The Loudoun County Public Schools Social Science departments will promote learning through meaningful collaborative instruction and student-centered discovery. We will provide equitable opportunities in which students are encouraged to:

• Think critically and communicate effectively

• Respect diversity and build relationships                          

• Understand the relationship between past and present   

• Become life-long learners with a global perspective

Course Title: United States History To 1865      

Description: The focus of the Social Science curriculum in Grade 6 is the history of the United States from the early 1500s to the end of the Civil War. 2 Performance Assessments*

Teachers:  Mr. Chapman, Dr. Keith, Ms Odell

Course Title: United States History 1865 to the Present

Description: The focus of the Social Science curriculum in Grade 7 is the history of the United States from the Reconstruction to the 21st Century. 2 Performance Assessments*

Teachers:  Ms. Odell,Ms Hessinger, Mrs. Mizerak, Ms. Arndt 

Course Title: Civics and Economics

Description: Civics looks at the role of citizens and the way in which they form governments. An SOL Test is given at the end of this course. 

Teachers:  Ms Connel, Ms. Gilfillan, Ms Hessinger