Welcome to the Social Studies Department!

Vision Statement

A participatory democracy requires educated citizens who can make informed decisions. Social studies helps students develop the thinking skills necessary to participate in the democratic process. As our world becomes more interdependent and our society more culturally diverse, social studies courses provide students with the knowledge and understanding of the past necessary for coping with the present as well as planning for the future. The courses help explain students’ relationships to other people and to social and political institutions.

Our purpose is that students not only learn information but also how to learn so they can continue to seek the knowledge that will allow them to reach their full potential and be contributing members of society.