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Social Studies

The secondary social studies program is designed to develop each student’s understanding of cultural, social, economic and political systems through a coordinated, vertically aligned curriculum. Students will have the  opportunity to further enrich their understanding of these themes through a variety of elective offerings. The social studies program allows students to develop essential life skills through analysis of primary and secondary sources, debate, consensus, cooperative learning, problem solving, writing and project- based learning. The primary purpose of social studies is to help students develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world.

Students are required to obtain four social studies credits in order to meet graduation requirements: 

  • Founding Principles of the United States of America and North Carolina:  Civic Literacy
  • Economics and Personal Finance
  • American History
  • World History
     

Social Studies Course Options