Students engage in map reading and creation, graph reading and creation, and demographic calculations. Activities include work in textbooks, oral reporting of current events, the creation of multi-sensory learning games, journaling, and the viewing of slides, movies and videos. Students are exposed to costumes, music and food from around the world. In this class students will explore the connections between individuals and institutions. Looking at the creation of the U.S. Constitution, political parties and interest groups, civil liberties and civil rights, students outline the essentials of American government and the political process.
Students use specific historical information to illuminate the concepts of citizenship.
Students also examine current events to sharpen critical thinking, communication, and research skills and develop an awareness of contemporary world issues. World History 600-1850 c.e. The course in the autumn term examines medieval cultures up to 1500. In the spring term, students examine the effect of the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution on Europe and the rest of the world. The year ends with a comparative study of the American, French, and Haitian revolutions.