General

Global Studies 2024

1. Hi from me

Kia ora, I’m Mr. Mitchell, your teacher for Global Studies in 2024. I am very much looking forward to the journey we will be undertaking this year. This journey will be starting off with Term 1’s focus on bringing you into the school, helping you find your footing under the term context of ‘He Waka Eke Noa’, the idea that we are all in the same boat. We are all in this together.

2. 'What is global’

Global Studies is MHJC’s class on culture, society and our place in the world. We use this class to examine the different ways that the world operates. This can be summarised as looking at how we mesh together and how we don’t: what lessons can we get from the different ways that humans and their societies have interacted with each other over time? Overall, we are looking at time, place and belonging.

3. Key things to know

There will be three classes per week, with extra time allotted for private homework time. Please bring your device to every lesson as while we may not end up using it, this is a BYOD school that expects a device be available should we need it for focused and guided learning.