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Social Studies

Department Office: 393
Chair: Jen Martin (Interim)

Secretary: Patrick Soares
617-713-5045

See our course listings to learn more about our electives, including those that require an application (due March 3): Racial Awareness, Global Leadership, and Social Justice Leadership Workshop next year.

Summer Assignments

AP Human Geography 19-20
​AP Government 20-21
​APUSH

Our Program

The Social Studies program at Brookline High School has two fundamental goals: to prepare young people to live in a democratic society and interdependent world and to enable students to define themselves on the basis of a broad knowledge and deep understanding of human history and society. The program provides all students with a common foundation of knowledge of both world history and United States history, and subsequently, with the opportunity to study areas of special interest. The curriculum teaches them to explore, analyze and seek meaning in history; to understand themselves as both the inheritors and creators of culture; and to facilitate the achievement of social science literacy and the mastery of learning and thinking skills.

Please visit our course listing page to learn more about the engaging courses we offer, as well as graduation requirements, eligibility and applications for select courses.

Community Resources

Hidden Brookline Website
Hidden Brookline uncovers the history of slavery and freedom in our town. The Hidden Brookline committee is part of the town's Office of Diversity. For further information contact Barbara Brown at bbbrown@bu.edu. The Hidden Brookline website includes a special section about Florida Ruffin Ridley. 


Staff

Jen Martin (Interim)
Social Studies Curriculum Coordinator

Secretary
617-713-5045

Jennifer Barrer-Gall

Elizabeth Buhl 
US History, ELL US History, Tutorial

Joanne Burke-Hunter 
Psychology, Tutorial Coordinator

Malcolm Cawthorne
US History, African American Studies, Racial Awareness

Sam Dickerman
9th World History
Educational Technology Support

Jennifer Frey
10th World History, Psychology, Tutorial

Roger Grande 
10th World History, Social Justice, Tutorial
World History website
Global Leadership
Noah Gronlund-Jacob
9th World History, 10th World History, Tutorial

Jennifer Grubb
10th World History, Tutorial

Jennifer Hanaghan
Modern World History, AP Human Geography

Stephanie Hunt
10th World History
African American and Latino Scholars Program
website

Kathryn Leslie 
10th World History, Social Justice, Racial Awareness, Tutorial

Jenny Longmire 
9th World History, 10th World History

Jennifer Martin
SWS Social Studies, Advisory Coordinator

Peter Meagher

Stephanie McAllister
9th World History, EPIC
Teachers Mentoring Teachers

Patrick McGee

Marcie Miller
9th World History, US History, Legal Studies, Tutorial

Kristen Murphy
9th World History, US History, Tutorial

Michael Normant
US History, AP US Government, Writing Center

Brian Poon 
Philosophy/Asian American History, Associate Dean

Sarah Shuster
9th World History, 10th World History

Mark Wheeler
US History, ELL, Film and History
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Associated Faculty
Scott Barkett (Special Education)
World History, US History 

Kyle Beaulieu-Jones
EXCEL Social Studies

Mike DeYoung
Winthrop House Social Studies

Laura Honeywood ​
ACE Social Studies
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