Social Studies
Welcome!
Social studies is the study of people in relation to each other and to the world in which they live. In Manitoba, social studies comprises the disciplines of history and geography, draws upon the social sciences, and integrates relevant content from the humanities. As a study of human beings in their physical, social, and cultural environments, social studies examines the past and present, and looks toward the future. Social studies helps students acquire the skills, knowledge, and values necessary to become active democratic citizens and contributing members of their communities, locally, nationally, and globally.
What's New
A Manitoba Residential Schools Survivors Social Studies Project 
This project is intended to encourage discussion and make progress on the path toward healing and reconciliation by providing Manitoba teachers and students with culturally appropriate resources regarding the treatment of Aboriginal people in the residential schools system.
Social Studies Field-Based Experience Guidebook
This guidebook has been prepared to support the implementation of the new Manitoba Kindergarten to Grade 12 social studies curriculum. It provides examples of field-based experiences for various grades, and lists relevant specific learning outcomes (SLOs) for each activity.
Grade 11 History of Canada
The new Grade 11 History of Canada curriculum supports citizenship as a core concept and engages students in historical inquiry. Guided by essential questions, students focus on the history of Canada from pre-contact times to the present. Through this process students become historically literate and better able to understand the Canada of today.
Curriculum Documents
- Kindergarten to Grade 4
- Grades 5 to 8 (Updated Grades 6, 7 and 8 documents)
- Grades 9 to 12 (Updated Grades 9, 10/Senior 2 documents)
Timelines
Dates for the publication and implementation of new curricula are posted in the timelines section.
Related Links
Manitoba Social Sciences Teachers' Association (MSSTA)
Parliament of Canada: Educational Programs and Products
Historica: Educational Programs and Products
Canadian Council for Geographic Education
Statistics Canada Learning Resources
