Fundamental to the Muskegon Catholic Central Senior Seminar is the exploration of human rights, within the context of Catholic Social Teaching. Following an introduction to human rights within the context of Catholic Social Teaching, students will consider how human rights relate to them, their community, their country and their world. They will identify a social justice issue or a violation of a human right that ‘calls’ or inspires them to take action.
Getting Started:
Explore Human Rights: Over the course of the school year, students will learn about human rights through their service experience, reading and considering the implications of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 7 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Students will also view and evaluate various interpretations of the UDHR and then have the opportunity to create original interpretations of their own.
Students will Become Aware and Informed: Researching to become aware and informed is the second step toward becoming a defender of human rights. Having identified a spark that incites them, students will work toward becoming an expert on selected issues. In the lessons, students will first write letters expressing their interest to work on a project. Following this, students will employ various methods of research to build their knowledge about a chosen issue.
Students will Take Action: Once they become informed about an issue they care about, students may find themselves asking, “What can I/we do?" With their new found energy and passion for a human rights issue they have encountered during service, students will work together in groups to develop a product that will raise awareness and inspire action.
Getting Started:
Explore Human Rights: Over the course of the school year, students will learn about human rights through their service experience, reading and considering the implications of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) and the 7 Principles of Catholic Social Teaching. Students will also view and evaluate various interpretations of the UDHR and then have the opportunity to create original interpretations of their own.
Students will Become Aware and Informed: Researching to become aware and informed is the second step toward becoming a defender of human rights. Having identified a spark that incites them, students will work toward becoming an expert on selected issues. In the lessons, students will first write letters expressing their interest to work on a project. Following this, students will employ various methods of research to build their knowledge about a chosen issue.
Students will Take Action: Once they become informed about an issue they care about, students may find themselves asking, “What can I/we do?" With their new found energy and passion for a human rights issue they have encountered during service, students will work together in groups to develop a product that will raise awareness and inspire action.