Social Studies

• In grade six the students will be have two main focuses in social studies. The first focus is Citizens Participating in Decision Making. This will include a look at two topics: Shaping Society Together and Democracy in Action. The second main focus is Historical Models of Democracy and will include a look at democracy in Ancient Athens and the Iroquois Confederacy. It will include a look at the history of our local and provincial government.
• We will wrap the year up in social studies with a look at Making a Just and Fair Canada and Voices for Change
• Each month I will also ask the students to keep their eyes open for current events, local, provincial, national or global, that interest them throughout the month. We will then set aside time to discuss these events to see what opinions the students may have on them as well as how the events may impact them. They are, after all, the citizens of tomorrow!