As they plan this city throughout the curriculum, they will communicate with students around the world and talk to United Nations experts. They will explore their own communities and share their findings with students in cities in other parts of the the world. These are History, Social Studies, Geography, Economics, Global Studies, Government and Civics, World Civilizations, Current Events and Environmental Studies. Grades 4 and 12, on either end of the spectrum, will also benefit from many aspects of the curriculum. With over half the world projected to live in urban centres by the year 2000, the city has taken on a much higher profile in the vision of the future.
Cities already play a major role in all our lives, and their growth has been far from a bad thing.
Cities have produced the greatest structures, cultures and economies. In fact, in many cases they are adding to global problems such as pollution. While each unit comes with its own set of objectives, these are the general objectives of the curriculum. Students will acquire or further develop specific analytical, descriptive and expressive skills in the course of this curriculum.