Course Directory

Faculty

  • Cassandra Dahms

    Academic, Social Studies, Residential
    203-245-2778 bio

  • John Ainsley

    Social Studies, Academic, Residential
    203-245-2778 bio

  • Liz Allard

    Academic, Residential, Social Studies
    203-245-2778 Liz_Allard@groveschool.org bio

Social Studies

The Social Studies Department at Grove School is committed to helping students develop a civic responsibility as well as a cultural appreciation. Social Studies classes cover a variety of topics in US History, Global Studies, Cultural and Social Issues.  The department promotes critical thinking through analysis of primary sources and develops students’ ability to formulate and support positions on historical and current topics.

  • Economics

    Grades: 10, 11, 12

    Department: Social Studies

    The introductory economics course is to teach the fundamental concepts of macro and micro economics.  This course will cover supply and demand, labor, personal finance, financial institutions, business structure, and the role of the government in the economy and the different economic systems of the world. The student will look at problems and issues facing individual, national and world economies.