Social Studies Department
The main purpose of the Social Studies curriculum is to develop graduates who have the knowledge, skills, and competencies to be active, informed citizens. An informed citizen understands key historical, geographical, political, economic, and societal concepts, and how these different factors relate to and interact with each other.
Students will build deep understandings and create their own knowledge through investigations into interesting, open-ended questions, debating and discussing historical and contemporary issues, and developing and supporting their own hypotheses, solutions and conclusions.
Course Offerings
Social Studies 8-10 draw on topics from disciplines within the humanities and social sciences, primarily history, geography, political science, and economics, with contributions from other disciplines such as sociology, psychology, and anthropology. Uniting these disciplines is their focus on human activities, behaviours, and interactions with both other humans and the environment.
- 20th Century World History 11
- Comparative Cultures 12
- Economic Theory 12
- Human Geography 12
- Law Studies 12
- Political Studies 12
- Physical Geography 12
- Psychology 12
Big Ideas
Department Members
Department Head | Mr. Chris Campbell | cc79@aquinas.org |
Socials 8 | Mrs. Hughes | mhughes@aquinas.org |
Socials 9 |
Mr. Keong |
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Socials 10 |
Mr. Slivinski Mr. O'Flynn |
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20th Century World History Philosophy 12 |
Mr. Grossling | grossling@aquinas.org |
Comparative Cultures 12 Political Studies 12 |
Mr. Salituro | salituro@aquinas.org |
Human Geography 12 | Mr. Keong | |
Law 12 Psychology 12 |
Mr. McCaffery | gmccaffery@aquinas.org |
Course Content
- Social Studies 8 - World Civilizations 500 - 1600
- Social Studies 9 - European and North American History 1500-1815
- Social Studies 9/10 - Combines Socials Studies 9 & Social Studies 10
- Social Studies 10 - Canadian History from 1815-1914, Canadian Geography and Economics
- Social Studies 11 -World Geography, Government and 20th Century Canadian History
- Comparative Civilizations 12 - World History up to 16th Century
- Geography 12 - Physical Geography & Environment, Resources & Environmental Issues
- History 12 - 20th Century World History
- Law 12 - Canadian Civil, Criminal and Family Law