The K-12 Social Studies program is an integrated program of History and the Social Sciences which is designed to promote civic competence. The four major strands in the History and Social Science Virginia Standards of Learning – history, geography, civics and economics – provide the framework for the local curriculum. Emphasis is placed on applying knowledge and skills from these four areas through hands-on learning in the classroom and participation in field experiences found in the Historic Triangle and surrounding areas. In addition, students participate frequently in special events such as the National Geography Bee, the state Geography fair, National History Day and mock elections.
Middle School Course Offerings
Civics & Economics – Grade 8
Eighth grade social studies is a focused, in-depth investigation of the structures and functions of America’s government systems, and America’s ...
United States History: 1865 to the Present – Grade 7
Students in seventh grade social studies continue the study of United States History (1865 to the present).Major topics include post-Civil ...
United States History to 1865 – Grade 6
Sixth grade social studies focuses on United States History to 1865.Major topics include the first Americans, early exploration, colonial America, ...
High School Course Offerings
Advanced Placement Psychology
The AP Psychology course is designed to introduce students to the systematic and scientific study of the behavior and mental ...
U.S. and World Affairs
U.S.& World Affairs is an elective course that focuses on the relationships between national and international events while strengthening geography ...
Sociology
Sociology is the study of human behavior in society.The focus of this course is the shaping of human behavior by ...
Law and Society
This engaging course aims to promote a more detailed understanding of the laws, rules, and regulations that guide our contemporary ...
Law and Debate
This course will introduce students to the federal and state judicial systems, Virginia state law, elements of law, speech and ...
Humanities: United States
This course examines change in America at the turn of two centuries by analyzing and evaluating elements of 19th and ...
Humanities: Global
This course explores the impact of technology on the social and cultural history of the modern world.Students working independently and ...
Advanced Placement Economics
AP Economics is a college-level introductory course in the principles of economics.The challenging design of the course is recommended for ...
Advanced Placement Government & Politics: Comparative – Grade 11 & 12
This is a challenging college-level course available to juniors and seniors.The curriculum consists of an in-depth, critical, examination of different ...
Advanced Placement European History
Students investigate significant events, individuals, developments, and processes in four historical periods from approximately 1450 to the present.Students develop and ...
Advanced Placement Government & Politics: U.S. – Grade 12
This is an advanced course available to seniors.The curriculum consists of a study of American Government that includes extensive reading ...
Virginia & U.S. Government – Grade 12
Virginia and U.S.Government emphasizes the function and theory of government and the principles on which the state and U.S.governments are ...
Advanced Placement U.S. History – Grade 11
This course focuses on developing student understanding of American history from approximately 1491 to the present.Students will investigate the content ...
Virginia & U.S. History – Grade 11
Virginia and U.S.History offers a general study of the American nation from early exploration to the present day.Students evaluate events ...
Advanced Placement Human Geography – Grade 10
This advanced-level course is open to students in Grades 10, 11, or 12 and may be taken in place of ...
World Geography – Grade 10
World Geography is the study of human-environment relationships with a special emphasis on cultural regions in Asia, Latin America, Africa, ...
World History & Geography: 1500 A.D. to the Present (World History II) – Grade 9
Students may select either this course or World History and Geography to 1500 A.D. to fulfill their World History requirement. ...
World History & Geography to 1500 A.D. (World History I) – Grade 9
Students may select either this course or World History and Geography: 1500 A.D.to the Present to fulfill their World History ...
Commonwealth Innovation (CI) – Probability & Statistics and World Geography – Grade 10
This interdisciplinary, co-taught social studies/math course will encourage and enable students to explore human-environmental interactions, world conflicts, and current events ...
Commonwealth Innovation (CI) – Virginia & U.S. Government, Law & Society and Discrete Math – Grade 12
This course is a co-taught, interdisciplinary course that will investigate how government, law, and mathematics interact to create a society.Students ...
Commonwealth Innovation (CI) – Virginia & U.S. History and English 11*
This yearlong, interdisciplinary, team-taught course is designed to engage students in a thorough study of American History and the arts ...
Commonwealth Innovation (CI) – English 9*, World History II, and Speech – Grade 9
This interdisciplinary, co-taught course will encourage and enable students to participate in sustained, collaborative inquiry within a global context. Students ...
