Courses

History through Documentaries

ages 11-16 (gr.6-10)

Course Description:

“How do people, places, and ideas change over time and space?” ”What defines a documentary as a documentary?” Each week, travel to a different time period through a variety of carefully curated documentaries and come prepared to discuss these essential questions while helping to build our digital timeline of events. We will deepen our understanding through a wide range of activities including exploring the science behind the history, investigating the stories of individuals from the time, discussing film technique, and examining primary sources.

Schedule and Cost:

Day: Monday

Time: 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. ET

Semester 1 Dates: Sept 11, 2023-Jan. 29, 2024 (16 weeks, no classes Sept 25, Oct 9, Nov 20, Dec 25, Jan 1)

For Tuition Fees, Code of Conduct, and all the details, see THE FINE PRINT.

Required Homework:

Watch the assigned documentary every second week: 7 documentaries in total.

Course Materials:

All the documentaries are available for free on YouTube in Canada. It is possible that in other viewing jurisdictions they may need to be sought in other places such as Amazon Prime, or watched via a VPN.

Becoming Human: First Steps

Story of Maths: The Language of the Universe Episode 1

Story of India Episode 3

Time Team S07E02 Cirencester, Gloucestershire

Middle Ages – 4 short videos to watch:
Terry Jones: Medieval Lives The Philosopher Episode 6 (30 minutes)
These are approx. 5 minutes each:
English Heritage: Harold and William
English Heritage: Meet a monk
English Heritage: Meet a noblewoman

A Tour of Peyton Randolph House (Colonial Williamsburg)

Victorian Farm Episode 1