Global Citizenship Requirement
The Global Citizenship Requirement for the Global Certificate will help students connect activities in their school with the global community. Students must actively participate in four of the globally based programs offered at MHS. To guarantee active participation students will need to submit a reflection showing their involvement with the activity in order to show they were more than just a name on the roster but have actually improved their understanding and global perspective. The student reflection can be submitted to their Global Team Mentor for review.
Opportunities offered at MHS
Con Juntos Latinos
Con Juntos Latinos is the Spanish Club at the high school. Members will learn about spanish speaking cultures through guest speakers, foreign films and other social and learning activities.
Debate
Improve your research and public speaking skills while arguing US policy on multinational issues. Whether the debate topic involves the US relationship with Cuba, nuclear proliferation or the economic trade relationship with China, debate students who prepare themselves for competition look beyond the US perspective researching viewpoints and sources published by non American scholars.
German Club
Members of German Club get to learn more about German Culture and its history. Students will celebrare German traditions, discuss German films and have the opportunity to host German students fin a two week exchange program.
International Club
International Club helps get to know and welcome the foreign exchange students in our school community. Members will learn about each other's experiences, learn about the home countries of our exchange students, and take field trips to international events such as the Folk Fair in downtown Milwaukee.
International Exchange Program
Participate in the International Exchange Program by hosting an exchange student from another country or studying aboad yourself. In the past few years Mukwonago students have studied for a full year in China and Italy. For those interested see Global Team Member and AFS area Cordinator Mrs. Rozman.
Key Club is a student run community service organization. Key Club works to improve their community at home and internationally through such programs such as the UNICEF Eliminate project, Simple Hope Packathon for communities in Tanzania and other projects created and organized by students..
Special Events
Attend a special event hosted by the Global Education Team. Events may include guest speakers on various international topics.
Travel Abroad Program
Travel with other MHS students and staff on an educational tour through Spain or to Germany
Every year Mukwonago High School sends two students to the World Affairs Seminar at Carroll University in Waukesha. Those two students attend on a scholarship provided by the Rotary Club and have the opportunity to hear from speakers and work in groups with students from around the country and around the world to discuss global problems.
Sample travel journal:
Puerto Rico
How to document your travel experiences
Are you traveling and would like to make your experience count? There is no garauntee your experience will be accepted as there are many international travel opportunities that do not truly help us gain a better underdstanding of the world (especially all inclusive resorts), however world travel does lend and experience unique from anything else. If you are planning on such a trip or will be travelling with a group from MHS or other organization keep a travel journal to document your experiences and thoughts. Select the provided pdf document to see an example of a travel journal from Mr. Montanye's experience in Puerto Rico.
You may also open the word document to complete your
travel reflection form to turn in to your google mentor. You
may give them a hard copy, or save the document and upload
it to them through your google classroom account.
Travel Reflection Form
Special Event (example):
Zulu Presentation
Join Global Certificate students and other clubs for an interactive presentation on a brief history of South Africa and the legacy of Apartheid. Participants will learn about important historical events in South Africa, the impact they have had on current issues within South Africa and cultural characteristics of the very diverse country. Nhlanhla Mpofu will be leading the presentation. Nhlanhla is a Fulbright Foreign Language Teaching Fellow for Zulu Language in the African Studies Department at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The document provided on the right should be used before, during and after the presentation on Wednesday March 21st. Interested students can sign up with Mr. Montanye or Mrs. Kozlowski. Prepare by watching the videos on the "announcement" tab up above.
Zulu Preparation &
Reflection Guide
Documenting my Club Involvement
There are multiple clubs to participate in the can fulfill the Global Certificate requirement for citizenship. They are all geared towards gaining additional exposure and understanding of global issues and other cultural perspectives. The document to the right is a reflection sheet and rubric that can be used as evidence to show that increase in global understanding.
For student club involvement complete the document to the right reflecting on your experiences within the club, then turn it into that club advisor. They will turn it in to your mentor.
Be sure to save a copy for your own records.
Citizenship Requirement:
Club Reflection