26-27 BPS Course Catalog - Flipbook - Page 79
221920 Court Cases: Constitutional History - Founding through Civil War (Groves)
In this course, students will explore the development of the Constitution and its impact on future generations. Students will
connect the origins of the United States to foundations of law, and investigate the social, economic, political, and legal
developments affecting the interpretation of the Constitution from its formative years through the Civil War. Students will develop
an understanding of the Supreme Court and the Constitution, and how its decisions impact their world. An interactive,
participatory approach to learning is emphasized, including debate, mock court simulations, and Socratic discussions.
Prerequisites: None
Grades Taught: 11, 12
Credit: .25
NCAA Approved
221930 Court Cases: Constitutional History - Reconstruction through the Modern Court (Groves)
In this course, students will explore the development of the Constitution and its impact on future generations. Students will
connect the origins of the United States to foundations of law, and investigate the social, economic, political, and legal
developments affecting the interpretation of the Constitution from a period of rapid industrialization through the modern day.
Students will develop an understanding of both the Supreme Court and the Constitution, and how its decisions impact their world.
An interactive, participatory approach to learning is emphasized, including debate, mock court simulations, and Socratic
discussions.
Prerequisites: None
Grades Taught: 11, 12
Credit: .25
NCAA Approved
240520 Global Issues (Groves)
This course examines the development and future implications of major global problems resulting from the social, political,
economic, military, and technological interdependence of the peoples of the world. Students consider major issues such as human
rights, war and peace in the post-Cold War age, terrorism, international migration, global environmental challenges, and nuclear
proliferation. A case study approach is emphasized, with teacher generated supplemental materials which are continually updated.
Students who have taken or are simultaneously enrolled in Excel Global Studies are not permitted to take this course.
Prerequisites: None
Grades Taught: 11, 12
Credit: .25
NCAA Approved
221320 Roots of Western Philosophy Honors (Groves)
This class will focus on the early roots of Western philosophy by analyzing the major concepts of Greek philosophers like Socrates,
Plato, and Aristotle. Then we will examine the medieval and Renaissance philosophers like St. Augustine and Aquinas. It will
conclude by examining the major disagreement between Rationalists like Descartes and Spinoza vs. the Empiricists like Locke,
Hume, and Berkeley. The big topics we will tackle will include an emphasis on ethics, an examination of Plato’s Allegory of the
Cave, fate vs. free will, and philosophers’ arguments for and against the existence of a higher power, and an analysis of how we
know what we know (epistemology).
Prerequisites: None
Grades Taught: 10, 11, 12
Credit: .25
22232BL World War II ( Seaholm) Even Years Only
This one semester class will look at all aspects of the Second World War. Tracing the origins back to the First World War, there will
be an examination of the causes of the war, and an exploration into possible alternative policies that might have prevented war
from occurring. The events of the war in both the European and Pacific Theaters, and the impact of the war on civilians of all
nationalities will be reviewed. Finally, the effects of the war, including a look at the origins of the Cold War, will be included. The
course will take on an interdisciplinary focus as it explores one of the most turbulent eras in human history. This is a blended class.
Prerequisites: None
Grades Taught: 11, 12
Credit: .5 NCAA Approved
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