A cross-curricular handbook for grades 7-9



Since September 11, we have experienced a marked growth in our Model United Nations programs. To make world issues a practical and realistic classroom experience, we have published a grade 7-9 cross-curricular program. Exercises are supplemented with material available on our web site: www.cowac.org.

Students learn best and retain most when active in the process. A cross-curricular program is one of the most effective educational vehicles that I have observed in thirty-one years of teaching.

I am sure that you will find this unit to be a worthwhile experience for your students and I hope that you use it as a springboard for other experiential learning opportunities. Good luck with your activities,

Sincerely,

Mike Keenan




The Authors


Mike Keenan, B.A. (University of Western Ontario, B.P.E. (McMaster University),
M. Ed. (State University of New York at Buffalo)
     Mike is a retired high school teacher-librarian, a former Town Councilor, President of Niagara’s Canadian Authors Association, writes a weekly newspaper column for The St. Catharines Standard and has been heavily involved in Model UN activities as Executive Officer of the Council on World Affairs of Canada, an educational non-profit entity that has organized a variety of MUN activities for the past fifteen years.

David Redekop B.A. (Bob Jones University), M.A. (Clemson University),
B.ED (Brock University)
     Dave is a teacher with the District School Board of Niagara. His thirteen years of teaching have been mainly associated with grade eight students. He has been actively involved with MUN simulations, festivals and conferences since 1998. Dave has led workshops on MUN and has active interests in global as well as local political organizations.

A cross-curricular handbook for grades 7-9

Schools Using This Handbook

District School Board of Niagara

The Robert Muller School, Arlington, Texas

The Woods Academy, Bethesda Md.

Blue Earth Area Junior High School, Blue Earth Minnesota

Margie Hill, educator, Bow, New Hampshire

Southwest Regional School Board, Bridgewater, Nova Scotia

Chatham Regional Education Center, Chatham Ontario

Colonel Gray Senior High School, Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island

Charleroi School District, Charleroi, Pennsylvania

Violence Prevention Piece Promotion Strategy, Chicago, Ill.

Orange County Department of Education, Costa Mesa, Calif.

Edmonton Catholics Schools, Edmonton, Alberta

Algoma District School Board, Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario

Estacata School District No. 108, Estacata, Oregon

A. K. Wigg Elementary School, Fonthill, Ontario

Thickwood Heights School, Fort McMurray, Alberta

St. Martin of Tours School, Gaithersburg, Md.

Iowa United Nations Association, Iowa City, Iowa

Limestone District School Board, Kingston Ontario

Atlantic Union Conference of Seventh-Day Adventists, South Lancaster, Mass.

School District No. 35 Langley, Langley, B.C.

Claudia Montemayor, educator, Laredo, Tex.

Division Scholaire Franco-Manitobaine N 49, Lorette, Manitoba

Fayetteville-Manlius Schools, Manlius, New York

CoquihallaMiddle School, Merit B.C.

Simcoe County School Board, Midhurst, Ontario

Kativik School Board, Montreal, Quebec

Thunder Creek School Division # 78, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan



Prince Philip South Elementary School, Niagara Falls, Ontario

Nipissing-Parry Sound Catholic School Board, North Bay, Ontario

North Brantford Department of Education, Northford, Conn.

Washington High School, Ogden, Utah

Diocese of Pittsburg, Pittsburgh, Pa.

School District No. 57, Prince George, B.C.

Red Hook Central School District, Red Hook, N.Y.

Independent School District No. 535, Rochester, Minn.

District 63, Saanich School Board, Saanitchon, B.C.

Sierra Vista Schools, San Diego, Calif.

Lambton-Kent District School Board, Sarnia, Ontario

West Park Secondary School, St. Catharines, Ontario

Holy Cross Secondary School, St. Catharines Ontario

Grey Gables School, St. Catharines, Ontario

District School Board of Ontario North East, Timmins, Ontario

Toronto District School Board, Toronto, Ontario

Toronto Catholic District School Board, Toronto, Ontario

Manitoba Education, Training and Youth, Winnipeg, Manitoba

Beamsville Secondary School, Beamsville, Ontario

Fort Erie Secondary School, Fort Erie, Ontario

Sir Winston Churchill's Secondary School, St. Catharines, Ontario

United Nations Association of the United States of America, New York, N.Y.

Yakutat School District, Yakutat, Alaska

Naseem International School, Riffa, Bahrain

Cohasset Public Schools, Cohasset, Massachusetts

Silver Lake Regional School District, Kingston, Mass.

Lawrence Public Schools, Lawrence, Mass.

Port Colborne Secondary School, Port Colborne, Ontario

A cross-curricular handbook for grades 7-9

To Order


This Guide has been well-received by educators throughout Canada and the United States. We have received orders and positive feedback from countries as far away as Bahrain, Japan, Australia and the United Kingdom. Guides sell for $10 US plus postage. This curriculum guide may be obtained by contacting: Mike Keenan, Executive Officer, COWAC, 64 Confederation Dr., Niagara-on-the-Lake, ON, Canada L0S 1J0 or e-mail mkeenan3@cogeco.ca.

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