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Social Science

Department Information and Resources

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Department Information and Resources
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Who We Are

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Who We Are
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Government/Economics and AP Psychology *EML
 
Life Skills/ Ethnic Studies and US History
 
Dice, Kayla | x40512
Life Skills/Ethnic Studies and AP US History 
 
World History and Government/ Economics 
 
Life Skills/Ethnic Studies and World History *Green Academy
 
US History *Green Academy
 
Life Skills/ Ethnic Studies and Dual Enrollment US History
 
AP US History, AP Modern World History and Government/Economics  *Department Chair
 
Manzo, Jesse| x40511
AVID and Government/Economics *AVID and Senior Thesis Coordinator
 
AP World History
 
Moein, Parsa | x40518
World History and Life Skills/ Ethnic Studies *EML
 
Ortez, Jenny | x40106
Life Skills/ Ethnic Studies, *EML 
 
US History and World History, *EML and GTA  Academy
 
Government/Economics *Green Academy 
 
 
 
 
 
Department Course Description

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Department Course Description
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The Woodside High School Social Science Department offers four required courses and one elective.
Freshmen: Life Skills / Ethnic Studies
Life Skills focuses on decision-making, mental and social health, community wellness, and substance abuse prevention.
Ethnic Studies helps students develop the skills to critically examine local and state histories through the lenses of race, gender, and class.
EML offered.
 
Sophomores: World History
This course covers more than 500 years of world history, highlighting the growing interconnectedness of people, products, diseases, knowledge, and ideas across the globe.
EML and AP offered.
 
Juniors: United States History
A study of U.S. history with an emphasis on the political, social, and economic developments of the 20th century.
EML and AP offered.
 
Seniors: American Government and Economics (one semester each)
Each course provides a survey of the major concepts and structures of government and economic systems. Seniors also complete the Senior Thesis, a required individual research project.
EML and Dual Credit offered.
 
Electives: AP Psychology
Available to juniors and seniors, this college-level course introduces students to the systematic and scientific study of human behavior and mental processes.
 

EML = Emerging Multi-Lingual
AP = Advanced Placement
Dual Credit = In conjunction with Cañada College