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Courses
We offer a range of college preparatory classes (ED LAW Careers, ED LAW Capstone, World History, U.S. History, Government and Economics), an array of Advanced Placement courses (A.P. European History, A.P. United States History, A.P. United States Government and Politics, A.P. Macroeconomics and A.P. Psychology), and a variety of engaging semester-length and year-long social science electives (Sports History, Intro to American Studies, Comparative World Religions, Contemporary World Affairs, Multicultural Studies, Intro to Psychology, and Intro to Sociology).
AcademiesEl Dorado Social Science is home to
ED LAW, our law and justice academy, which features unique opportunities to experience legal careers and an academic pathway to law school. The department also offers classes which support El Dorado's award-winning
Digital Media Arts Academy.
Faculty
Members of EDHS Social Science faculty serve as coaches for the eight-time Orange County Champion Mock Trial team (most recently in 2024-25), the Academic World Quest Competition team, the Orange County Academic Decathlon team, and for such campus sports as baseball, men's basketball, track and field, men's soccer, and men's golf. Five of the nine members of our department are also EDHS alumni, seven are current or former EDHS parents, and two are former Orange County Teachers of the Year (there are four total OC Teachers of the Year winners who serve students on campus).
For further information about the department, please contact Department Chairs Erica Amann (x11301), Sunshine Cavalluzzi (x11303), or Kelly Smith (x11302) at (714) 986-7580