Social Studies Department Mission Statement

The Social Studies department is dedicated to creating a learning environment that helps all our students succeed and prepares them for a successful academic future.  Our department believes that each student deserves a learning experience that best suits their personal learning style and provides the resources needed to excel in high school, college and/or pursue a career in a competitive world. We work really hard to build relationships with each student and to partner with parents, who play an active role in their child’s educational experience. The Social Studies Department follows the New York State Framework for Social Studies and places emphasis on the teaching of historical thinking skills: evaluating authenticity, credibility and bias of primary source documents, analysing factual information and drawing conclusions, integrating concepts from a variety of disciplines, designing and carrying out research with a clearly designed objective using correct methodology and research techniques.  Students are also taught to engage in conversations with one another, listen to each other, become problem-solvers, ask questions, seek answers, respect the world in which they live and make others around them better.