We Are the World and Global Village Unit

DAY 1 - THEME

WE CAN MAKE A DIFFERENCE!

“We cannot all do great things, 

But we can all do small things with great love.”  

"THEY" COULD BE "US"

    

~  Mother Teresa  

                  

"There, but for the grace of God, go I.”  

~ Anonymous

Real world problems?

            DAY 2 – THEME

"If you give a man a fish he can eat for a day.
If you teach a man to fish he can feed his village for a lifetime." ~ Proverb

"I have the audacity to believe that people everywhere

can have three meals a day for their bodies,

education and culture for their minds,

and dignity, equality, and freedom for their spirits."

~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

EDUCATION

MAKES A DIFFERENCE

                                                         

SELF-RELIANCE & DIGNITY

BEATRICE BIIRA                       WHERE IS SHE NOW?

WORLD FOOD 

CONSUMPTION AND DISTRIBUTION

(How many graham crackers did you have?)

DAY 3 - THEME

Causes of Conflict and Poverty in America and the World

(Living on the edge and invisible poverty)

"We have learned to fly the air like the birds

and swim the sea like fish,

But we have not learned the simple art of living together as brothers." ~Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Day 3 Video - 60 Min. "Hungry in America"
(13 min. video)

AT THE GLOBAL VILLAGE

Trial of Socrates and Mediterranean Feast!

MOCK TRIAL OF SOCRATES

PRESENTED BY WCS 8^TH GRADERS

april 13, 2017

399 bcE - TRIAL OF SOCRATES

Thank you to eighth grade parents and grandparents, teachers and friends who joined the Assembly of Athens as jurors. 

The 399 B.C. trial of Socrates was re-enacted by the eighth graders, and their guests participated by casting their votes.  Socrates was charged with “corrupting the youth of Athens” and “undermining their religious beliefs.”  Socrates faced death by hemlock if found guilty.  In their carefully crafted chitons and himations the speakers used their research from Plato’s Apology, Crito, and Phaedo, as well as other sources to sway the jury to their side.  
Socrates lives!

1^ST HOUR      Socrates - Played by Leah I. - found innocent

3^rd hour     Socrates - played by Caitlin M. -  Found innocent

4^th hour     sOCRATES - played by Harun R.- fOUND innocent

5^th hour     SOCRATES - played by Greyson B.. - FOUND Innocent

After the trial, the students enjoyed a 
wonderful Mediterranean Feast and dancing led by their classmates.  A special thank you to Rita Mattar, Brenda Issa and Jihane Zakharia for providing this delicious meal, and all of the organization and decorating which made it a true celebration!