James Foley Legacy Project

WHAP Movie Night: Thursday October 18th - Permission Slip

Every year, our AP World History class studies the life, death and legacy of James Foley. We watch the film, JIM: The James Foley Story, directed by KRHS graduate Brian Oakes (see above at Commencement) and students write a one page reflection on Jim's legacy at Kingswood. As a class, and in response to the movie, we also create and implement a project that emphasizes global citizenship in Jim's honor. The past two years student fundraised $400 and paid for a year of high school for a student in Ghana through a non-profit organization called the Amenyo Foundation. What will we be inspired to do this year?

This is a tough topic, a painful story, but one that I sincerely believe emphasizes the resilience and goodness of humanity and provokes thoughtful discussion around the ideal of moral courage.
Below I have linked a series of readings that we will be reviewing in class.



Vox Article Syrian Civil War - In Class Notes with a focus on Continuity and Change over Time

James Foley Articles - In the first person