Social Studies

The goal of the Upper School Social Studies Department is to promote the following concepts and equip students to articulate these concepts using logic and evidence:

• History is guided by a Sovereign God
• Basic human rights are endowed by God and it is the role of legitimate governments to secure such rights.
• Human laws are valid to the extent they reflect Natural Law that is revealed to man by God through General and Special Revelation.
• Western Christian Civilization is not without faults but nevertheless should be celebrated for its contributions.
• Free market capitalism is the best economic system because it forces sinful people to provide service in order to experience personal success.
• All religions should be studied and respected but they are mutually exclusive with Christianity.
• Christianity provides man with the most logical world view as related to the basic questions facing humanity.

SFCS is proud to have cheered 8th Grade student Alen Simmons to 2nd Place in the 2009 State-wide Association of Christian Schools International (ACSI) Geography Bee.

Students in 1st – 4th Grades complete Lower School Social Studies units in the following areas:

• American History
• Map Skills
• God's Work through the Family
• Citizenship
• Oceans/Continents
• Environment/Recycling
• International Studies
• South Carolina History
• Transportation
• Communication
• Resources
• Industry
• Tourism and Trade
• Regional Studies