Curriculum

Central Subject is the fundamental organizing force behind Shady Hill's curriculum. The study of a particular people in a particular time and place, Central Subject provides an immersive experience that  emphasizes depth over breadth and integrates the study of history, literature, geography, writing, and vocabulary. Central Subject teaches students to think, to question, and to consider multiple perspectives as they make meaning of the past and present. In this way, it is a vehicle to develop the academic and social emotional skills they need to determine what matters in this complex and changing world.

To learn more about this year-long study at each grade level, our Lower and Middle School directors tell the story of why we teach what we teach when we teach it.