Social Studies

Our social studies program builds upon children’s natural curiosity about the world and their place within it. Through active learning, immersion, and cross-curricular integration, students develop an understanding of how the past is connected to the present and the impact of people and events on the future. With an emphasis on culture, perspective, and conflict, teachers guide students to recognize their role as citizens in both their immediate and global community. Students also acquire a strong foundation in geography, history, cultural studies, economics, and political science, as well as a true understanding of civic responsibility.

Student goals include:

• Investigating and constructively exchanging ideas.

• Developing skills to interact in a cooperative learning setting to reach a common goal.

• Acknowledging the value of others’ perspectives and abilities.

• Learning and applying organized research methods to answer questions, both teacher and student generated.

• Learning and applying geography skills.

• Developing a sense of civic responsibility.

• Integrating skills and concepts learned across all disciplines.

• Creating unique and innovative solutions to problems.

• Acquiring an understanding of the interdependence of various aspects of social studies.

• Reflecting deliberately throughout the learning process on all life experiences.