{"id":6032,"date":"2026-04-23T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/?p=6032"},"modified":"2026-04-23T14:14:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-23T14:14:20","slug":"social-studies-update-82","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/","title":{"rendered":"Social Studies Update"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Sixth grade students<\/strong> have been exploring components and empires along the Silk Roads, including the Mauryan and Gupta Empires of India. 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href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_151047176-portrait\/'><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151047176.PORTRAIT-771x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151047176.PORTRAIT-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151047176.PORTRAIT-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151047176.PORTRAIT-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151047176.PORTRAIT-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, 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https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151235216.MP_-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151235216.MP_-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151235216.MP_-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151235216.MP_-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151235216.MP_-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_151306210\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151306210-1024x771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6036\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151306210-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151306210-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151306210-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151306210-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151306210-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6036'>\n\t\t\t\tEnjoying the hike to Gibson&#8217;s Mill\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_151640360\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151640360-1024x771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151640360-1024x771.jpg 1024w, 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src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151659815.MP_-1024x771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151659815.MP_-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151659815.MP_-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151659815.MP_-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151659815.MP_-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_151659815.MP_-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_152312295\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152312295-1024x771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152312295-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152312295-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152312295-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152312295-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152312295-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_152526600\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152526600-771x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152526600-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152526600-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152526600-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152526600-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152526600-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_152526600-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_153731202-mp\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_153731202.MP_-771x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6041\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_153731202.MP_-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_153731202.MP_-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_153731202.MP_-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_153731202.MP_-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_153731202.MP_-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_153731202.MP_-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6041'>\n\t\t\t\tCivil War Medicine Presentation\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_154340951-mp\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"602\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154340951.MP_-1024x771.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154340951.MP_-1024x771.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154340951.MP_-300x226.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154340951.MP_-768x578.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154340951.MP_-1536x1157.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154340951.MP_-2048x1542.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_154535186\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"771\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154535186-771x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154535186-771x1024.jpg 771w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154535186-226x300.jpg 226w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154535186-768x1020.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154535186-1157x1536.jpg 1157w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154535186-1542x2048.jpg 1542w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_154535186-scaled.jpg 1928w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/figure><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/2026\/04\/23\/social-studies-update-82\/pxl_20260422_155116219\/'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" src=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_155116219-1024x768.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large\" alt=\"\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-6044\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_155116219-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_155116219-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_155116219-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_155116219-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.thesummitprep.org\/middleschool\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/22\/sites\/44\/2026\/04\/PXL_20260422_155116219-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<figcaption class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-6044'>\n\t\t\t\tUpon learning our fates in the Civil War Medicine presentation&#8230;.\n\t\t\t\t<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure 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style=\"font-weight: 400\"><strong>Seventh and eighth grade students<\/strong> ventured to Wilson\u2019s Creek National Battlefield on Wednesday for a station field trip. Throughout the park, there were rangers to teach us about various aspects of the battle and Civil War history. We started out by hiking a trail and enjoying the spring scenery, then stopped at the Ray house for a presentation and demonstration of Civil War medicine and a tour of the historic home, which acted as a field hospital during and after the battle. We then headed back to the Visitor\u2019s Center for a lesson on the common soldier, including all that they would have carried with them. We enjoyed a picnic lunch under the trees before heading back to the trail to hike at Bloody Hill. We finished off the day with a visit to the museum and gift shop, where students found an array of items to purchase. One student found a book on women in the Civil War, another purchased <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Uncle Tom\u2019s Cabin<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, and a few chose to buy replica pocket watches! We were so appreciative of the helpful park rangers who taught us in such engaging ways. And the weather, which started off a bit dreary, turned into a really lovely day! <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sixth grade students have been exploring components and empires along the Silk Roads, including the Mauryan and Gupta Empires of India. 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