Summary:
The North Shore High School Social Studies Department helps students develop a better understanding and appreciation of history, geography, economic and political systems, and civic participation. In order to prepare students to succeed in a rapidly changing global society, North Shore focuses on the development of skills such as problem solving, collaboration, and critical thinking. We strive to foster the qualities that will lead students to become independent, reflective, and ethical contributors to our democratic society.

New York State Social Studies Standards

NYS K-12 Social Studies Framework

NYS 9-12 Social Studies Framework

Social Studies Requirements:
Social Studies is required of all students in grades 9 through 12. Regents Examinations in Global History and Geography (culmination of tenth grade) and U.S. History and Government (culmination of eleventh grade) are required for graduation. In the senior year, students must take courses that fulfill the half--‐year economics and half-‐‐ year government requirements for graduation. For students who wish to make the commitment to additional and more demanding reading, writing, and study, Advanced Placement World History I is offered in ninth grade. In tenth grade, AP World History II students continue with the second year of the course. Students entering eleventh grade may elect to enroll in one of the International Baccalaureate History Courses (see separate IB course descriptions). In twelfth grade, students select courses from a number of options including IB, AP, and humanities offerings.

Social Studies Course Offerings:

Grade 9

• Global History & Geography I
• Advanced Placement World History I
  

Grade 10

• Global History & Geography II
• Advanced Placement World History II
  

Grade 11

• United States History and Government
• IB History of the Americas (HOTA) HL

Grade 12

• US Government and the Role of the Citizen
• Economics in the Modern World
• IB History Year 2: Wars Across Twentieth Century History (WATCH)
• Advanced Placement US Government and Economics
• SPIN: Marketing, Politics, and Identity

Electives

• IB Social and Cultural Anthropology
• Introduction to Psychology
• Advanced Placement Psychology
• Conspiracy Theory in U.S. History
• The Decades That Made You

Business Deptartment

• Accounting
• Business Law
• Entrepreneurship
• IB Business Management
• Introduction to Business
• Investments
• Marketing
  

High School Course Catalog

High School Academic Flow Chart

Rho Kappa (Social Studies Honor Society)

Advisors: Carolyn Chimeri / Jennifer Babb

Rho Kappa Description

Rho Kappa Honor Society Links
http://connected.socialstudies.org/rhokappa/aboutrhokappa/aboutus
http://connected.socialstudies.org/rhokappa/aboutrhokappa/faq