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Social Studies: ​The Events that Shaped Civilisations

The social studies curriculum is an engaging integration of literature, history, geography, and cultural studies. These classes are taught by Humanities Department faculty who are experts in their subject areas.

Class Nine students begin with a cultural studies course that focuses on the geography, history, and belief cultures of the (?). They take Idealism and Humanity, an exploration of the relationship between the individual and society. This unique course challenges students to reconcile differences of beliefs and values in the creation of their society. A survey course in Art History explores artistic expression by the earliest humans through the Baroque era.

Class Ten students study Ancient Civilizations, from the origins of human beings through some of the first great civilisations. In a Classical World block, students explore the essential characteristics of Greek civilization and the emergence of the individual in the West. A cultural studies blocks focuses on the African continent, its culture, history, politics, economics, and art. Finally, students take an extensive course in U.S. Government (?), focusing on the formation and structure of the constitutional republic.

Class Eleven students focus on U.S. History (?), developing skills in historical research and analysis. Students are immersed in two distinct cultural studies blocks, Latin America and the Arab World.

In Class Twelve, students continue their study of history with a course that follows a broad survey of Western architecture. In Economics, students explore the development of economic thinking from Adam Smith to the present. Students may elect to take a course in World Affairs, and all students end their academics curriculum with a class called Symtomatology. In this course, class twelve students explore societal conditions and reflect upon the way we live and think today.
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