Liberal Arts

Liberal Arts

The DHSZ Liberal Arts Curriculum provides students with an academically rigorous and highly accessible foundation in the social sciences and humanities. Liberal Arts is designed to develop critical thinking skills, inquiry and investigation capacity, and purposeful communication to enhance English language and literacy. Students who choose Liberal Arts will be choosing the opportunity to cultivate the learning habits and foundational knowledge required to succeed in educational environments utilising the learning. writing, and thinking approaches found in most universities offering international curricula. 

Course Aims and Content

DHSZ Liberal Arts aims to provide students with a foundational understanding of the concept of civilisation and the development of human societies. As the course progresses, students will explore the concept of Classical civilisation and its expansion in Greece and Rome to develop diverse perspectives, critical thinking, and strong academic English through informative, rhetorical, and collaborative approaches. Moving to Year 11, students will further develop informational literacy, independent learning, and critical reasoning through investigation into modern culture and globalisation. The course themes and skills progression have been curated to not only support students' academic abilities, but to provide a deeper sense of intercultural understanding and citizenship, both local and global.

Course Assessment

Liberal Arts assessments will target and evaluate academic knowledge, reasoning skills, English language usage, and essential understandings. Students will be assessed through a combination of traditional tests, essays, written reports, collaborative and creative multimedia projects, and presentations.

The Dulwich Advantage

This course has been created by a highly experienced cross-disciplinary team to reflect the needs and interests of internationally minded students seeking to explore the Liberal Arts. Our Liberal Arts programme will go beyond the boundaries of traditional high school courses and provide a strong foundation for future AS options in Economics, Psychology and Geography.