At Fountain Hills Charter School we keep in mind that some children require more guidance and direction than other children do. As each student demonstrates the ability to take charge of their own education, and as basic training in the discipline is mastered, the system provides more opportunities for student responsibility and self-direction. Each curriculum is delivered in a way that determines th e process and product outcome. The curriculum is evaluated by its effectiveness for each child according to the essential skill competency indicators. Students learn and effectively apply a variety of reading strategies for comprehending, interpreting and evaluating a wide range of texts including fiction nonfiction, classic and contemporary works .
Students effectively use written language for a variety of purposes and with a variety of audiences.
The Fountain Hills Charter School's Mathematics Curriculum is focused upon mathematical competencies achieved through the development of arithmetic skills as per the standards adopted by the State Board of Education set in the Arizona Academic Standards. Arithmetic skills include addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, fractions, laws, measures, patterns and relationships, and decimal points. Included in the curriculum is core areas such as numeration, operations, memorization and the application of learned facts and processes. At the elementary level the curriculum lays the foundation for geometry, problem solving, laws, quantitative measures, and abstract operations, incorporating hands on materials and work-sheets. Students use data collection and analysis, statistics, and probability to make valid inferences, decisions, and arguments and to solve a variety of real-world problems.