Loomis Chaffee courses that qualify towards earning the GESC:
English
English IV: Graphic Novel
English IV: Literature and the Environment
English IV: Race, Roles, and Religion
English IV: Voices of Dissent
CL English IV: Writing from the Arab World
Languages
Arabic V
Chinese V
CL Chinese V
CL Chinese VI: Modern China through Literature
CL Chinese VI: Contemporary Issues in China
French V: Global Challenges in the Francophone World
French V: Modern Writers
French V: Cinema
CL French V
CL French VI
Latin IV/V: Roman Comedy (this and the following Latin term courses count as additional GESC courses when taken after a full fourth year of Latin)
Latin IV/V: Augustan Poets
Latin IV/V: Roman Satire
Latin IV/V: Historians at Rome
Latin IV/V: Cicero
Latin IV/V: Catullus
CL Latin (counts as a fifth level course when taken after a full fourth year of Latin)
Spanish V: Latin American Civilization
Spanish V: Latin American Short Story
Spanish V: Cinema
CL Spanish Literature V
CL Spanish VI
Global, Digital Cultures
History, Philosophy, and Religious Studies
World History: The Making of Our Modern World (fulfills the year-long history course requirement)
Civilizations That Changed the World
CL European History
Germany and the Holocaust
The Middle East: A History of Peace and Conflict
Modern African History: Riot, Rebellion, and Freedom
Genocide: Media, Remembrance, and the International Community
History of Sport in Society
History of the Present
CL History Seminar: Immigration and Ethnicity in the United States*
Ancient Philosophy
Topics in Ethical Theory
Religious Diversity in Contemporary America
Philosophy of Nonviolence
Children of Abraham: Moses, Jesus and Mohammed
Hinduism and Buddhism
Social Science
Economics: Macroeconomics
Applied Economics: Financial Markets
CL Economics
International Relations
CL Comparative Government and Politics
CL Social Science Seminar: Globalization
Developmental Psychology
Mathematics
Statistics I
Statistics II
CL Statistics*
Performing Arts
Acting: Shakespeare
Concert Choir
Chamber Singers
Masks in Culture and History
Music and Social Action Worldwide
Orchestra*
Science
CL Environmental Science
Ecology
Human Populations and Impact
Sustainability: Soil, Water, and Agriculture
CL Guided Research Projects in Environmental Sustainability
Visual Arts
Ceramics I
CL Studio Art (with permission by the Visual Arts Department and the Alvord Center)
Digital Photography I*
Graphic Design & Digital Art I*
Computer Science, Design Thinking, and Entrepreneurship
Problem Solving for the Common Good
*Denotes a new GESC course for the 2021–22 school year. This course can only count towards a student’s GESC requirements if taken in the 2021–22 school year or later.