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The Social Studies department offers a full range
of studies to prepare our students for today’s complex
and every changing world. Our courses in U.S. History
and Exploring World History, explores topics that encompass
Constitutional issues, the historical relationship between
individuals and their government, and world events that
have helped to create today’s challenging world.
The relevance of an Elementary Social Studies program
is especially important. Students are turned on to a life
long love of learning through the lively narrative, student
centered activities and up to date coverage found in Lincoln-Marti
School Social Studies’ Curriculum:
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Family, Stressing
history, Geography, Economics, Citizenship, and the
Humanities (Kindergarten thru 6th grade): Activities-based
program.
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World Past and
Present ( 7th grade): This curriculum focuses on the
regions of the world , stressing history, geography,
citizenship and the humanities.
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World Regions
(8th grade) : It is a meaningful and balanced presentation
of the physical and cultural geography of the eight
major culture regions of the World.
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American History
(9th grade): It is a balanced presentation of the history
of this country from its beginnings to the present day.
The course focuses on the U.S. constitution and the
relationship of historical events to the political,
social, and economic ideas which have shaped our country
since the Post-Reconstruction Era.
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American Civics
(10th grade): It helps students to form the ideas, values,
and habits of mind, necessary to become good citizens
in a democracy.
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Exploring World
History (11th grade): It provides the most frequent
and complete curriculum, focusing on the regions of
the world, history, geography, citizenships, and humanity.
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Economics (12th
grade): It has the purpose to help raise the quality
of economic education , and seeks to widen students
understanding of the richness and complexity of Americans’
society , and to deal objectively with the World’s
people and systems.
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