Social Studies / Welcome

Welcome to the Briar Woods Social Studies home page.

Information on course selections for rising 9th graders is available at left.

Social sciences at Briar Woods include the four year core sequence of:

9th grade- World History I or Pre-AP World History

10th grade- World History II or AP World History

11th grade- US/Virginia History or AP US History

12th grade- US/Virginia Government or AP Comparative Government

Additionally, for the 2012-2013 school year the following electives will be offered:

AP Econcomics (Micro and Macro)

AP Psychology

AP Human Geography
Survey of African History (Dual enrollment course through NVCC)

Economics (semester)
World Religions (semester)

Modern International Relations (semester)

The World of Ideas (semester)

Psychology (semester)

Global Social Issues (semester)

A link to the curriculum guides for the core courses can be found to the left. Individual teacher pages will have additional information about the courses that they teach.

2011-2012 BWHS Social Studies teachers and their courses are:

   Amanda Acker: US/Virginia History and AP US History
   Michael Benson: AP Government and US/Virginia Government
   Alecia Burgess: AP US History, Pre-AP World History and International Relations
   Steve Celio: AP Economics and AP World History
   Amanda Dabbenigno: Pre-AP World History and World History I
   Linda Gross: World History II and AP World History
   Steve Kennedy: Pre-AP World History, Psychology and Sociology
   Danielle Lackey: World History I, AP World History and US/Virginia Government
   Jason Miller: US/Virginia Government and AP Comparative Government
   Amy Oldknow: AP Psychology
   Karen Oliver: Pre-AP World History and AP World History
   Andre Pelletier: US/Virginia History, AP US History and World History II
   Vince Sacco US/Virginia Government and World History II
   Ben Scarboro: Pre-AP World History and World History I
   Manish Shah: AP Psychology, Philosophy and International Relations
   Darren Weaver: World History I and World History II
   Jay Whitehead: US/Virginia History and AP US History

-Steve Celio

Social Sciences Chair