Social studies students enjoy hands-on learning
School is off to a great start with students not wasting any time learning.
In the ninth grade world history classes, students have been studying the Renaissance, which included activities such as carving the statue of David out of a piece of soap, writing like DaVinci’s mirror writing and drawing using the technique of perspective.
Students show their David statues and perspective drawings.
After a week of learning, the students self-checked their knowledge of Renaissance artistic works by working in pairs to match pieces of art with their artists, writings with their writers, as well as the definition of terms important to the era such as secular, vernacular and Machiavellian.
Human timeline
In the twelfth grade government classes students have been studying the origins of the American government in which they created a human timeline. They have also been comparing the characteristics of limited and unlimited governments in which they identified and compared various countries around the world who have either limited or unlimited governments.
Students identify and compare various countries around the world who have either limited or unlimited governments.
This year’s theme for the ninth and twelfth grade social studies classes is a Latin phrase attributed to explorer Sir Francis Drake, “sic parvis magna” or “greatness comes from small beginnings.” Our students need to remember that coming from a small school and county is an asset; they have a dynamic and experiences that others do not.
Multitudes of our students have gone on to do great things, both academically and athletically, and we are looking forward to helping the next generation of our students grow and learn so they, too, can find success in life.
