Are you wondering what a Montessori-IB lesson feels like in A3? Would you like a window into an A3 student’s academic world for 90 minutes? You are invited to join Katie Ibes and Melanie Peterson-Nafziger (and maybe a few A3 students!) for a lesson from the 12th grade IB World History course on the Palestinian-Israeli conflict:
Thursday, February 25 from 6:30-8:00pm
in the Upper Humanities Room at GRS
Melanie will engage us in interpretation and conversation as she does with Great River's 11-12th grade students. At the end of this lesson you should be able to:
- explain what a collective memory narrative is,
- identify and analyze collective memory narratives that emerge from Israeli and Palestinian pop culture,
- recognize and understand competing narratives in the Palestinian-Israeli conflict,
- recognize that creating history involves interpretation not just a retelling of facts about the past, and
- envision the benefits and challenges of crafting bridging narratives that incorporate diverse historical narratives enabling the possibility of reconciliation.
We will explore these ideas together through presentation, pop music analysis, reading texts, and discussion. You are guaranteed to leave with deeper understanding of this conflict and a personal, dynamic experience of the rich studies explored in our Montessori IB A3 program. Parents and their 9-12th grade student are welcome to join!
If childcare is needed, please RSVP to Katie Ibes at kibes@greatriverschool.org by Friday, February 19.
We look forward to seeing you there!