of) a sponsored activity (e.g., The Changemakers Project)
  • Participate in the St. Norbert College Leadership Corps
  • Acheive proficiency of a new language through an accredited outside program
  • Represent Archmere's GSP mission-based ideals through course-based artistic expression (sculpture, painting, graphic design, short story, poetry, etc.) 
  • Compete in a writing or speech contest focusing on subjects related to global studies 

• TRAVEL

  Join at least one Archmere-sponsored international travel opportunity:
  

  • French exchange visit and host
  • Spanish exchange trip visit and host
  • Chinese exchange trip visit and host
  • Any curricular/cultural/spiritual/service travel opportunities: Jamaica, England, Costa Rica, Norbertine heritage, etc.

• SHARE

  Complete a shareable Capstone Project for a GSP Library:
  

  • Project must be approved and supervised by a member of the GSP committee
  • Student must feature GSP Mission-based personal growth and learning
  • Student must articulate a focused theme or message
  • Project should demonstrate the student's unique/personal talents or skills