Middle School History

The three year sequence in history for the Middle School consists of U.S. History for Sixth and Seventh grade and World History for Eighth Grade. A focus on the history of children, government, and geography are woven throughout all three years.

Students learn to identify critical events, issues, and important leaders in time and context. Students learn to think critically and to explain the historical significance, both orally and in writing of these key events, issues, and leaders.

Students will gain in their ability to make meaningful connections between the past and the present and to consider the implications for the future .Students are asked to consider history's impact on their lives and the parallels between the events of the past and the lives they lead today. Over time, students will be able to discern the underlying dynamic tensions and competing value orientations that have shaped this nation's history.