Interdisciplinary Studies

IDE8 [Inquire-Discover-Explore-8th grade] encourages students to explore their passions through a self-directed sustained project or projects. Working with faculty co-facilitators, 8th grade students determine what they learn, how they learn it, and how they share their discoveries. The course is designed to foster creativity and encourage lifelong learning by giving the students time and a framework for learning, provide a meaningful capstone academic experience that synthesizes material from multiple disciplines, and create a student-driven learning experience that appropriately challenges and motivates each individual student.