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Choosing to Participate Projects Teach Students to Get Involved

Choosing to Participate Projects Teach Students to Get Involved

Tal Rothberg and Ian Stender • February 4, 2020

For the past 15 years, students in the human rights & conflict class have completed Choosing to Participate projects (CTP). Social studies teacher Pam Ogilvy, who has taught the class for the past...

One group including Sema Altawan and Teilah Simon completed a project to raise awareness on the issue of sexual assault. Photo by Nakita Reidenbach

Human Rights Students Expand Circles of Obligation

Anna Ward, Staff Writer • January 23, 2019

Social studies teacher Pam Ogilvy’s human rights class presented their Choosing To Participate (CTP) projects in the hallway outside the cafeteria during the week of Jan. 7-11.  “CTP stands for...

Students and staff learn about a project on mental health. Photo by Vivian Li.

Human Rights Students Make a Difference With ‘Choosing to Participate’ Projects

Vivian Li, News Editor • January 20, 2018

Students from the human rights class ended their semester by displaying their Choosing to Participate (CTP) projects throughout the week of Jan. 8. The projects encourage students to engage in their...

Sophomore Zoe Grant, Juniors Camille Hohl and Cameron Umpleby and seniors Clarissa Djohari, Hannah Kahn, Hannah Sullivan, Desmond Crosby, Jodi Shapiro, Mallory Gelman and Paul Corty are focusing on ending double standards for their project. Their table is decorated with posters of powerful phrases exposing different forms of slut shaming. Hohl believes that spreading awareness about slut shaming is the first step to making BHS a healthier environment for all students. “I have a lot of friends who have experienced slut shaming, and I know that it is very prevalent throughout the school,” she said. “Hopefully we bring awareness to what double standards are and eliminate some of the negative words used towards girls.” Behind their table, there is a wall where students can pledge not to use words such as “slut,” “whore” and “thot”.

Deegan’s Human Rights Students Make a Difference With CTP Projects

Sydney Eisenberg, Editor-at-Large • January 29, 2016

Students in the BHS Human Rights and Conflict class complete their semester with Choosing to Participate (CTP) projects dedicated to bringing positive social change. During the week of January 4th,...

Senior Monique Crosby and her group collected coats for the needy. Photo by Jonah Rubenstein

Human Rights Students Make a Difference With CTP Projects

Aden Stern, Staff Writer • January 31, 2014

During the week of January 13,  students in Greg Deegan’s human rights class presented their “Choosing To Participate” or (CTP) projects, representing what they learned during the first semester. CTP...

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