HIMALAYA SUMMIT: Current Issues of the Frontier
 
STEP 1:  Creating Summit Groups

There are five groups/regions representing the Himalayas for this project.  Each group will address a specific issue within their Himalayan region. There should be five students in each group and each student will be assigned a specific role within their group.The teacher can assign groups and roles, or students can choose their own.  See chart below.

Once the groups are assigned then begin to explain the process for this project. 
Distribute the Process Grade Contractand review the components of the entire project.
 

COUNTRY
ISSUE
MAP
QUESTION
STUDENT ROLES
KASHMIR
 
Political Control
Border Dispute

 

 How can peace be created in Kashmir?
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BHUTAN
Globalization
Should Bhutan embrace or reject globalization?
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NEPAL
Maoists
 Political Instability/
Revolution
Can Nepal survive as a democracy?
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TIBET
Refugees/
Cultural
Sustainablitiy
 Can Tibetan culture survive the 21st century?
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NEPAL
Environment
Ecological
Sustainability
How can Nepal ensure ecological sustainability in the 21st century?
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Go back to the PROCESS

Go to Step 2

 

 
This site was created by Matthew Foglia and Kelly McKee of Evanston Township High School at the NEH Summer Institute "Cultures and Religions of the Himalayan Region," held at the College of the Holy Cross.