Benefits
Students taking the Lower Secondary Global Perspectives course will:
- Develop their research, analysis and evaluation skills
- Learn about a wide variety of cultures, perspectives and traditions
- Become critical thinkers by studying topics such as cultural identity and human rights
- Improve their ability to study independently as they progress through the course at their own pace
Course advice
The Lower Secondary Global Perspectives course assumes no prior knowledge and commences from the basics.
Students are encouraged to enrol on the Year 7 course to start with, irrespective of their year of study. This will help students better embed the skills that are an integral part of the course.
This course follows the Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives Curriculum Framework.
Study time will be 3 hours per week to complete each year of the Lower Secondary Global Perspectives course plus time for completing assignments.