The study of History and Social Science is vital in a democratic society. The Stafford County Public Schools K-12 History and Social Science Program is based on the Virginia Standards of Learning and the accompanying History and Social Science Curriculum Frameworks. The mission of History and Social Science instruction is to prepare students for informed and responsible citizenship.

The History and Social Science program is a standards-based curriculum designed to provide multiple opportunities to hone skills and gain historical knowledge to promote high student achievement. The content and skills taught in the History and Social Science program include identifying and sequencing events in World, United States and Virginia history; gathering, classifying, recording, and interpreting information and making generalizations about data; identifying and interpreting primary and secondary sources; describing the location of people, places, and things; and participating in groups and democratic society. Students learn the duties and responsibilities of being a citizen in our local community, Virginia, and the United States.  

The History and Social Science course sequence for Stafford County Public Schools is as follows:

• Kindergarten - Introduction to Social Studies: Focus on the Community
• Grade 1 - Introduction to Social Studies: Focus on Virginia
• Grade 2 - Introduction to Social Studies: Focus on the United States
• Grade 3 - Introduction to Social Studies: Focus on Ancient World Cultures
• Grade 4 - Virginia Studies
• Grade 5 - United States History to 1865
• Grade 6 - United States History 1865 - Present
• Grade 7 - Civics and Economics (SOL Test)
• Grade 8 - World Geography
• Grade 9 - World History and Geography to 1500
• Grade 10 - World History & Geography 1500-Present
• Grade 11 - Virginia & US History
• Grade 12 - Virginia & US Government  

For more information about the Virginia Standards of Learning and testing requirements, please go to the Virginia Department of Education website for History and Social Science