A study of cultural development, both Canadian and international, with specific reference to arts policies for education of the general public. This course will take place in conjunction with a series of public lectures on this topic, together with separate seminars. The examination of current topics or problems in play, drama, and arts education as related to curriculum studies. Issues will be identified from all age levels of education as well as from dramatic play, each of the arts disciplines, and aesthetic education as a whole. Students will address one specific topic through self-directed learning and present the results in an appropriate form.
Topics vary from year to year depending upon interests of course members.
Students will approach problems inductively and experientially. It is intended that the course will provide students with a practical grounding for theses, dissertations, and research projects. This course examines the nature of spirituality. After exploring various conceptions of spirituality the course then examines how it can be part of the school curriculum in a non-threatening manner. More specifically, the course explores the nature of the soul and how the soul can be nourished in the classroom through approaches such as imagery, dreams, journal writing, and forms of contemplation.