1. Bridge to the Future: Enlarging the European Union

As the EU grows, it faces an array of challenges that could reshape the world we live in.

2. Galileo and the Inevitability of Ideas

Learning about Galileo and how ideas developed through history

3. In Old Pompeii

A virtual field trip to the ruins of Pompeii

4. Introduction to the European Union

Evolution of the EU, its institutions and currency, and prospects for further expansion.

5. Leonardo da Vinci

Learning about the hisory of Leonardo da Vinci

6. Marco Polo

Learning about Marco Polo's trip to China

7. Monsoon Winds to the "Land of Gold"

A complex integrated unit on the maritime spice trade from Southeast Asia to Rome during the period 100 BCE to 100 CE.

8. Philosophical Ideas and the French Revolution

The influence of philosophers on Western development

9. The Alphabet is Historic

The four lessons in this curriculum unit introduce young students to the history of the alphabet.

10. The Artistic Influence of Italy

Explore the legacy and impact of the art and architecture of historic Italy on contemporary society

11. The Euro: Money Changes Everything

Seven activities and alternative scenarios for to talk about the euro.

12. Transmission of Texts from Greek and Roman through Arabic

The transmission of the Greek and Roman classics of philosophical and scientific thought is in large part due to the Arabs who translated and salvaged these works from approximately 500 to 1300 CE.

13. Understanding Europe: A Cultural Mosaic

Learning how to analyze and define cultures, those of others and our own