Warrington School/Curriculum/Social Studies
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Warrington School Social Studies curriculum
Social Studies
- Know about and understand the special features of different cultures - language, customs, beliefs, values and ways of life
- How these are passed onto the next generation
- How they are sustained
- Know about our nation and its people - history, geography, achievements, our place in the world
- Exploration, innovation, opportunities and challenges
- Develop an appreciation of the situations and special needs of people who require support e.g. impaired, elderly, refugees
- Develop skills to access resources and present information appropriately
- Make comparisons with local, national, pacific and global communities
- How they meet their needs and develop their identities
- Know and think about current happenings and issues in the world about them and beyond
- How these have cause and effects
- Develop an understanding of the local community and global environment
- How people participate individually or as groups in local and global issues
- How our local decisions have cause and effects at a local and global scale
