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A Coeducational, College Preparatory School for Ages 3 Through Grade 12

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Race in America

This course will be structured as a joint inquiry by students and teachers. We will seek to understand what race is and then move into a study of the historical and legal treatment of race in America. We will then focus on the cultural, economic, and social ramifications of race as a constant factor in American life. Course materials will include historical and legal documents and readings, as well as current events and a broad range of interdisciplinary resources that offer multiple and divergent voices and viewpoints. The class will be both discussion- and project-based, with participants encouraged to focus in depth on aspects of the topic that are most interesting to them. The course is open to any upper school students who want to participate in an open and respectful exploration of this sensitive but critically important topic.

(Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing or Departmental Approval)