World Studies I is an infused study of the six social studies strands: Inquiry, Behavioral Sciences, Civics & Government, Geography, Economics, and History. These strands are woven together to form a course that helps students understand the world in which we live. Students will focus on the emergence, expansion, and decline of civilizations from the Paleolithic Era to 1400 CE. They will understand key factors that shaped the development of civilizations. Students will study various societies and regions from every continent, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands.

World Studies II will expand upon the knowledge, skills, and enduring understandings acquired in the sixth-grade examination of the emergence, expansion, and decline of civilizations by beginning at 1400 CE and moving into the globalized network of nations in the modern world. The course should help students make connections between historical events and their own lives, and should investigate the various factors that shaped the development of societies and regions in the modern world as well as global interactions between those societies. Students will study various societies and regions from every continent, the Caribbean, and the Pacific Islands.

8th Grade Social Studies, North Carolina and United States History, will focus on North Carolina state history with the integration of local and national history. This integrated study helps students understand and appreciate the legacy of our democratic republic and to develop the skills needed to engage responsibly and intelligently as North Carolinians. Students will embark on a more rigorous study of the historical foundations and democratic principles that continue to shape our state and nation, and begin with a review of the major ideas, events, and cultures preceding the foundation of North Carolina and the United States. The main focus of the course will be how students use inquiry to examine critical events, people, issues, and developments in the state and nation from the Colonial Era to modern day. Students will understand the relationship of geography, events, and people to the political, economic, technological, and cultural developments that shaped our existence in North Carolina and the United States over time.