History
In the Upper School, students take at least two years of history: World Civilizations (freshman year) and two semesters of American History (junior year). In addition, the Department offers a yearlong elective in Modern European History for sophomores, as well as a wide array of semester- long junior and senior electives. Upper School coursework builds carefully upon the Middle School foundation and sharpens students’ reading, writing, and research skills. Students learn to analyze primary sources with increasing sophistication at each grade level; reliance upon textbooks is minimal. In every course, students are encouraged to draw their own conclusions and to formulate original arguments. Upper School history courses also emphasize research papers; seminar-style, student-led discussions; and the use of new technologies, including online discussions.
- World Civilizations
- Modern European History
- US History I: The Formation of the United States, 1600-1860
- US History I: Women in American History
- US History II: The United States Comes of Age: The Civil War Through World War II, 1861-1945
- US History II: African American History
World Civilizations
Modern European History
US History I: The Formation of the United States, 1600-1860
US History I: Women in American History
US History II: The United States Comes of Age: The Civil War Through World War II, 1861-1945
US History II: African American History
Junior-Senior Electives
- The Great War
- Headscarves and Heretics: Women and Islam in the Postcolonial Maghrib
- History of Islam
- How Did We Get Here? The History of Current Issues Affecting the United States
- Immigrants in the United States
- Native American History
- Introduction to Art History
- Introduction to Philosophy
- The Great 20th-Century Crisis: World War II, 1939-1945