History

Department Chair: Larry Metzger
email | phone:425-868-6191 ext. 660

The primary purpose of the history department is citizenship education. It seeks through its course offerings and pedagogical methods to build and enhance within Overlake students cultural, historical, geographical, and political literacy in order that they may become well-informed and active participants in a democratic society.

The chosen curriculum addresses the needs and demands of the increasingly global community by emphasizing world history, America's evolving historical role in world history, and the inter-relatedness of nations. All courses strive to make meaningful connections between the past and present.

Students are challenged with a rigorous curriculum which stresses authentic application of content with assignments and projects designed to enhance thinking, skills, and knowledge. Students are challenged to apply learned knowledge to current and future world problems in addition to acquiring information.

Modern and Classical Languages