Social Studies
Social Studies is the study of human decision-making to understand both how humans think and how to successfully pursue various goals within societies.
Students explore themes including history, geography, government, and economics in each grade level. Seventh graders focus on Africa and Asia while eighth graders learn about Georgia.
To achieve this, we guide students through the Georgia Standards of Excellence (GSE) while analyzing the various decisions that are inherent in the topics covered by the standards. This will also help explore issues of cause and effect, change and continuity, and an understanding of similarities across space and time. It is also our goal to support the broader school goals of improved writing, improved critical thinking, and improved communication skills. We do this by incorporating the 7th and 8th grade Reading and Writing Standards for Literacy into our lessons. Finally, we aim to provide various elective options for students to explore specific topics with more depth.
Our social studies courses include:
7th Grade Social Studies
8th Grade Georgia Studies