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MIDDLE SCHOOL: History / Social Studies

VIA prepares students to become creative problem-solvers and effective citizens. By studying diverse societies, students can understand why the world works the way it does, and the continual influence and interrelatedness of one society to another. Through creative writing assignments, seminar-style discussions, debates, skits, artistic projects, presentations, and engagement with varied sources, students will investigate the politics and culture of past societies to develop solutions for current problems.

World History
A survey course covering the history of civilization from the earliest beginnings to recent times. It will focus on the main trends and historical development of civilization as a result of the evolution of language and the written word, regional politics, religion and mythology, military conquests and defeats, mechanization, industrialization, diversified means of communication, etc. Also explores geography and its influence on civilization in various regions of the world.