Cultural Perspectives

Welcome to the world of the ‘cultural perspectives’

Students will choose a cultural perspective per term and each course has one or two sessions per week.

Teachers use their creativity, backgrounds and/or wider interest to design a cultural perspective course that appeals to students. Students must choose and stay on board their chosen cultural experience. It is not an opt-in. 

We design these perspectives to particularly:

• encourage creativity and wider reading
• spark interest and generate a sense of ‘awe and wonder’ around a topic or event
• give students genuine opportunities to talk, debate and show leadership
• be rooted in spiritual, moral, social and cultural education.

Students also have to submit a final response to each cultural perspectives course. It doesn’t necessarily follow the response has to be an essay! The response expected will reflect the cultural perspective itself, naturally blending with the topic, delivery and content of the course itself. It could be a presentation, artefact, dramatic piece – who knows?

The teacher’s judgement on the quality of the response will be included in our reports to parents and feedback to students.

Here are the titles of the Courage Term Cultural Perspective Courses:

• Jamaican Journey: A Cultural Exploration
• The role of dance in different cultures 
• Film Club
• Who are you? The Psychology behind your personality
• Representation of Men in the Media 
• Food and Culture
• Introduction to Music Composition.
• Creative Writing: Fiction
• Zine Making 
• History of Mathematics
• Science of food and culture 
• Cultural Kaleidoscope: Understanding Humanity
• The Psychology of Eating Behaviour
• Handling my finances 
• Promoting Health and Wellbeing
• Climate

What students have had to say about Cultural Perspectives this year:

The discussions have broadened my perspectives and encouraged me to confront complex societal issues with courage and empathy

This Cultural Perspective has helped me realise the importance of being interested in things outside of academics.

Through this course, I’ve not only prepared for the challenges of university but also the joy of lifelong learning.

“Cultural Perspectives has nurtured my curiosity, honed my critical thinking skills, and instilled in me a profound appreciation for the power of knowledge.”