Welcome to the Social Studies Program

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.