Department Goals/Objectives:
The Jericho Social Studies program integrates the study of the humanities and the social sciences. The primary aim of the Jericho Social Studies program is the promotion of civic competence. Our program includes the coordinated, systematic study of such disciplines as economics, geography, history, government, psychology, religion, philosophy and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences. We help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for themselves and for the public good as members of a culturally diverse community, a democratic society and an interdependent world. We also play an essential role in the development of historical literacy and writing skills, a fundamental component of the Common Core Learning Standards (CCLS). Among these skills are the ability to locate and cite specific textual evidence to support conclusions and to evaluate the arguments and claims in a text.
Essential to these ends is the maintenance of a social studies program that is horizontally aligned across school buildings in the District, and vertically aligned throughout each grade level.
K-12 Social Studies Framework
Grade
Content Focus
Kindergarten
Self and Others
Grade 1
My Family and Other Families, Now and Long Ago
Grade 2
My Community and Other United States Communities
Grade 3
Communities around the World
Grade 4
Local history and Local Government
Grade 5
The United States, Canada and Latin America
Grade 6
The Eastern Hemisphere: Ancient Civilizations
Grade 7
History of the United States and New York I
Grade 8
History of the United States and New York II
Grade 9
Global History and Geography I
Grade 10
Global History and Geography II or
Advanced Placement European History
Grade 11
United States History and Government or
Advanced Placement United States History
Grade 12
Participation in Government or
Facing History and Ourselves or
Advanced Placement Government & Politics or
Senior Experience
Economics or
Advanced Placement Micro & Macro Economics or
Sociology of Institutions or
Syracuse University CL Economics
Electives
Advanced Placement Psychology
Advanced Placement Art History
Exploring Childhood
Social Science Research
Debate
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