All Social Studies classes study people and places on the earth’s surface and how they relate to each other. In addition, each grade studies the events of history by investigating the past through primary and secondary sources. Social Studies students learn to read, think, and write like historians and geographers. This means students learn to evaluate, analyze, and think critically about evidence, they ask thoughtful questions, and they interpret and explain what has been discovered through meaningful discussions and comprehensive writing.

CURRICULUM

6th grade
Foundations of Geography
Geography of South America, Africa, Europe, Asia, Australia, and Oceania
Economics
World Religions

7th grade
Early Humans (Paleolithic Age)
Neolithic Revolution
Ancient Civilizations: Mesopotamia, Egypt, Phoenicia, Greece, and Rome
(Fall of Rome, Encounters between Christianity and Islam, and Medieval Europe)

8th grade (changing for 2019-20 school year)
Early Colonies
French & Indian War
Causes of American Revolution
Declaration of Independence
American Revolution
Formation of United States Government
America’s Fundamental Documents
Nation Building/Westward Expansion
(Causes/Civil War, Reconstruction/Legacy of War, Immigration/Industrialization/Progressivism, WWI, Roaring 20s/Great Depression, Causes WWII)