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Topics:

1. The history of the local area or district

  1. People, places, resources and beliefs and their links to natural features e.g. buildings, the school, sites, symbols, monuments and museums

  2. Oral histories and traditions: the naming of place, rivers, mountains and other landmarks and indigenous environmental practices

  3. People as historical sources: interviewing members of the community

  4. Inspiring family and community stories

2. The history of transport and travel over time:

  1. From the earliest ways of transporting goods and people to the most modern on land, sea and in the air

  2. The environmental impact of different types of transport

3. Learning from leaders:

  1. What makes a good or great leader?

  2. Stories of leaders from South Africa and around the world over time

4. The origins of major world religions reflected in South Africa:

  1. African traditional religion

  2. Judaism

  3. Christianity

  4. Hinduism

  5. Islam

  6. Buddhism

5. Democracy and human rights in the school and the community

  1. Democracy and human rights in the school and the community