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History

Gill St. Bernard’s believes in the importance of helping students understand the world in which we live. History shares the broader goal of all the humanities: to shed light on the human condition. History at GSB is a matter of appreciation and interpretation. Thus, an important goal in each course is to challenge stereotypic and ethnocentric thinking to foster an independent, historically-conscious view of the world through the study of history and the social sciences. To this end, the history curriculum is integrated to provide students with the knowledge, skills and experiences necessary to function as resourceful members of an increasingly interdependent world. Specific skills such as primary source analysis, graph, chart and map interpretation, and research and writing are all emphasized. Experiential learning is incorporated through group activities, projects, guest speakers and field trips.

The objectives of the History Department include:

  • To help students to develop, refine, and master observation skills and hypotheses formulation
  • To enable students to critically evaluate evidence in contradictory arguments
  • To develop historical writing skills and the fine points of thesis formulation both orally and in writing
  • To cooperate in problem-solving as it pertains to the study of history
  • To promote geographical awareness and the understanding of the relationship of geography to history
  • To enable students to understand and appreciate the individual’s role as citizens in a global society

Upper School Upper School Weekly Calendar Of Events

Monday, September 08, 2008
>> US - (4:30p) Varsity Girls Tennis VS. Solomon Schechter (Away Game)
>> US - (5:00 PM) Grade 9 Cook-Out
>> US - (6:00 PM) 9th Grade Parent / Student Meeting
>> US - (3:45 pm) Varsity Girls Soccer VS. Manville (scrimmage) (Away Game)
>> US - (4:00 pm) Varsity Boys Soccer VS. Soccer Scrimmage Festival (Home Game)

Tuesday, September 09, 2008
>> US - (4:00p) Varsity Girls Tennis VS. Wardlaw-Hartridge (Away Game)

Wednesday, September 10, 2008
>> US - (4:00p) Varsity Boys Soccer VS. Montclair Kimberley (scrim.) (Away Game)
>> US - (4:00p) JV Boys Soccer VS. Montclair Kimberley (scrim.) (Away Game)
>> US - (4:00p) Varsity Girls Soccer VS. Morris Knolls (scrim.) (Home Game)
>> AS - (8:15 AM) PA Kickoff Breakfast
>> US - (4:00p) Varsity Girls Tennis VS. Purnell (Home Game)
>> US - (4:00 pm) JV Girls Soccer VS. Morris Knolls (scrimmage) (Home Game)

Thursday, September 11, 2008
>> US - (4:00p) JV Girls Tennis VS. Pennington (Home Game)

Friday, September 12, 2008
>> US - (4:00p) Varsity Boys Soccer VS. Rutgers Prep (Home Game)
>> US - (4:00p) JV Boys Soccer VS. Rutgers Prep (Home Game)
>> US - (4:00p) Varsity Girls Tennis VS. West Morris (Home Game)

Saturday, September 13, 2008
>> US - (1:00p) Varsity Girls Soccer VS. Bernards (Away Game)
>> US - (10:00a) Varsity Cross Country VS. Newark Academy Invitational (Away Game)
>> US - (12:00p) Varsity Boys Soccer VS. Watchung Hills (Home Game)

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