Juniors at Moses Brown examine the American experience through the lens of literature, with special attention to the cultural and historical context that gave rise to specific works of art.  Whether studying The Great Gatsby, Leaves of Grass, or works by Thoreau, Emerson, Dickinson, or Toni Morrison, students are challenged to regularly produce papers displaying...

Eleventh grade students at Moses Brown generally enroll in Precalculus where, in addition to the traditional curriculum they build strong programming skills. Some students choose to focus on real-world applications of mathematical concepts by enrolling in Algebra III or electives like AP Statistics, Introduction to Statistics, Discrete Math, Macroeconomics, and The Economics of Social Innovation....

Juniors at Moses Brown take a year-long United States history course focused on the expansion of democracy and the interplay between the national government and individual Americans. How did democracy expand in the U.S., and why, and who were the primary actors who made this happen?  How have race, gender, and class affected the political...

At Moses Brown, the Science department strives to nurture a spirit of inquiry in every eleventh grader.  Laboratory experiments, field observations, and close reading of scientific literature guide students as they study the natural and physical sciences and consider the implications of science in modern life.  In every discipline, students apply the scientific method and...

In addition to reading, writing, and arithmetic, students need to be able to create digital environments, not just use them.  Coding stresses computational thinking, in which students break a problem down and express a solution in steps that a computer can understand.  After all, in the 21st century, the ability to code will be as critical...

At Moses Brown, juniors are learning to use their growing fluency in another language and deepening their sophistication of grammar and vocabulary to emulate that of native speakers.  Mastery of a foreign language is critical to understanding one’s native culture and worldview, and those of others.  Of course, it also opens a myriad of travel...

Eleventh graders at Moses Brown have an extensive menu of fine and performing arts opportunities available to them.  On page, stage, and canvas, they are regularly challenged to discern what they think and feel, and to hone their technical ability to realize that inner vision.  Arts classes frequently overlap with other subjects, giving students multiple ways...