Discover the world.
A Marymount education prepares students with the knowledge and skills required to be critical and responsible participants in our interconnected global community. Courses and co-curricular offerings across divisions are intentional in their content, scope, and sequence in order to prepare students with depth and breadth of knowledge about the world, its peoples, cultures, religions, and geographic contexts. The academic program also focuses on developing the essential skills of perspective taking and respectful communication, while also cultivating in students a strong sense of empathy, preparing them to promote the common good locally, nationally, and internationally.
The Colors of Us
In a cross-curricular unit on identity, Class I read The Colors of Us, a book which celebrates the differences and similarities that connect all people. Students created self-portraits to represent what they look like on the outside, while also completing identity maps to share who they are on the inside (likes/dislikes, family, hobbies, places they've visited, etc). In this way, students were able to learn more about what make each of their classmates uniquely special and brought a sense of unity to their classroom community.
Hands-on Explorations
During Class III social studies, students got hands on as they explored the many countries and cultures of Asia. Some highlights included: learning how to write various characters in Chinese and Japanese; reading Rickshaw Girl – a story set in Bangladesh – and learning to tie a sari like the characters wear in the book; designing original patterns for alpana and rangoli as they do in India; and mastering the art of origami paper folding.
The Contemporary World
World Religions
World Language Program
Senior Electives
