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SOCIAL STUDIES ELECTIVES

World Geography: This course provides an understanding of the roles, responsibilities, and relationships
between people and places throughout the world. This course will prepare students for their three-year required
Social Studies sequence. It also offers extensive opportunities to develop and refine writing competencies that
prepare the student for the high school Gateway assessment.

Psychology/Sociology: 11th/12th Graders Only! Psychology is a half-semester course that introduces you to
understand your behavior and the behavior of others. Sociology is a half-semester course that studies human
society in combination with social behavior.

Ethics Studies/Law: 11th/12th Graders Only! The NEW Ethnic Studies course is designed to introduce the

experiences of ethnic communities that are not often studied in-depth in core social studies courses. This course
emphasizes a multitude of experiences and perspectives in history while discussing various social and political
movements led by various ethnic and racial groups to achieve change. In addition, we will examine the major
contributions that diverse groups of people have made to our global community.

Peer Leading*: 11th/12th Graders Only! The purpose of Peer Leadership is to develop the character of Mill
Creek students that exhibit strong potential for being effective leaders among their peers. Mill Creek Peer
Leadership is designed to promote ethical and moral principles on both a personal and public level. Peer
Leadership is a “hands-on” course designed to help Mill Creek students SOAR every day.
*Teacher recommendation, application.