Porter Ridge High School – Global Citizen – Honors

Apr 2026 · 2nd Semester

This course offers students the opportunity to become more globally aware of issues around the world and offers the opportunity to help solve them. This course will address some of the world’s greatest challenges: extreme poverty and hunger, universal education, gender equality, child mortality, maternal health, HIV/AIDS and other diseases, environmental sustainability, sustainable local economies, armed conflict, and natural disasters, to name a few. Students will familiarize themselves with local leaders and build communication, writing, technological, and political skills. The Honors level of this course will include a 20-hour community service requirement and an oral presentation.