Please note: The following does not reflect the content of our courses, but serves to provide examples of the ways in which we intend to interconnect the disciplines.

History	Math/Science	English/Theatre	Music/Movement	French
9th Grade, 1st Quarter In the first quarter of 9th Grade World History, we focus on the civilizations of the Ancient Near East, Egypt, Greece, and Rome. Using a cross-disciplinary approach, students explore not only the history of the era, but such themes as Greek drama, religious and philosophical beliefs as reflected in myths and legends, the scientific contributions of such figures as Archimedes and Euclid, and the Indo-European linguistic heritage. Students come to understand and appreciate the ways in which these early societies provided a foundation for the modern world.
Ancient Middle East Classical Greece Alexander the Great Roman Republic Roman Empire Pathenon Greek Vases Pyramids	Pythagorus Euclid Archimedes Measurement Engineering Domestication Applied Genetics	Creation Myths Egyptian Mythology Greek Drama Homer Virgil Ovid	Biblical and Mythical Themes in Opera	Indo-European Linguistic Heritage Sanskrit/French Cognates
9th Grade, 2nd Quarter In this quarter, we explore the history of the European Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and the Reformation. Within this framework, we look at medieval science and technology and the discoveries of the Renaissance, the Arthurian legends and Chaucer, Gregorian chant, and the development of Middle French and Middle English. Students arrive at a complex understanding of this crucial period and its enduring relevance to our own times.
"Dark Ages" Feudalism Papacy Crusades Renaissance/Reformation Cathedrals Art of the Renaissance Raphael Michelangelo Durer Printing	Astronomy (Galileo) Scientific Method Mathematical Discoveries	Arthurian Legends Augustine Chaucer Dante Luther Cervantes	Tonality Mode System Gregorian Chant Birth of Opera	Middle French Middle English French Vocabulary in English
9th Grade, 3rd Quarter In this quarter we study European history from roughly 1600 to the present and examine the face of Europe today. We read Shakespeare, Moliere, Wordsworth, and Emily Bronte, learn about such scientific giants as Newton and Darwin, explore the music of Mozart and Beethoven, and ponder the enduring influence of Voltaire, Marx, and Adam Smith. By studying these figures and themes within their historical context, students acquire a rich knowledge of this extraordinary period in European and world history.
Nation States English Civil War Enlightenment French Revolution World Wars I and II Lenin Hitler Stalin Common Market Romantic Art Impressionism Picasso	Survey of Organismal Diversity Newton Pascal Linnaeus Darwin	Moliere Voltaire Dickens George Eliot Emily Bronte T.S. Eliot Yeats	Mozart Schubert Beethoven Borodin Beatles	Rousseau Victor Hugo Lamartine Baudelaire Rimbaud
9th Grade, 4th Quarter In the 4th quarter, we explore the history and modern societies of Latin America. We study the Pre-Columbian background, the Spanish and Portuguese conquest and settlement, the African slave trade, independence, relations with the United States, and modern Latin America. Within this historical framework, we examine such themes as ecological and biological change, the writings of Garcia-Marquez and Isabel Allende, "Evita", the importance of African music, and the development of the modern Romance languages. This approach provides an introduction both broad and deep to a vital and dynamic part of the modern world.
Latin America Pre-Columbian Background Spanish/Portugese Conquest African Slave Trade Commerce Independence from Spain Relations with the U.S. Pre-Columbian Art Mexican Murals	Mayan Calendar Evolution of Mammals Ecology and Biological Exchange Economics	Neruda's Poetry Garcia-Marquez Allende Magical Realism "Evita"	Development of Steel Drums Calypso Salsa Carnival African Music and Its Influence on the West	Modern Romance Languages - their development and relationships
10th Grade, 1st Quarter During the first quarter of Grade Ten we learn about the civilizations and modern societies of East Asia. Focusing mainly on China and Japan, we study the rise and fall of dynasties, imperialism, World War Two, the coming of Communism, Mao Zedong, and the Cultural Revolution. Against this background we read myths and legends and haiku poetry, listen to the music of East Asia, examine the religions of China and Japan, and take note of the immense achievements of early Chinese science.
