The study of History at KGV aims to equip our students with an understanding of the past which will help them understand better the world they live in today. Through enquiry based learning a variety of skills, based around the IB Learner Profile will be developed.
| Year |
Enquiry Question |
| 7 |
What's it all about?
KGV better then than now?
How did rulers control their Empires?
Castles and Knights
Life in the Roman Empire and Medieval England was unclean and unhealthy?
How did people's superstitions and beliefs affect their lives? |
| 8 |
Inventions that changed the world
Elizabeth I: How successfully did she tackle the problems of her reign?
Have Human Rights improved since 1800?
Empire : Good, bad or ugly? |
| 9 |
What was the 20th Century like?
World War I: A survival Guide
Leaders on trial: What have you done for your country?
How did Hong Kong defend herself during World War II?
How did the splitting of the atomic bomb change the world we live in?
Who's to Blame: The Arab Israeli crisis? |
In Year 10 and 11 students can chose to study History at IGCSE level. The topics studied are:
Development of Dictatorship: Germany,1918-45
The USA,1917-29
A divided union: Civil Rights in the USA, 1945-74
A world divided: Superpower relations, 1945-62
Conflict, crisis and change: China c.1934-89
For the IB diploma we study, at Standard Level:
Peacemaking, peacekeeping - international relations 1918-36
Causes, practices and effects of wars
Origins and development or authoritarianism and single party states
The Cold War
Students complete a coursework assignment on any topic of History that interests them
Higher Level candidates study the above and a look in more depth at 20th Century Europe.
Please click here for the History Department Webpage.
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