The central focus and goal of a Riverside Military Academy Social Studies course of study for our Cadets aspires to not only teach historical knowledge of past civilizations and peoples, but additionally strives to create an academic passion and competence in research, writing, interaction, public-speaking, and critical-thinking -- skills necessary for success in college and university life, and for future career choices. Success for our Cadets means having opportunities to investigate virtuous leadership of historical personalities and the decision-making processes, during key historical events, which are necessary for the thriving spirit of an American democracy, and inherent in a military boarding school environment like our Academy.
To listen, to learn, to read, to understand, to think, to write, to connect, to solve, to theorize, to question, to self-critique, to empower, to motivate, and to nurture moral and virtuous knowledge and understanding, and to grow democratically-minded citizen-leaders, within an American Constitutional Republic, and throughout the world, is our Departmental and institutional goal.