The goal of this course is to acquaint students with the rights and responsibilities of United States and Massachusetts citizenship and the process, in history, by which those rights and responsibilities were born. Topics of study include the history of European colonization of North America, the American Revolution, the Articles of Confederation and the US Constitution, and debates about how to implement the Constitution in the early history of the United States. Students will analyze primary and secondary sources and interpret maps, charts, and graphs.
World History I is a course designed to acquaint the student with the basic historical events that shaped the character and advancement of man from the rise of Europe during Medieval times, the Byzantine Empire, and Muslim Civilizations as they merged into the Kingdoms and Trading States of Africa and Southeast Asia. The course culminates with the Age of Exploration beginning with the Renaissance and ending with the Age of Absolutism.
World History II explores the world as it forges ahead into the wonders of the Enlightenment, the Industrial Revolution, the French Revolution, Nationalism, Imperialism, and Totalitarianism. The course will examine World War I and World War II from a global perspective as well.
This course helps students acquire the broad understanding of US History and Government necessary to be active and informed citizens. Topics from the late 1700s to 1917 include the American Revolution, the US Constitution, the Industrial Revolution, slavery in America, westward expansion, the Civil War, Reconstruction, the Gilded Age, and Populist and Progressive reform movements. World History II is a prerequisite of this course.
The purpose of this semester course is to build upon the understanding of US History through 1917. Topics include World War I, the 1920s, the Great Depression and New Deal, World War II, the Cold War, reform movements of the 1950s-1970s, Watergate, and Twenty-First Century America. A special requirement is the completion of a research project based on the National History Day model. US History I is a prerequisite of the course.
This College Board Advanced Placement course engages students in collegiate level coursework, developing historical thinking skills including analyzing primary and secondary sources, developing historical arguments, and utilizing reasoning about comparison, causation, and continuity and change over time. Students enrolled must take the AP US History exam at the end of the academic year.
This College Board Advanced Placement course engages students in a broad and sophisticated understanding of US government and politics, covering the philosophical foundations of American government, the Constitution, Federalism, Congress, the presidency, and the federal courts. Students enrolled are required to take the AP exam at the end of the academic year.
The purpose of this semester elective is to engage students in a foundational, nonpartisan survey of American government and politics, studying foundational documents, landmark Supreme Court decisions, and the relationships among American political institutions.
This semester elective provides a foundational understanding of psychology, covering the Science of Psychology, the Biological Basis of Behavior, Sensation and Perception, Learning, Cognition, Personality, and Psychological Disorders. This will be a writing intensive class.
This College Board Advanced Placement course surveys the many focus areas within Psychology, preparing students to excel on the AP Exam through a broad and sophisticated understanding of the field, with a large research component designed to prepare students for collegiate research.
This College Board Advanced Placement course investigates momentous events, individuals, developments, and processes in European history from approximately 1450 to the present. Students must have completed at least World History II to enroll, and must take the AP European History exam at the end of the academic year.
This course provides a practical understanding of law and the legal system, improving understanding of the fundamental principles and values underlying the U.S. constitution, laws, and legal system, and promoting awareness of current issues relating to law. Prerequisite: U.S. History I; department chair approval.
The purpose of this honors-level semester elective course is to equip students with the content and skills to explore the foundations of human rights in civil society, and as espoused by religious traditions, alongside the causes and effects of modern-era genocides.
The purpose of this course is to empower students to define their personal values and make smart financial decisions that help them achieve their goals, covering Earnings and Income, Personal Taxation, Checking Accounts, Credit Scores, Credit Cards, Loans, Housing Decisions, Savings, Investments, Risk Management, Insurance, and Retirement and Estate Planning.
This elective course introduces students to basic economic concepts, institutions, relationships, and terminology, including economic decision making, supply and demand, the macroeconomy, monetary policy, the Federal Reserve, labor markets, international trade, and international finance.