The goal of social studies education at The Bridge Way School is
to help students become contributing, participating, and
knowledgeable actors in today’s social, political, and economic
arenas. To achieve this goal, students must know, understand,
and apply the content and concepts of the various subdomains of
social studies. The National Council for the Social Studies has
identified ten thematic strands “necessary for fulfilling the
duties of citizenship in a participatory democracy,” which
provide the primary focus of our social studies curriculum and
are described below. Examining various cultures helps us to
understand ourselves as both individuals and members of various
groups. In a democratic and multicultural society, it is
imperative that students understand multiple perspectives that
derive from different cultural vantage points in order to
appreciate similarities and differences and increase tolerance
for the values and customs of diverse peoples. Time, Continuity,
and Change Knowing what things wer