Social Studies

Proposed Social Studies Curriculum
Current Social Studies Curriculum

Proposed Social Studies Curriculum

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Current Social Studies Curriculum

Social Studies

The Social Studies Program of the Fairfield Public Schools provides students with the knowledge,skills, and attitude necessary to make reasoned decisions as productive participants in a democratic nation and a culturally diverse interconnected world. The curriculum fosters an understanding of how the physical setting, economic and political systems, cultural influences, and increased interdependence have impacted human history, as well as how that history shapes our perceptions of current and emerging trends.

Students are asked to show their genuine understanding through the application of knowledge, interpretation of information, acknowledgement of multiple perspectives, display of empathy for others’ situation, and by making connections to one’s own life and experiences.

Finally, it is essential that the design and implementation of social studies education be a liberating force in the life of every citizen. It calls for all citizens to be public spirited and self-sacrificing with the work we do in social studies, highlighting the connection between social studies learning, productive citizenship, and democratic values.

The standards found in the Fairfield Public School’s social studies curriculum documents are the same as the state standards in the Connecticut Social Studies Framework.

To accomplish this vision of developing scholars and citizens the Fairfield Public Schools:

Provide for the development of an articulated and rigorous program of instruction for all students
Set graduation requirements including successfully completing Fairfield’s K-5 and 6-8 social studies program and a minimum of three and a half years of social studies coursework at the high school level
Provide a scope of offerings that allow students to demonstrate an understanding of the concept of culture and how different perspectives emerge from different cultures.
Provide a program which enables students to access information from a variety of sources by employing appropriate technologies
Provide instruction to help students think logically, write effectively, analyze and solve a variety of problems and make informed decisions.
Provide a variety of learning opportunities based upon the needs of students

AP/Dual Enrollment Courses

AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP Comparative Government and Politics
AP Modern European History
AP Psychology
AP US Government and Politics
AP US History
African American, Black, Puerto Rican, and Latino Studies Dual Enrollment/ECE Course

Electives

Contemporary US History
Economics
Humanities
Psychology
Sociology

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Social Studies

Proposed Social Studies Curriculum

Current Social Studies Curriculum

Social Studies

Social Studies Curriculum Documents

Elementary School Pre-K-5

Middle School 6-8

High School 9-12

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