Lessons include application activities that emphasize higher-level thinking skills and appeal to students with different learning styles. Internet activities are included in many lessons to encourage students to use computers to gather and interpret information. Written by master elementary teachers, these manuals include helpful teaching hints and clear instructions. The teachers have also anticipated and addressed common problems students may face. The lesson plan manuals are continually reviewed and updated to maintain our commitment to excellent scholastic standards.
Students have up to six months to complete each semester.
This flexible scheduling allows for more personal and family time. Reading is emphasized throughout the curriculum because it is considered an essential skill for future success and is the foundation for all other subjects. Because research indicates that learning phonics significantly improves student reading ability, the language arts curriculum contains a strong phonics program. Whenever possible, reading selections are used in social studies and science lessons in order to supplement and reinforce work done in language arts. Students begin to read to learn, as well as to discover the joy of reading.