Middle School Curriculum

Modern Geography examines people, places, and environments on local, regional, national and international scales in contemporary society. Students are provided the opportunity to study the influence of individuals and groups on historical and contemporary events in those societies including the Americas, Europe, Russia, Australia, and the Pacific.

Students study the social, cultural, and technological changes that occurred in Europe, Africa, and Asia in the years 500 A.D. through the Age of Exploration while incorporating elements of how our modern governments were founded. After reviewing the ancient world and the ways in which archaeologists and historians uncover the past, students study the history and geography of great civilizations that were developing concurrently throughout the world during medieval and early modern times.

Middle school students expand their understanding of history by studying the people and events that ushered in the dawn of the major Western and non-Western ancient civilizations.

Middle school students expand their understanding of history by studying the people and events that ushered in the dawn of the major Western and non-Western ancient civilizations. Geography is of special significance in the development of the human story. Continued emphasis is placed on the everyday lives, problems, and accomplishments of people, their role in developing social, economic, and political structures, as well as in establishing and spreading ideas that helped transform the world into the present.

Students study the ideas, issues, and events from the framing of the Constitution up to the Industrial Revolution. After reviewing the development of America’s democratic institutions, particularly the shaping of the Constitution, students trace the development of American politics, society, culture, and economy and relate them to the emergence of major regional differences.

The purpose of the course is to introduce students to the significant ideas that shape America, and their life. The course examines early history of American Democracy, the nuts and bolts of our government, Civil Rights, and the responsibilities of citizenship. Additional content includes an overview of the complex economy we live in, how it operates, and how you can make positive decisions as a consumer along with United States foreign policy.

This course allows students to learn and practice: physical postures (asana), discussion, readings, meditations, and hands-on activities to help the student understand all aspects of the art and practice of Hatha Yoga.

This course allows students to learn and practice: physical postures (asana), discussion, readings, meditations, and hands-on activities to help the student understand all aspects of the art and practice of Hatha Yoga.

This course allows students to learn and practice: physical postures (asana), discussion, readings, meditations, and hands-on activities to help the student understand all aspects of the art and practice of Hatha Yoga.

Students may enroll in an off-campus independent PE. This course must be supervised and documented by a fitness expert for the requisite number of hours per semester.