Religion in the Schools and Abroad tie into the Fifth Grade curriculum. This topic complies with the North Carolina Course of Study Social Studies requirements by meeting:
Competency Goal 3: The learner will examine the roles various ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States and its neighboring countries.
Objectives 3.01: Locate and describe people of diverse ethnic and religious cultures, past and present, in the United States
Objective 3.06: Compare and contrast the roles various religious and ethnic groups have played in the development of the United States with those of Canada, Mexico, and selected countries of Central America.
and the North Carolina Essential Study guidelines are met in:
5.H.2.1: Summarize the contributions of the “Founding Fathers” to the development of our country
5.C & G. 1.3: Analyze historical documents that shaped the foundation of the United States government
5.C & G .2.3: Exemplify ways in which the rights, responsibilities and privileges of citizens are protected under the United States Constitution.