'Congratulations to Annie & Kallie for their hard work and dedication to their studies. It is truly a massive achievement. They both took all 3 Humanities classes at iGCSE and continue to pursue humanities at A-level.
Annie chose to write her essay on Theology answering the question ‘Does God reward those who believe in him? If so, why?’ and Kallie wrote her essay answering the Economics question ‘What is the optimal global population?’. These topics show the diversity of interests that exist at SUIS Pudong Sanlin Campus.
When introducing new topics in humanities classes, we always engage in classroom discussions and independent research to try and relate the content to the students’ lives and current events around the world. Complete assignments through presentations, posters, short essays, and other forms. Field trip is also utilized to take students out of the classroom and reinforce the knowledge they have learned.
Students who choose Humanities subjects are curious about the world around them, they have a global mindset, good writing skills and like to understand multiple perspectives. This helps develop good communication skills, and empathy for others and helps students make sense of the world they wish to go out to explore, study and travel.
For all students, I would suggest immersing yourself in the subjects you enjoy and developing your English language skills to be proficient enough to understand, read and write complex arguments so you can excel in a humanities subject. Simple habits like reading the news regularly, reading English language non-fiction books, engaging in discussions, joining debate clubs, model UN or Humanities competitions allow you to explore and discuss complex ideas.'
