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Social Sciences

At Dana Hills, the history department works to design, implement, and maintain a coherent curriculum that focuses on inquiry-based critical thinking skills, improving reading comprehension and expository writing ability, and promotes an engaged and knowledgeable citizenry. History, Civics and Government, Geography, Economics, and the social sciences are integral to our shared mission of preparing our students for college, careers, and civic life in a culturally diverse world. These disciplines develop our students’ understanding of the physical world, encourage their participation in our democratic system of government, teach students about our past, and improve their ability to make reasoned decisions based upon evidence.
FACULTY

FACULTY

Michael Brooks mgbrooks@capousd.org
Tom Desiano tadesiano@capousd.org
John Gunderson jagunderson@capousd.org
Tony Henney anhenney@capousd.org
Mike Hulse mshulse@capousd.org
Nikki Lovett nrlovett@capousd.org
Robin Mairs remairs@capousd.org
Sarah Marshall swmarshall@capousd.org
Andrew Sims awsims@capousd.org
Danielle Wallace djwallace@capousd.org
Michael Wigglesworth miwigglesworth@capousd.org
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
COURSES

COURSES

Grade 9
Honors World History
Honors World History Two-Way Immersion
HMO Honors World History
AP World History
 
Grade 10
World History
World History Two-Way Immersion
AP European History
AP World History
 
Grade 11
US History
AP United States History
 
Grade 12
American Government (1 semester)
Economics (1 Semester) (G Elective)
AP American Govt/Econ
 
Electives
Psychology (G Elective)
AP Psychology (G Elective)
AP Art History (VIDEO!) (F Elective)
 
Social Science Electives