The approach to Social Studies in the middle school is to invite students to be passionate about adventures from the past, learning how it bring us into the present, and hopefully provides us with a future that challenges students to continue to be builders and creators in our nation and our world.

Included in all classes are a variety of learning activities which encourage our students to actively experience social studies. Such activities include: the use of journals, independent research, the use of primary and secondary sources, biographies, performance, oral presentation, role-playing, simulations, interviews, mock trails, debates, discussion of controversial issues, prejudice reduction by teaching tolerance, oral history, group projects and presentations, media productions, current events, and small and large group discussions. These activities are designed to promote continuation of students’ understanding of how to be an active member of the world community. Assessment although necessary is both creative and traditional to embrace different learning styles.

Students are invited to become or continue to be passionate about Social Studies as they develop and acquire appropriate skills and attitudes that encourage them on their lifelong learning journey. With the continuation of this desire to be a lifelong learner students will further develop their effective communication and critical thinking skills. They will also be challenged to increase in their ability to solve problems and make informed decisions.

Although much of history is riddled with warfare, students will focus their learning not on battles fought, but the reasons why conflicts occurred in an effort to encourage them to see that violence is not an effective way to resolve world issues.

Sixth Grade – Early Western Civilization

Seventh Grade – United States History I

Eighth Grade – United States History II