Mechanisms of Memory and Information Processing

A three-day social psychology sequence exploring conformity, groupthink, and social influence. Students analyze foundational experiments, compare compliance versus internalization, and dissect modern digital peer pressure and media dynamics.

A comprehensive study of the Atlantic slave trade, the plantation economy, forms of resistance, and the eventual path to emancipation.

A comprehensive multi-day review sequence for psychology units on emotion, motivation, memory, and forgetting, featuring structured study aids, interactive challenges, and practice assessments.

A comprehensive look at economic systems, competition, and the role of government in regulating markets using the cell phone industry as a primary case study.

Social Studies Standards Revision Project for ABC Schools.

A unit exploring the foundations of humanistic psychology, focusing on person-centered approaches, therapeutic relationships, and the drive toward self-actualization.

A comprehensive study of leadership, civil rights, and social ethics through the lens of the film Remember the Titans.

A sequence for high school students (B1+ level) exploring the social and cultural impacts of gentrification in London, focusing on the tension between urban development and local community identity.

A comprehensive overview of four major turning points in United States history: the American Revolution, Westward Expansion, the Civil War, and World War II. This sequence explores how each era redefined the American identity and shifted the nation's trajectory.

A comprehensive 10-day unit exploring the causes, courses, and consequences of four major world-altering revolutions: American, French, Industrial, and China's Communist Revolution. Students will analyze political and economic drivers, human costs, and lasting global impacts through comparative study.

A deep dive into President Lyndon B. Johnson's domestic agenda, focusing on the Great Society's attempts to eliminate poverty and racial injustice. This sequence examines the legislative milestones of the mid-1960s and their lasting impact on American society and government.

An intensive two-week exploration of the Classical Period's greatest powers—Persia, China, and Rome. Students act as 'Imperial Architects,' analyzing the structural components that allowed these empires to rise, flourish, and eventually crumble.

A deep dive into the rise of totalitarianism in the 20th century, focusing on the social, economic, and political factors that allowed dictators to seize and maintain absolute power.

A comprehensive 5-part curriculum exploring social neuroscience through a macro social work lens, focusing on systemic change, practitioner wellbeing, and collective action.

A 5-week immersive ethics storyline following the evolution of a single nonprofit organization as it navigates a massive corporate grant, data ethics, policy clashes, and eventual sustainability crises.

A comprehensive study of Judaism focusing on ethical teachings and significant practices like marriage. Students investigate the connections between core beliefs, sacred texts, and the lived experience of adherents in preparation for an extended response.

An intensive investigative unit on Franz Kafka's *The Metamorphosis* following the North Star/Uncommon Schools instructional model. The unit focuses on the thematic intersection of labor, identity, and dehumanization. Students analyze Gregor's alienation from his family and society through a structured rigorous framework including vocabulary acquisition, character identification, and thematic synthesis.

A 10-week comprehensive unit exploring the history of disasters from antiquity to the modern era, focusing on the shift from natural events to man-made catastrophes and changing human perspectives.

A focused AP World History practice series consisting exclusively of stimulus-based multiple choice questions and detailed answer keys covering Units 1-9.

A 4-week unit exploring the construction of heroism and villainy in sports through media analysis, persuasive writing, and investigative interview techniques. Students will analyze how public perception is shaped and ultimately create their own investigative podcast script.

A 12-lesson intensive course on reasoning and critical thinking, aligned with the 'Reasoning Skills Success' framework. This sequence covers everything from the distinction between reason and emotion to complex logical fallacies, statistical analysis, and deductive/inductive logic.

A comprehensive dive into the pivotal moments and global impact of World War II, framed through the lens of military intelligence and historical analysis.

A unit exploring the transformative decade of the 1950s, covering the Civil Rights movement, postwar economic booms, the rise of suburbia, and the cultural shifts of the Atomic Age.

A multi-day mini-unit exploring the contrasting philosophies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. Du Bois regarding African American progress, education, and civil rights at the turn of the 20th century.

A multi-day investigation into the Dred Scott case, focusing on the shifting definitions of citizenship and the legal battle for freedom in pre-Civil War America.

A comprehensive historical background unit designed to contextualize the events of 'A Thousand Splendid Suns', focusing on the political shifts in Afghanistan and their impact on women's lives and character motivations.

A comprehensive unit exploring the foundational structures of American government through the lens of the US Constitution.

A comprehensive exploration of Article I of the U.S. Constitution, covering the structure, powers, and limitations of the Legislative Branch through deep text analysis and structured discussion.

A comprehensive introductory psychology sequence for university students, exploring the biological, cognitive, and social foundations of human behavior through a lens of scientific inquiry and critical analysis.

A foundational university-level psychology curriculum covering biological bases, cognitive processes, behavioral theories, and social dynamics. This sequence provides a rigorous introduction to the scientific study of the human mind and behavior.