Social Studies, Business, and Libraries

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

 

High School Social Studies and Business Courses