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Core Curriculum
History
The history department consists
of active historians, students
and teachers, who believe that
knowledge of the past is
necessary
to comprehend the present and to
forge the future
thoughtfully and deliberately.
We foster the sheer enjoyment
of the adventure of historical
discovery and study, seeing
ourselves in the present as
interconnected with people of
the
past-our families, fellow
citizens, and humanity around
the
globe. In our work as
historians, we develop the
requisite
skills to embrace purposefully
life's journey and challenges as
we learn to understand ourselves
and humanity.
Consequently, the History
Department seeks to impart to
its
students through its K-12
curriculum an enduring understanding
of specific knowledge,
principles, and habits of mind
including ways to:
- Learn facts, think carefully
and precisely, and articulate
thinking
in oral and written form.
- Conduct research: inquire
thoughtfully, read critically,
analyze
and synthesize data, document
findings, format a paper
- Create and prove a thesis
- Develop an awareness of
oneself and to be able to
express
oneself confidently, while
understanding the dangers of
ethnocentrism and egocentrism
- Empathize and respect
differences in individuals,
communities,
religions, values, and cultures
of the past, present, and
future
- Take responsibility for
cultivating individual character
and
formation as life-long learners
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