Juniors and seniors will choose to study among a variety of courses to include Modern European, Asian, and World Histories. The students utilize a variety of resources within their studies. Field trips, audiovisual materials, texts, newspapers, internet, and outside speakers are some techniques used to foster an appreciation and understanding of the world around them. Study and research skills are integrated with the curriculum throughout the upper school. The students are frequently evaluated, through quizzes, tests, reports, individual and group projects, and teacher observations.
Cultural awareness is a main emphasis throughout the program for all grade levels.
In 7th grade, a basic introductory Spanish course is taught, primarily using oral communicative skills, listening skills, and some writing skills. Reading skills are slowly introduced in the second part of the year. Students in 8th grade take the equivalent of a first semester of Spanish I, with the presentation being more formal and more comprehensive. Understanding written Spanish is intensified and vocabulary is constantly reinforced. For Spanish credit is offered for all four years in the high school.