West Irondequoit Central School District

Social Studies Curriculum Philosophy

"Our social studies program has the responsibility to help students understand their roots, see their connections to the past, comprehend their context, recognize the commonality of people across time, appreciate the delicate balance of rights and responsibilities in an open society and develop the habits of thoughtful analysis and reflective thinking."
(Social Studies Resource Guide, NYS).

Joyce Nagle     585-336-3080     Send Mail
Social Studies Curriculum Supervisor 7-12

Debra Lindsey     585-336-0807     Send Mail
Social Studies Curriculum Supervisor k-6

Curriculum documents are summarized in the links below:

Social Studies Guiding Principles

Enduring Understandings in the Social Studies