Integrated Social Studies

Take a project from the its conception to completion, finding the resources and overcoming any difficulties along the way
Develop initiative and leadership
Work in a team
Learn to do things with recycled materials
Learn to connect concepts to values
Develop general knowledge around each theme
Raise consciousness about issues of importance
Learn decision making skills
Learn to appreciate diversity, etc.

Integrated Social Studies Constructivism

Themes	Process

Our Spaceship Earth	Develop General Knowledge

Light	Integrate Music and the Arts

Thinking Green and Trees	Present Findings

Computer education, general knowledge, moral education, music, arts and crafts, movement, dramatics, imagination plays, SUPW and other goals are fulfilled in thematic work which involves research and its presentations. This work is undertaken in mixed age settings whereby older children learn to lead and the younger children aspire to do more and look up to the older ones.

Research a topic and learn to present findings

From Buckminster Fuller’s idea of ‘Our Spaceship Earth’ to ‘Thinking Green’, to “Light” and “Trees”, children work on themes which combine social studies with science and environment. Most importantly, the children learn to:

Take a project from the its conception to completion, finding the resources and overcoming any difficulties along the way
Develop initiative and leadership
Work in a team
Learn to do things with recycled materials
Learn to connect concepts to values
Develop general knowledge around each theme
Raise consciousness about issues
Use of multiple-intelligences

Stuednts Develop

Research skills
Presentation skills
Analytical skills
Resourcefulness
Connection to moral values
Creativity
Critical thinking skills

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Integrated Social Studies