10 Social Studies

Students will build on the skills and knowledge developed in Year 9 Social Studies by continuing to work across Levels 4 and 5 of the Social Studies curriculum.  Global Citizenship continues to be a central to our study of Social Studies with each theme having clear links to: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Te Tiriti o Waitangi, the Global Goals, the UN Rights of the the Child and the New Zealand Human Rights Act.

The course is taught across three broad themes which encompass past and present case studies and encourage students to think about the their future world.    Aspects of the new Aotearoa New Zealand Histories curriculum have been integrated across these three themes.

Themes:

Fighting for Rights - Understanding what human rights are and how and why people and groups have sought them throughout history.

The Movement of Many - Understanding why people and groups have moved form place to place and the impact this has on people and places.

Te Tiriti o Waitangi- Understanding why the Treaty of Waitangi was written in 1840, the short and long term impacts, and how and why people and groups have responded to it in different ways over time.

Skills developed include: mapping, current events, problem solving and critical thinking, research, essay and paragraph writing, precis sketching.  These skills help to prepare students to continue with any Social Science course at Level 1 such as:  Geography or History.