These educational programs include integration of subject areas, child centered developmental learning, and the process of concrete to abstract concept development based on hands-on active learning experiences. Literature based reading, using children's literature to teach the basics and develop life-long readers, was the first program introduced. Since then, we have added whole language, the writing process, and math manipulatives. A comprehensive drug education program helps students develop a healthy self-concept, become better equipped to make decisions, learn how to deal with peers, and become more aware of the dangers of chemical substances. Elementary students are taught by the finest faculties in the area in a supportive atmosphere which encourages parent involvement.
Middle school is a time of transition.
As a maturing young adult, each student requires support in the academic and social-emotional areas. Exploratory courses in work and family life, industrial technology, computers, and foreign language are coupled with core and unified arts curriculum to provide a well-rounded academic experience. The social, emotional, affective, and academic needs of each student are considered as programming is created. The middle school boasts fine sports, music, and academic teams for young women and men alike. One hundred percent of the class of 1994 passed the ninth grade proficiency test, the first class required to do so by the state of Ohio in order to receive a diploma.