Unification of China Rise and Fall of Dynasties Confucious Buddhism Daoism Imperialism Mao Zedong and Communism Meiji Japan World War II Chinese Landscape Painting Ming Porcelain	Fundamentals of Chemistry Matter and Energy Atomic Bomb Science in Chinese History Daoism Yin/Yang	Chinese Myths and Legends Language and Alphabet Haiku Noh and Kabuki Lafcadio Heam Mishima	Chinese Music Opera	French Culture Lonesco French in Indochina
10th Grade, 2nd Quarter In the second quarter we study the history of the Indian subcontinent before looking at the modern nations of South Asia. We learn about such subjects as the origins of Hinduism and Buddhism, the great epics the Mahabharata and Ramayana, the coming of Islam, the Mughals, the coming of the British, the independence movement, Gandhi, Nehru, and Indira Gandhi to name but a few. Against this rich background we will study Indian myths and legends in our attempt to understand the religions of South Asia, learn about Ayurvedic medicine and the contributions of India to mathematics, read the works of Kalidasa and Tagore, and listen to the unique music of the subcontinent.
Aryans Hinduism Vedas Islam British Raj 1857 Sikhs Partition Kashmir Pakistan BJP Sculpture of India Mughal Architecture Miniatures	Ayurvedic Medicine Astronomy/Astrology Concept of Zero	Vedic Hymns Puranic Tales Hindu Epics Kalidasa Kipling Tagore Roy	Ragas Indian Dance Traditions Ravi Shankar	French in India Pondicherry
10th Grade, 3rd Quarter In the third quarter students learn about Islam as well as the other 0peoples and religions of the Middle East. We study the pre-Islamic Middle East, Judaism, Christianity, the coming of Muhammad, Sunni and Shiite Muslims, the spread of Islam, the rise and fall of Umayyads and Abbasids, the Crusades, the rise and expansion of Ottoman Turkey, oil, Arabs, and Israelis. We supplement this by readings from the Qur'an, sufi parables, and The Thousand and One Nights, learning about Arab contributions to mathematics and science, and exploring the rich musical traditions of the Middle East.
Jews, Christians & Muslims Spread of Islam Crusades Western Domination Ataturk Khomeini Zionism Islamic Architecture Persian Miniatures Arabic Calligraphy	Avicenna Moorish Spain Algebra Algorithms Medicine	Qur'an Hadiths Arab Folktales Calligraphy Naguib Mahfouz Amos Oz	Music of the Middle East Role of Music in Sufi Traditions	French in the Middle East Algeria
10th Grade, 4th Quarter In the final quarter of Grade Ten we turn to the study of Africa, past and present. Focusing on Sub-Saharan Africa in particular, we learn about ancient Egypt and Kush, Zimbabwe, Ethiopian Christianity, Africa and the Roman Empire, the coming of Islam, the African slave trade, imperialism, decolonization, and the African diaspora before taking a close look at the continent today. Within this historical context we read African folktales as well as the works of modern authors such as Chinua Achebe, Wole Soyinka, and Alan Paton. Further, we learn about the achievements in astronomy and science of the ancient Egyptians and listen to the music of Africa and the diaspora.
Ancient Egypt and Kush Africa and the Roman Empire Carthage Ethiopia Mali Songhai Benin African Slave Trade European Imperialism Decolonization Mau-Mau Apartheid Mandela Pyramids African Carved Masks	Earliest Homonids Iron Ore Smelting Mining	African Folktales Travelers' Tales of America Chinua Achebe Wole Soyinka Alan Paton	Musical Traditions of Africa Music of the Diaspora	France in Africa Cesar Aimee Leopold Senghor