Social Studies
Archdiocese of Philadelphia
Elementary Social Studies Curriculum Committee
Mission Statement
The mission of the Elementary Social Studies Curriculum of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is the development of Catholic citizens who will uphold
democratic principles and serve the Church, the nation,
and the world within the framework of Gospel values.
Social Studies
The leading national organization in the field, the National Council for the Social Studies, has adopted this definition of social studies:
Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences.
The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world. (http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/execsummary)
Elementary Social Studies Curriculum Committee
Mission Statement
The mission of the Elementary Social Studies Curriculum of the Archdiocese of Philadelphia is the development of Catholic citizens who will uphold
democratic principles and serve the Church, the nation,
and the world within the framework of Gospel values.
Social Studies
The leading national organization in the field, the National Council for the Social Studies, has adopted this definition of social studies:
Social studies is the integrated study of the social sciences and humanities to promote civic competence. Within the school program, social studies provides coordinated, systematic study drawing upon such disciplines as anthropology, archaeology, economics, geography, history, law, philosophy, political science, psychology, religion, and sociology, as well as appropriate content from the humanities, mathematics, and natural sciences.
The primary purpose of social studies is to help young people develop the ability to make informed and reasoned decisions for the public good as citizens of a culturally diverse, democratic society in an interdependent world. (http://www.socialstudies.org/standards/execsummary)
