Gifted students have the advantage of advanced classes in Social Studies.  These advanced classes are distinguished by acceleration, enrichment, sophistication, and novelty.  Gifted Social Studies is seen as a three-year program, in which students learn more than just the prescribed curricula.  Students learn, as a thread through 6^th, 7^th & 8^th grade, the research & analytical skills they need to have a head start in the Honors, AP, IB & Cambridge programs that are offered in Alachua County high schools.

Social Studies Curricula

6^th: World History

7^th: Civics

8^th: U.S. History 

Resources

Digital textbooks & resources

Six computer labs & classroom MacBooks

Primary & secondary sources

Stanford’s Reading Like a Historian

The DBQ Project (AP prep)

Partnership with UF Libraries

Critical/lateral thinking puzzles

Music from various cultures

UF guest speakers

Hands-on Projects

Historical fiction writing

Maps, posters, & other visuals

Computer generated products (PowerPoint, Prezi, iWeb, iMovie, etc.)

Living history projects

Cultural cooking projects

Mock debates & trials

Internet Webquests

Independent research projects

Alachua County’s only participant in the National History Day program