Dates: TBD (4-part extended PULSE program)
Theme: CONFLICT AND HUMAN RIGHTS
Times: TBA
Grades: 7-8, 9-12
Cost: $300 per VC or membership price*
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Over the past ten years, more than 5.4 million men, women, and children have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo primarily due to the consequences of its civil war (diseases, bloodshed, etc.). Just recently, the on-going conflict in the DRC has been splashed in the major headlines as the country is on the brink of another war. In this special PULSE series, students will learn to identify the root causes of the conflict and the humanitarian and environmental issues as a result of it. In addition, students will learn to celebrate the history and culture of the DRC and identify the ways to bring hope to its future.
All GNG programs are aligned with the U.N. Millennium Development Goals:
- Goal 1: Eradicate extreme poverty and hunger
- Goal 2: Achieve universal primary education
- Goal 3: Promote gender equality and empower women
- Goal 4: Reduce child mortality
- Goal 5: Improve maternal health
- Goal 6: Combat HIV/AIDS, malaria and other diseases
- Goal 7: Ensure environmental sustainability
- Goal 8: Develop a Global Partnership for Development
The DRC program is aligned with these National Educational Standards:
Civics and Government Standards
- Topic IV: What is the relationship of the United States to other nations and to world affairs?
Geography Standards
Human Systems
- Standard 9: The characteristics, distribution, and migration of human populations on Earth’s surface.
- Standard 10: The characteristics, distributions, and complexity of Earth’s cultural mosaics.
- Standard 11: The patterns and networks of economic interdependence on Earth’s surface.
- Standard 13: How forces of cooperation and conflict among people influence the division and control of Earth’s surface.
Environment and Society
- Standard 14: How human actions modify the physical environment.
- Standard 15: How physical systems affect human systems.
- Standard 16: The changes that occur in the meaning, use, distribution, and importance of resources.
Social Studies Standards
- Strand III: People, Places, and Environments
- Strand IV: Individual Development and Identity
- Strand V: Individuals, Groups, and Institutions
- Strand VI: Power, Authority, and Governance
- Strand IX: Global Connections
- Strand X: Civic Ideals and Practices
World History Standards
- Era 2: Early Civilizations and the Emergence of Pastoral Peoples, 4000-1000 BCE
- Era 3: Classical Traditions, Major Religions, and Giant Empires, 1000 BCE-300 CE
- Era 5: Intensified Hemispheric Interactions 1000-1500 CE
- Era 8: A Half-Century of Crisis and Achievement, 1900-1945
- Era 9: The 20th Century Since 1945: Promises & Paradoxes
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