Reorganized Third-Cycle Program: Social Sciences, 9th Year, 2008-2009

The foreword states that no validated operational program existed for 9th-year social sciences. To help teachers, the Direction de l'Enseignement Fondamental built from the framework program and its seven study themes a set of general and specific objectives spread from October to June of the 2008-2009 school year, coupled with a progression table. The document sets guiding principles for users: developing the competencies of the social sciences, learning to use varied sources of information, building critical thinking, looking for causes and consequences in any problem, and identifying the values behind human behavior.

Its recommendations assign study hours to themes, including 5 hours for Caribbean societies and 20 hours for Haitian society, and propose merging the Caribbean societies and Caribbean space themes into one theme on Haiti and the Caribbean basin.