History & Social Science
To explore history and the social sciences, we challenge every student to use active inquiry as they analyze complex ideas and develop original, valid conclusions. Our mission is that The Hudson School students use the information and skills learned in our courses to become involved global citizens who believe that by taking responsible action, they are empowered to create the world that they desire.
Our curriculum teaches students to unlock the intertwined roots of our present world so that they can engage and shape the issues confronting our global society. Through their learning, students gain an appreciation of multiple points of view and develop compassion by recognizing traits shared by our common humanity. In doing so, they acquire the self-knowledge and confidence to manage future challenges.
History cannot give us a program for the future, but it can give us a fuller understanding of ourselves, and of our common humanity, so that we can better face the future.
Robert Penn Warren
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation.
Robert Kennedy
Requirements for Graduation: Modern Global History, 1500-Present; 1 year of U.S. History; 1 additional history course; Personal Finance, Civics