Center for Global Studies at Brien McMahon High School
- Center for Global Studies at Brien McMahon High School
The Center for Global Studies (CGS) is a magnet school within Brien McMahon High School, in Norwalk, Connecticut. Its primary purpose is to teach students the language, history, and literature of Japan and China. Starting in the 2006-2007 school year, the Center added Arabic and Middle East Studies to their curriculum. Each year students can participate in an exchange program from America to Japan, (to Kojo and Bunkyo High Schools) China, and Egypt. Each year, students from Japan and China come over for a home stay in America.
Students have a language class in the center. In their first year of studying a language, they are required to take a social studies course to go along with the country that they are studying. After that, they are no longer required to take a social studies course within the center, although they can if they choose to do so. Students must take World Literature in the Center, which counts as an English class. Various texts are studied in World Literature, from various time periods, places, and translated from many different languages. Sudents are required to take World Literature and a language class all four years in high school to be in the center.
There are currently about 240 students, the largest number ever. The school continues to grow every year. In 2005, the Center opened their new wing, which is a part of the rebuilding of Brien McMahon High School.
The students in the Center, sometimes known as "Center Kids", are known for their eccentric dress.
The program was previously known as the Center For Japanese Studies Abroad (CJSA), and dealt solely with Japanese studies.
Famous alumni
*John Mayer, guitarist and singer/song-writer
External links
* [http://www.centerglobalstudies.org/ Center for Global Studies Official Website]
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