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Pursuing the Endorsement

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Pursuing the Endorsement
Pursuing the Endorsement

There are a few different paths through the Humanities program. Attached here are a couple of links. One goes to our one-page document that gives a rundown of the program and its big goals as well as the various ways to pursue “experiential unit” credit toward completing a major or minor endorsement. The second link goes to one potential path through the program.

As you can see, we have worked to make it possible for a student to achieve the major requirements through coursework alone. It was important that we develop a program that could be pursued concurrently with an endorsement program in STEM or the Arts Conservatory or any of the other Valor endorsement programs.

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Galapagos Island Discovery Experience
Galapagos Island Discovery Experience

The Ecuador and Galapagos Discovery trip this past summer is an excellent example of how Discovery experiences extend our students' learning into the real world. When talking about Ecology in Biology class, students learn how ecologists study ecosystems and the challenges they face in preserving our natural world. Are certain species endangered? Do they need particular conservation action? How are we impacting them? However, none of these questions can be answered until we know the types and population levels of species that exist there. This is a challenging but essential job that our students were able to participate in! 

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