Elementary Social Studies

ECS follows the North Carolina Standard Course of Study and as a result has shifted away from memorization of historical figures and dates and toward a study of the broader story of our world and our part in it.  Early elementary students learn to think like an explorer and ask probing questions as they build their foundational chronological thinking.  As students progress throughout elementary school, their historical content knowledge will expand as students develop an understanding of historical significance, causation, argumentation, and primary source analysis and evidence to understand the people, places, and events of NC and US history.