Phoenix Academy Social Studies

U.S. History

• This course is a comprehensive study focusing on major themes and concepts essential to understanding American economic, political, and social institutions. Learning emphasizes analytical writing, interpreting historical documents, developing both written and oral communication skills, understanding cause and effect relationships, discovering the significance of people, places and events impacting U.S. History, and applying historical principles in today's world.

World Geography

• World Geography is a course designed to help students acquire a better understanding of the world in which they live by analyzing where and how people live, their culture, and how they fit in an interdependent global society.  Our primary focus will be physical locations, climate, history, economic, and social matters of concern.  The "5 themes" of geography (location, place, human environment-interaction, movement, and regions) provide the underlying structure for the course.

Street Law

• Street Law is a course that will provide students with a practical understanding of law and the legal system. Through this class students will gain a better understanding of the roles that law, lawyers, law enforcement officers, and the legal system play in our society.

United States Government

• Government introduces the student to the basic principles of political science. Students will also examine historical ideas and values, which contributed to the American democracy. Emphasis is placed on students becoming part of an active citizenry. The semester course covers the foundation, principles, and structure of the American government along with strategies for becoming an informed citizen.

Character Education

• Character Education is a class that consists of structured developmental experiences presented systematically through classroom and group activities in a progressive sequence. The purpose of the curriculum is provide students at all levels with knowledge of pro-social skills, empathy, anger control, personal responsibility traits, and teamwork. The class has been designed to promote the positive mental health of our students and to assist them in problem solving by acquiring and using effective life skills.