10SST

Year 10 Social Studies

Course Description

Teacher in Charge: Mr S. Filipo.


Kia orā, Welcome to Y10 social studies. In this course, students focus on learning about identity, privilege and economic globalization. Lastly, Our Junior Social Studies course acts as a pathway into the Y11, 12 and 13 Subjects: Senior Social studies, History, Geography, Tourism, Legal studies, Pacific Studies and Religious studies.


Course Overview

Term 1
• Term 1: In Term 1 students examine how identity can be constructed through personal decisions.

Term 2
• Term 2: Students then get the opportunity in Term 2 to look at privilege, who it benefits and how.

Term 3
• Term 3: We learn about global economic changes, such as the power of media & artificial intelligence.

Term 4
• Term 4: Consists of Project based learning and the analyzing Health inequities in Society.

Pathway

Disclaimer

Course Selection is confirmed at the start of 2025.  You can change the courses you have selected up until the start of next year provided there are still spaces in the course you wish to change to.

Some courses may become unavailable due to the number of students taking the courses or changes in staffing.

New courses may also be introduced, in which case you will be notified and given the opportunity to select the new course.