Social Studies
The Social Studies curriculum at Sea Crest School seeks to promote cultural understanding and knowledge, foster civic values, and encourage social participation. Our core beliefs are as follows:
- Social Studies education involves active learning.
- Social Studies education is inquiry and research based.
- Social Studies education exposes students to different cultures and perspectives in order to develop tolerance and appreciation.
- Social Studies education is meaningful and relevant as it creates an understanding of what students’ roles are in a global society.
- Social Studies education involves a developmental process of study beginning with self and expanding to the community, state, national, and global levels at age-appropriate times.
- Social Studies education focuses on discovering patterns from the past in order to influence their futures and develop a sense of justice.
- Social Studies education incorporates the various components of geography.
