Savannah Country Day School - Country Data Yearbook (Savannah, GA)

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SOCIAL STUDIES MR. JOHN LANGFORD American Hisfory, World Hisfory, Civics The social studies' faculty offers a course in civics and two years' study of history. The seventh grade civics curriculum seeks to awaken the younger stu- dent to his duties as a United States' citizen. Through the concentrated study of government, of the Constitution, and of the basic institutions of American life, pupils gain a greater appreciation and deeper understanding of contemporary society. In addition to introducing the student to the Are you kiddin'? Member noi pictured here: MR. JOHN DUNN World Hisiory MRS. HENRY GARLINGTON Inielligenfsia Bible, Civics 25

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The pause that refreshes basic facts and ideas of classical and modern ages, the world history course endeavors to pre- sent a broad background for the study of Ameri- can history. Emphasized in this very general survey are such basic trends as the rise and fall of Greece and Rome, the Renaissance, the begin- ning of national states, exploration and discov- ery, economic development, and nineteenth and twentieth century history. The culmination of the social science curricula is the study of our nation. This course places greater importance on the understanding of peo- ia 2 .gi . W wfsfgc Q Where's in ple and basic historical trends rather than the mere absorption of facts. From Christopher Co- lumbus to Eisenhower's second administration, the American drama is presented from a critical and often philosophical point of view. The study of the world's religions, touched upon in the world history course, is further am- plihed in the study of the Bible. Students in- terested in religious learning may take this course as a regular full year's curriculum or as a bi-weekly subject of the eighth grade.