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Social Studies

Department Office: 393   •   617-713-5045
Chair: Gary Shiffman   •   Secretary: Bia Mazhar

See our course listings to learn more about our electives, including those that require an application (due March 10, 2023 4pm): Racial Awareness, Global Leadership, and Social Justice Leadership, and Climate Science and Social Change.

Summer Assignments

AP Human Geography
​AP Government
​​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. 


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