Beginning in ninth grade Global Issues, students have an opportunity to explore three important regions in the developing world: Africa, Asia and the Middle East. The 10th-grade year focuses on Modern European History, with a special emphasis on the roots of the United States. The 11th-grade year continues this theme through courses in United States history. During 12th grade, history students may choose from a number of electives, including Economics and Intellectual History Honors.
In addition to the regular curriculum, the Society of Skeptics offers weekly lectures by a wide variety of speakers, including noted historians, authors, and business and educational leaders. Skeptics speakers have included: CNN’s Lou Dobbs, Dr. Terrence Roberts of the Little Rock Nine, Nobel Peace Prize-winning human rights activist Loung Ung, two former governors of New Jersey, chair of the 9/11 Commission Governor Thomas Kean, and former U.S. ambassador to Vietnam Raymond Burghardt ’63.
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