Woodside High School

• 199 Churchill Ave., Woodside, CA 94062
• 650.367.9750

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The Woodside High School Social Science department offers four required courses and two electives.

Freshmen: Life Skills / Ethnic Studies - Life Skills focuses on decision making, mental, social/ community health, and substance abuse. Ethnic Studies- students will develop the skills to critically examine local, national, and global histories through the lens of race, gender, and class. *LEP offered. 

Sophomores: World History - The course covers a period of more than 500 years and highlights the intensification of a truly global history as people, products, diseases, knowledge, and ideas spread around the world as never before. LEP* and AP offered. 

Juniors: United States History - A study of the history of the United States with a focus on the 20th century. LEP* and AP* offered. 

Seniors: American Government and Economics (one semester of each). Each course is a survey of the major concepts and structures of government and economic systems. Seniors also complete the Senior Thesis,  a required individual research project.  LEP* offered. 

Electives: Anthropology and Psychology.  These courses are open primarily to juniors and seniors.* 

* LEP= Limited English Placement - for English language learners new to the country. *AP- Advanced Placement.