“Empowering students to advocate for the individual, the community, and the world.”
Program Description
The School of Social Justice located in the Long Branch Historic High School provides students the opportunity to study the traditional curricular content areas of english, mathematics, science and social studies in a new and intellectually engaging context. Through the incorporation of a thematic approach to each of the courses offered in the program, student instruction is focused on the exploration and discussion of relevant societal issues that impact our world today as they relate to each of the specific content area disciplines. Student instruction also focuses on developing key 21st century learning skills that prepare students for college and career readiness such as effectively researching a subject, critically evaluating the pertinent aspects of a specific topic and synthesizing information in order to develop a compelling argument.