History & Social Sciences
Graduation Requirement: Three years of Upper School study, during which time Global History and Geography, U.S. History and either one yearlong History & Social Sciences elective or two semester-long History & Social Sciences electives must be completed.
Kent Denver's History and Social Sciences program is designed to prepare students for the complexities of the modern world.
By using historical methods to form and advance arguments and analyze multiple points of view, students gain a broader understanding of historical cause and effect patterns, global cultures, and of the United States, its history and its role in the modern world.
A progressive interdisciplinary approach increases students' ability to think analytically, explore history through research, work with primary and secondary sources, and express themselves effectively, both verbally and in writing.
Browse a Sample of our Offerings
Filter by subject and school to see an example of the academic offerings available to students at Kent Denver School. To see a comprehensive, updated list of courses for the current school year, check out the curriculum guide at the bottom of this page!
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![Global History of the Modern World]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689200521/kentdenver/ojux2qh6gpqedumcjeut/H_GlobalHistoryintheModernWorld.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1689200521/kentdenver/ojux2qh6gpqedumcjeut/H_GlobalHistoryintheModernWorld.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1689200521/kentdenver/ojux2qh6gpqedumcjeut/H_GlobalHistoryintheModernWorld.jpg","width":600}])
![Grade 10 History Electives]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689200550/kentdenver/guxveoc5jihscoum2em9/H_Grade10HistoryElectives.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1689200550/kentdenver/guxveoc5jihscoum2em9/H_Grade10HistoryElectives.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1689200550/kentdenver/guxveoc5jihscoum2em9/H_Grade10HistoryElectives.jpg","width":600}])
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![AP® Economics]([{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_1/v1689200569/kentdenver/igl4gfsvzav90cuattpj/H_APEconomics.jpg","width":256},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto,t_image_size_2/v1689200569/kentdenver/igl4gfsvzav90cuattpj/H_APEconomics.jpg","width":512},{"url":"https://resources.finalsite.net/images/f_auto,q_auto/v1689200569/kentdenver/igl4gfsvzav90cuattpj/H_APEconomics.jpg","width":600}])
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Meet Our History & Social Sciences Faculty
Tatiana McKinney-Stokes
Titles:
Middle School Dean, History Teacher
Biography:
B.A.—Communications
M.A.—Women's History
M.Ed.—Curriculum & Instruction
“I make a difference in students' lives because I make efforts to build relationships, nurture their curiosity and creativity, and be a listening ear as they grow and develop in middle school.”
Tatiana McKinney-Stokes joined Kent Denver in 2022 after teaching 7th grade U.S. History & 8th grade Civics at Trinity Prep in Florida, while also serving as the Middle School Assistant Dean of Students. Before becoming a social science teacher & administrator, she pursued a public policy and education career. After working in the non-profit sector, she moved to Beijing, China, to teach for Disney English. Ms. MicKinney-Stokes has also taught for over ten years in public, private and with international companies. She hopes to educate, include and empower students within the classroom and school community to find their voice and become engaged in the world around them.
Christopher Michaud
Titles:
History Teacher
Biography:
B.A.—Speech Communication
M.A.—Political Science
"For 25 years, each and every day I have loved working with young people as they seek to develop their own understanding of the world and their place in it."
Before coming to Kent Denver, Mr. Michaud served in a variety of roles in independent schools in the West, from full-time teacher to grade-level dean to Upper School Director.
John Montgomery
Titles:
History Teacher
Biography:
B.A.—History
M.A.—Mild-Moderate Special Education
“I make a difference in students' lives because learning how to think as a historian, how to take in various perspectives, consider the totality of our global society and world is much more important than learning facts in isolation. Developing dynamic students who are able to analyze the big picture and see their place in it not only make great historians, but make for empathetic citizen change-makers.”
John Montgomery joined Kent Denver in 2022 after teaching middle school History at Sand Hill Prep in Palo Alto, California. Growing up in the Mountain West in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Mr. Montgomery has been teaching for 17 years, serving a wide range of students from community classes in the Costa Rican rainforest, kindergarten to senior Honda executives in Japan and middle school and high school students in San Francisco and Palo Alto.
Todd Schayes
Titles:
English Teacher, History Teacher, Head Coach: Boys' Basketball
Biography:
B.S.—Business Management
M.A.—Educational Psychology
Kent Denver Middle School Teacher of the Year, 2001
Metropolitan League Hall of Fame (Basketball), 2009
"Sixth-graders have a thirst for knowledge and the energy and enthusiasm to succeed!"
Before coming to Kent Denver, Mr. Schayes coached basketball at Methodist University in North Carolina. He says everyone in the Kent Denver community—faculty, staff, administrators, parents and students—is pulling in the same direction, with the common goal being excellence in scholarship and character for all.