MS Social Students Dept. World Cultures Required
Instructor: Mr. Nathan Schwepler
6th Grade, Full Year The students will study each of our planet’s regions. The students will summarize historical and cultural information in organized paragraphs and compare the culture and history of different regions. The students will also evaluate religious practices questioning how each people group is responding to the Kingdom of God. Curriculum: Cultural Geography, BJU Press Geography Required Instructor: Mr. Nathan Schwepler 6th Grade, Full Year As the students explore each of our world’s continents, they will remember the names of myriad significant countries, cities, and landforms. They will use geography vocabulary to describe our world. The students will also understand, interpret, and even create a variety of maps. Curriculum: Cultural Geography, BJU Press American History Required Instructor: Mrs. Beverly Beazley 7th Grade, Full Year This course studies our nation’s history and focuses on historical events and critical ideas that have shaped the United States. Extensive attention is paid to how various historical events are interconnected, interrelated, and how those events continue to influence the cultures, politics, economics, arts, and religion of the United States today. Emphasis is placed on the study of American Government and the Constitution, the Great Awakenings, the abolitionist movement and other ways in which American Christians have sought to impact their culture. The content of this course is viewed through the biblical lens of how God’s redemptive plan for humanity has unfolded historically as well as how humanity, in its sinful nature, has fallen short of that plan. Content for the course is delivered through project-based learning, student research, primary source analysis, debate and discussion, lecture, and independent student readings. Kansas History Required Instructor: Mrs. Beverly Beazley 7th Grade, Full Year The Kansas History course begins with a study of native inhabitants of the land that was to become Kansas. The course will cover major events, individuals, groups, innovations, and movements The course will include instruction that integrates thinking skills, historical processes, and content so that students are able to apply their learning to their own lives. Collaborative work is emphasized as are transferable skills-based learning assignments. The content will integrate Biblical truth and will encourage students to view historical events from a godly perspective. Curriculum: The Kansas Journey, Kansas Historical Society Ancient World History Required Instructor: Mrs. Beverly Beazley 8th Grade, Full Year This course traces the development of Western Civilization from its roots in the ancient world of the Sumerians through the Medieval Period. This class focuses on how historic events are interconnected and how they influence the world of the 21st century. Emphasis is placed on the creation, development, and interaction of cultures, and how the development of civilizations has shaped the role of government, economics, religion, arts, and education throughout human history. The content of this course is viewed through the biblical lens of how God’s redemptive plan for humanity has unfolded historically as well as how humanity in its sinful nature has fallen short of that plan. The course also integrates Biblical passages that relate to the time period of study into the class material. Content for the course is delivered through project-based learning, student research, primary source analysis, debate and discussion, lecture, and independent student readings.
HCA Upper School Academic Catalog | 2025-26
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