People learn in a variety of ways and at different rates.
Learning is both an individual and a group process. Rationale and Approach Social studies, as defined in the BC curriculum, is a multidisciplinary subject that draws from the social sciences and humanities to study human interaction and natural and social environments. The overarching goal of social studies is to develop thoughtful, responsible, active citizens who are able to acquire the requisite information to consider multiple perspectives and to make reasoned judgments. The Social Studies Kindergarten to Grade 11 curriculum provides students with opportunities as future citizens to critically reflect upon events and issues in order to examine the present, make connections with the past, and consider the future. Suggested instructional and assessment strategies emphasize an understanding of underlying ideas and relationships.