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Global Perspectives 6 (Semester)

Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives develops transferable skills that support learners in their studies and in their everyday life. These skills will support them in their studies in lower secondary and prepare them for Cambridge Upper Secondary and beyond. Learners develop skills through age-appropriate and engaging activities that are based on a broad range of topics. They explore personal, local and global perspectives to make sense of, and feel connected to, the world around them. Learners make informed decisions about the information they read, hear and see on global issues, identifying different perspectives and arguments. At the end of lower secondary, there is the option to complete a Research Report, which is marked by teachers and moderated by Cambridge. Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives is part of the Cambridge Pathway and is available only at Parkside Middle School.

Global Perspectives 7 (Semester)

Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives develops transferable skills that support learners in their studies and in their everyday life. These skills will support them in their studies in lower secondary and prepare them for Cambridge Upper Secondary and beyond. Learners develop skills through age-appropriate and engaging activities that are based on a broad range of topics. They explore personal, local and global perspectives to make sense of, and feel connected to, the world around them. Learners make informed decisions about the information they read, hear and see on global issues, identifying different perspectives and arguments. At the end of lower secondary, there is the option to complete a Research Report, which is marked by teachers and moderated by Cambridge. Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives is part of the Cambridge Pathway and is available only at Parkside Middle School.

Global Perspectives 8 (Semester)

Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives develops transferable skills that support learners in their studies and in their everyday life. These skills will support them in their studies in lower secondary and prepare them for Cambridge Upper Secondary and beyond. Learners develop skills through age-appropriate and engaging activities that are based on a broad range of topics. They explore personal, local and global perspectives to make sense of, and feel connected to, the world around them. Learners make informed decisions about the information they read, hear and see on global issues, identifying different perspectives and arguments. At the end of lower secondary, there is the option to complete a Research Report, which is marked by teachers and moderated by Cambridge. Cambridge Lower Secondary Global Perspectives is part of the Cambridge Pathway and is available only at Parkside Middle School.

Social Studies 6 - U.S. History 1 (Year), IBMYP Social Studies 6 – U.S. History 1 (Year)

This sixth-grade course focuses on the history of the United States from pre-Columbian times until 1865. Students will use skills for historical and geographical analysis to explore the early history of the United States including its’ founding, expansion, and the eventual breaking point of the Civil War from 1861-1865. This course is assessed by a Local Alternative Assessment, which satisfies the Virginia state requirement to assess the course.

Social Studies 7 – U.S. History 2 (Year), IBMYP Social Studies 7 – U.S. History 2 (Year)

This seventh-grade course focuses on the history of the United States from the Reconstruction era to the present. Students will use skills for historical and geographic analysis to explore the political, economic, and social challenges that the United States faced following the Civil War through modern day. This course is assessed by a Local Alternative Assessment, which satisfies the Virginia state requirement to assess the course.