All of our programs have been reviewed to ensure their relevance to state and national standards.
(See School Program descriptions.)

Below are the ties to the Massachusetts Curriculum Frameworks standards.

Voices of Change

History and Social Science Learning Standards
Growth of the United States to 1820
5.34 Identify the diverging economic issues that contributed to the onset of the Civil War.

USI 27 Explain the emergence and impact of the textile industry in New England and industrial growth generally throughout antebellum American.
USII.1 Explain the various causes of the Industrial Revolution.
USII.2 Explain the important consequences of the Industrial Revolution.
USII 5 Explain the formation and goals of unions

English/Language Arts Learning Standards
1.3 Apply understanding of agreed-upon rules and individual roles in order to make decisions.
1.4 Know and apply rules for formal discussions.
9.5 Relate a literary work to artifacts, artistic creations, or historical sites of the period of its setting.
13.21 Recognize use of arguments for and against an issue.
13.22 Identify evidence used to support an argument.