An overview of the kindergarten through grade 12 social studies programs of the Department of Defense Dependents Schools (DoDDS) is presented. Following an introduction, a list of acknowledgments lists the educators who assisted in the development of the DoDDS social studies guides and syllabi. A brief description of the social studies curriculum for each grade level includes topics covered each semester and the amount of time per week devoted to social studies in the DoDDS. The curriculum follows an expanded environments sequence as follows: kindergarten, self; grade one, families and groups; grade two, neighborhoods; grade three, communities; grade four, regional studies; grade five, American geography and history; grade six, world cultures and geography; grade seven, world geography; grade eight, U.S. history; grade nine, world regions and cultures; grade 10, world history; grade 11, U.S. history; grade 12, U.S. government. (LP)