In Humanities, taught by Mrs. Small, we investigate the fundamental question of what it means to be human by exploring various topics in history and literature. Starting out the year with Henry David Thoreau’s Walden, we then learned about the roots of education in America, touching upon some neurological and philosophical topics as we discussed Yuval Noah Harari’s Sapiens. Additionally, we examined the power of satire by analyzing several satirical pieces throughout history before creating satires of our own. We also explored the complex concepts of identity, race, and their roles in society. Working our way through Tom Stoppard's Arcadia, we learned about chaos theory and the impacts of the Romantic Era. Lastly, we investigated the importance of Science Fiction in a rapidly developing world by comparing pieces of Sci-fi throughout history.

I went to the woods because I wished to live deliberately, to front only the essential facts of life, and see if I could not learn what it had to teach, and not, when I came to die, discover that I had not lived. - Henry David Thoreau