Section 3: Aims

The aims of the first three years of secondary learning in Social Studies are two fold. First, it helps to equip learners with basic knowledge and skills and prepares them for when they leave school at the end of Year 9. Secondly, it provides a sound base for those who are going for further studies beyond Year 9.

This syllabus will enable learners to;

• be well informed about their own history and origins, and changes that have occurred in the past and are now occurring in the social, political and economic life of Solomon Islands.

• develop an understanding and appreciation of the preservation of people’s identity in a culturally diverse society in the process of building nationhood.

• develop the skills and attitudes needed for them to participate in an active, useful and responsible role in the life of their own communities and the nation as a whole.

• develop an awareness of their social and physical environment, the use of resources to improve the quality of life, and the importance of conserving these resources and the environment in which they live.
  
• develop the skills to be critical and form constructive opinions about the social and environmental changes that are taking place and how they should respond to these changes.

• develop an understanding about other countries history and social, political, and economic life, as well as the achievements and challenges due to the developmental changes that are taking place in their countries compared to Solomon Islands.
  
• acquire an informed knowledge about social issues and conflicts that cause divisions and disunity in our society and participate in finding solutions for the sake of upholding peace, reconciliation and unity between peoples and societies.