Worcester County Public Schools Social Studies Program
Worcester County Public Schools provides a comprehensive
social studies program that incorporates the National Council for Social
Studies and Maryland State Standards for Social Studies. The program is
balanced between history, geography, economics, and political
science-government.
In elementary grades Kindergarten to grade 3 students
progressively learn about families, neighborhoods, towns/communities, including
Worcester County history, geography and government. Contemporary Maryland and
Regions of the United States are studied in 4th Grade. Maryland and
United States history is studied in 5th Grade. 5th grade
has a focus unit on Financial Literacy based on the Center for Economic
Education’s Financial Fitness for Life.
Worcester County middle school curricula consists of three
courses of study, 6th Grade Ancient World History, 7th
Grade World Geography and Financial Literacy, and 8th Grade United
States History and Government. The middle school program emphasizes active
learning models, reading and interpretation of primary and secondary sources,
and a variety of opportunities how to demonstrate their knowledge and
understanding through a variety of performance and writing activities.
The high school social studies program in Worcester County
is organized around the three required social studies courses, United States
Government, Modern World History, and United States History. Electives include
Psychology and Economics. Advanced Placement courses are available in United
States History, World History, and (in some schools) Psychology and European
History. All students are required to complete at least two research papers
based on MLA standards for writing and pass the Maryland Government High School
Assessment as part of their high school social studies requirement.
If you have any questions regarding the Social Studies
program in Worcester County Public Schools please contact Jessica McInerney at [email protected].