{"id":657,"date":"2023-06-07T19:40:40","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T02:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis-temp\/?page_id=657"},"modified":"2025-12-02T10:45:45","modified_gmt":"2025-12-02T18:45:45","slug":"expansion-initiative","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/expansion-initiative\/","title":{"rendered":"Expansion Initiative"},"content":{"rendered":"\n        \n          \n          \n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--editorial-cards \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--editorial-cards\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n      <div class=\"header-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>\n          A New Landscape of Possibilities\n      <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                        \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>For over 25 years, USC students have been team-teaching global issues in local high schools, grades 9\u201412,<br \/>\nthrough the <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/service-learning\/\">Teaching International Relations Program\u2014TIRP<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/2025\/12\/USC_CALIS_Expansion_Initiative_updates.pdf\">The CALIS Expansion Initiative extends the TIRP service-learning model to grades 5\u20148.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  \n      <div class=\"cards-container\">\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/2023\/06\/CALIS_CreatePower_1800x1800-500x700.jpg\"\n          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effectively with <i>concepts in context.<br \/>\n<\/i>\u2192 Frameworks provide structure for depth and scope yet are flexible for divergent responses.<\/p>\n<p>USC teams are supported in pivotal roles to prompt, guide and deepen students\u2019 thinking.<\/p>\n<p>.<i><br \/>\n<\/i><\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n        <a href=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/2025\/12\/USC_CALIS_Expansion_Initiative_updates.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Read more about Build Agency\">\n  \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/2023\/06\/CALIS_virtue_tool_32nd_KishaMaxie_3x_975x1365-500x700.jpg\"\n          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                     <\/h3>\n            \n                              \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p><strong>Uncover past-present-personal connections.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Student engagement thrives with purposeful, relevant learning.<br \/>\n\u2192 Tools unpack multiple perspectives and ethical dilemmas to inform personal and policy choices in an increasingly globalized world.<\/p>\n<p>USC teams select database materials and design a cohesive and interactive series of class sessions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n                      <\/div>\n\n\n        <\/div>\n      \n        <div class=\"card\">\n\n          \n                                      \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/calis\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/169\/2023\/06\/building_blocks_CALIS_stack-slide2_975x1365-500x700.jpg\"\n          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