SANTA MARIA — A quest speaker from the Bill Gates Foundation Zoomed into the hearts and minds of about two-dozen Righetti High School History buffs this month.
Students from Mr. Curt Greeley’s Modern World History class participated in the foundation’s “Big History Project”. Afterward, the guest speaker, Bob Regan, donated a $50 gift certificate from Giovanni’s Pizza to each student.
“It was very relevant and engaging for our students and community,’’ said LCFF Director Steve Molina, adding the lesson featured the new modern world history and digital curriculums.
The project is different from other history courses in that it covers our complete 13.7 billion years of shared history—going all the way back to the Big Bang. The course then progresses to cover the development of stars, elements, plants, life, humans and our modern-day civilization. These “threshold moments” all share common themes and patterns that are the foundation for the course.