Grade 9 · Foundations
Global Studies Honors
World history from early human societies through the modern world, integrated with geography, economics, comparative government, human rights, media literacy, historical systems, and a civic capstone.
Khaemenes Academy · Khaemenes High
Social Studies
History · Geography · Civics · Government · Law · Economics · Global Politics · Research
A four-year honors pathway designed to teach students how to investigate the human past and present through evidence, context, comparison, geography, systems thinking, and responsible argument.
Grade 10 · United States
United States History Honors
Indigenous America, colonization, founding, constitutional development, expansion, Reconstruction, industrialization, world wars, civil rights, the Cold War, and contemporary constitutional challenges.
Grade 11 · Civic Systems
Government, Law & Economics Honors
Constitutional government, civil rights, law, institutions, economics, public policy, media verification, and personal financial literacy as a companion pathway.
Grade 12 · Senior Synthesis
Global Politics, International Relations & Senior Research Honors
Comparative politics, international relations, international law, human rights, global challenges, ethical research, public communication, a senior thesis, and oral defense.
How We Study History
Students are taught to distinguish evidence from interpretation, ideals from implementation, correlation from causation, and similarity from equivalence. Difficult histories are not erased because they are uncomfortable. Claims are examined through identifiable sources, chronology, geography, competing perspectives, uncertainty, and corroboration.
Across the four years, the pathway moves from foundational historical inquiry to independent research and public-facing argument. Mastery is demonstrated through knowledge, evidence analysis, geographic and quantitative reasoning, comparison, causation, and written argument—not vocabulary recognition alone.
The four grade-level doors above are the department's canonical student entry points. Electives and interdisciplinary studies have their own hall so the core pathway remains clear.