At PJH, our Social Studies curriculum is broken into four units: Economics, History, Geography, and Civics. Our goals for our students are to promote critical thinking and skill application to prepare them as future leaders of our community, country, and world.
Economics:
- Personal finance
- Microeconomics- supply & demand, types of businesses, marketing
- Macroeconomics - national and global economy
History:
- Sources
- Bias & Perspective
- Writing in history
- Influential Americans
Civics:
- Rights and responsibilities of citizens
- Roles of government
- Federal and state constitutions
Geography:
- Basic map skills
- Human/Environment interactions
- Global citizenship