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: