High School Social Studies

Bridgeway’s high school social studies courses are designed to not only inform but to encourage students to analyze what they are learning; to apply the principles and lessons from history to their own lives; and to recognize the similarities between civilizations.
All courses provide historical contexts and/or in-depth studies of specific periods in history as well as a look at the changing geography of each region and the development of government. Students will also look at major events and key individuals in history and in government and analyze the impact on society and our developing world.

The honors courses allow students to specialize in specific topics and to gain a solid grounding in those topics.

Your student’s advisor will assist you in selecting from the following social studies courses. Recommendations are based on prior instruction as well as future goals.

The following course descriptions are for your information only and can seem overwhelming.

Remember, your Academic Advisor will work with you to determine the best choice to meet the specific needs of your child.

World Geography (All Programs)
Format: Correspondence course. Twelve worktexts.
Course Description
Can you find Djibouti on a world map? What is the climate like in Afghanistan? What are the primary geographical features of Australia? How have the continents of Europe and Asia changed since the fall of Communism? The answers to these questions, and much more, can be found in this world geography course.

Included are:

• Reading, drawing and interpreting various kinds of maps and a continent-by-continent study of geography
• An exciting MAP MANIA, double-page world political map and single-page climate and topographical maps

Click here for a sample lesson from this course (the sample will be in black and white).

World Geography (All Programs)
Format: Textbook with accompanying student workbook.
Course Description
This non-Biblical textbook curriculum includes a student textbook and corresponding workbook that provide instruction and reinforcement activities to help solidify the material. This course provides a current overview of world boundaries, helps students readily visualize other parts of the world with easy-to-read, detailed maps, explains how boundaries change as new nations are formed and gives students an appreciation for other cultures with in-depth country profiles.

Civics/World Geography (All Programs)
Format: Correspondence. CD-ROM. Ten worktexts.
Course Description
Focuses on geographic distinctives around the globe, including geographical regions, tools and impacts. The course also explores and evaluates the governmental system of the United States.

World History (All Programs)
Format: Correspondence. Twelve worktexts.
Course Description
World history from Creation to the present is viewed from a Biblical perspective. The view includes ancient civilizations, the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, colonialism, the age of revolution, spiritual awakenings and the missionary outreach.

World History II (All Programs)
Format: Textbook with accompanying student workbook.
Course Description
This second year world history course provides a comprehensive overview of world history, from Renaissance to the 1800s, presents engaging profiles of international historical figures, focuses on essential people, places and events that shaped the world, and includes a concise time line of critical world events. This non-Biblical textbook curriculum includes a student textbook and corresponding workbook that provide instruction and reinforcement activities to help solidify the material. Students will compare civilizations, research projects on the Internet and complete written analyses of various topics studied. ?

American History (All Programs)
Format: Textbook with accompanying student workbook.
Course Description
This non-Biblical textbook curriculum includes a student textbook and corresponding workbook that provide instruction and reinforcement activities to help solidify the material.

American history examines U.S. history from the colonial period through the present; engages students with captivating profiles of key historical figures; covers the consequences of conflicts from the Civil War and WWII to the Gulf War and beyond; and presents timely material, including the effects of 9/11 on the state of the nation and the 2004 presidential elections.

American History P (Business/Academic & Vocational)
Format: Five student texts with accompanying student workbooks.
Course Description
This course is a study of United States history from pre-Columbus expeditions through the election of President George W. Bush. This content-based course approaches the study of American history from the 15 major components of culture (families, agriculture, religion, economics, military, discoveries, inventions, etc). The writers include vignettes, biographical sketches and narratives to engage students. Graphics, illustrations, time lines and maps help students visualize significant concepts, dates and events. This course has been called “real history” because it ties the 15 major cultural components to real people, places and principles.

US History-S (All Programs)
Format: Correspondence. Twelve worktexts.
Course Description
An appreciation for Biblical influence develops as the student views American history from the colonial period to the present. Beginning with discovery of the New World, the study includes the War of Independence, the Jackson Era, the War Between the States, the two World Wars, America’s foreign relations after World War II, the Cold War, space exploration, civil rights, the United Nations, Watergate and the awakening, which continued on from 1970.

US History-A (All Programs)
Format: CD-ROM. Correspondence. Ten worktexts.
Course Description
An appreciation for Biblical influence develops as the student views American history from the colonial period to the present. Beginning with discovery of the New World, the study includes the War of Independence, the Jackson Era, the War Between the States, the two World Wars, America’s foreign relations after World War II, the Cold War, space exploration, civil rights, the United Nations, Watergate and the awakening, which continued on from 1970.

World History III (All Programs)
Format: Textbook with accompanying student workbook.
Course Description
This non-Biblical textbook curriculum includes a student textbook and corresponding workbook that provide instruction and reinforcement activities to help solidify the material.

World History III provides a comprehensive overview of world history, from 1900 to present civilizations to the middle ages; presents engaging profiles of international historical figures; focuses on essential people, places and events that shaped the world; and includes a concise time line of critical world events.

Ancient/Western History (All Programs)
Format: CD-ROM, correspondence. Ten worktexts.
Course Description

• Ancient civilizations
• The Medieval World
• Renaissance
• Reformation
• Growth of World Empires
• The Age of Revolution
• The Industrial Revolution
• Two World Wars
• The Contemporary World
• Ancient Times to the Present

Civics/Economics (All Programs)
Format: CD-ROM, correspondence. Ten worktexts.
Course Description

• International governments ?
• United States government
• American party system
• History of governments
• The Christian and government
• Free enterprise
• Business and you
• The stock market
• Budget and finance
• Geography

Government/Economics (All Programs)
Format: Correspondence. Twelve worktexts.
Course Description
Do your students realize they have a responsibility toward their government Do they know enough about their government to take part in its processes This new course will help prepare them by providing a study of the historical foundations of our government.

The scope of economics includes price theory, production, free enterprise, free trade, banking, investments, international trade, stewardship, and government and the economy. Throughout the course, the importance of Biblical ideals and values in the marketplace is emphasized.

Constitution (1/2 credit) (Honors)
Format: Correspondence course. Six worktexts.
Course Description
A detailed study on the origins and foundations of the Constitution; the organization and administration of the legislative, executive, and judicial branches of government as outlined in the first three articles of the Constitution; and the meaning and application of the remainder of the Constitution.

Collectivism (1/2 credit) (Honors)
Format: Correspondence course. Five worktexts.
Course Description
This course traces the history of collectivism, starting with the revolt of Satan and the subsequent fall of man. It concludes with a detailed look at the major 20th-century “isms.” The study is designed to give students an awareness of the humanistic aspects of “ism” ideologies from a Biblical point of view.

History of Civilization I (Honors)
Format: Correspondence course. Twelve worktexts.
Course Description
The origin and development of Western man and his institutions are traced from the ancient Fertile Crescent to the Reformation.

History of Civilization II (Honors)
Format: Correspondence course. Twelve worktexts.
Course Description
This course traces the development of Western man and his institutions from the Reformation.