The Middle School history program endows its students with the ability to think critically and independently in the study of history and the social sciences as they link the issues and challenges of the past with our own time.
History is more than simply memorizing dates and names; it is a deeply humanistic discipline that builds perspective, empathy, and insight into the reasons behind political and military decisions and actions. Students are introduced to the content and tools they need to become good historians, learning fact and chronology and how to interpret those facts, and they acquire the reading, writing, note-taking, oral, visual and analytical skills needed to accomplish these tasks.