Curriculum & Setting
The early academic years are critical for laying a foundation in literacy, communications, and mathematics, therefore, we strive to keep classroom sizes small. In addition to our advanced language and mathematic curriculum, our students our engaged in fun and exciting activities such as science, arts, crafts, and proper social etiquette to develop a lifelong love of learning beginning with our youngest students.
HMH, is our base curriculum for the subjects of phonics, reading, spelling, handwriting, science, history, math and language. HMH is advanced in comparison to many public-school curriculums where we incorporate teaching creation in science.
Sadler-Oxford, a publisher of educational materials for over 170 years, stands as a basis for our upper-level vocabulary studies.
Our average student to teacher ratio is 15:1, which provides each of our students with the necessary one on one instruction time. Due to our limited enrollment, we combine classes, which we have found for over 33 years to greatly enhance our student’s learning opportunities. The combined classroom setting enables many students to learn beyond their grade level while others can address academic weaknesses.
A challenging curriculum based on the necessary fundamentals (reading, writing, and math), along with science, social studies, history, advanced vocabulary, and language arts prepares our students for high school and competition for college scholarship opportunities. On average, our students use a curriculum a year above their grade level with our eighth-grade graduates having completed Algebra 1, freshman-level spelling-vocabulary, grammar, and composition.
Physical Education
Each class is instructed in physical education weekly. The emphasis is on individual physical fitness, comprehension of sports rules and regulations, as well as participation in group sports. Sportsmanship and discipline are learned in the class.