The aim of history in the Diploma Programme is to explain trends and developments, continuity and change through time and through individual events. The course is concerned with individuals and societies in the widest context: political, social economic religious, technological and cultural. Throughout the year we will investigate the recording, the reconstructing and the interpretations of the past through the investigation of a myriad of sources. This course reflects Thomas Jefferson High School’s emphasis on a global perspective to impart cultural empathy and foster respect for other societies.
The aims of the history course at SL and HL are to:
1. develop an understanding of, and continuing interest in, the past 2. encourage students to engage with multiple perspectives and to appreciate the complex nature of historical concepts, issues, events and developments 3. promote international-mindedness through the study of history from more than one region of the world 4. develop an understanding of history as a discipline and to develop historical consciousness including a sense of chronology and context, and an understanding of different historical perspectives 5. develop key historical skills, including engaging effectively with sources 6. increase students’ understanding of themselves and of contemporary society by encouraging reflection on the past. |