MIDDLE SCHOOL HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES
From examining current issues and other countries to understanding the forces that have shaped human civilization, social studies gives you insight into both the present and the past. Grades six and seven focus on local history, US Government, geography and world cultures. World History, a two-year course for eighth and ninth graders, incorporates the study of art, religion and developing technology. Tenth and eleventh graders take a comprehensive two-year course in U.S. History. In grades 11 and 12, student can elect courses in economics, psychology, and Model U.N. and take AP courses in U.S. history and psychology.
HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES FACULTY
HISTORY/SOCIAL STUDIES OFFERINGS
Full year, 6th grade
VERMONT LIFE & AMERICAN CIVICS students, in the first semester, explore the U.S. system of government, analyzing the basic forms of government, learning the rights and responsibilities of citizenship and the election process and results. In the second semester students study North American geography and human culture with an emphasis on Vermont. Text: Civics (Glencoe, McGraw-Hill, 1998), Vermont: Celebrating the States
Full year, 7th grade
GLOBAL EXPERIENCE examines geography, cultures, and events of our world. Students explore as active participants in research and analysis using various media. Focus is on Africa, the Middle East, Asia, Oceana, the Americas, and Europe. Students work toward mastery of information selection, descriptive writing, and creative publishing. Text: World Cultures: A Global Mosaic (Prentice Hall, 1999), History Alive: Modern World Cultures Curriculum.
Full year, 8th grade
WORLD HISTORY 1 traces the development of many of our world's cultures and looks at major themes of human development, such as science and technology, art and culture, and society and politics. Students explore the origins of human civilization and its evolution through migration into distinctive regional cultures. This survey prepares students for World History II. Text: World History: Patterns of Interaction (McDougal Littell, 1999).
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