The Academy uses various curriculums for each program and they are all aligned to the Georgia Early Learning Standards (GELDS), Common Core Standards, and GA Milestones Standards. We are committed to providing parents with a regular update on your child's experiences and progress while away from home and communicating effectively with the parents. Parents are encouraged to contact the school to set up a conferences.
High Scope Infant – Toddler Curriculum is research-based and child-focused, the High Scope Infant-Toddler Curriculum uses a carefully designed process of learning through discovery called active participatory learning. During active learning, infants and toddlers learn about the world around them by exploring and playing. It is a comprehensive model that addresses all areas of development through six content areas and 42 key developmental indicators ( KDIs) — the skills and behaviors at each stage of development that pave the way for school and adult success. Each KDI is connected to and reinforced by scaffolding strategies to support and gently extend children's learning.
The HighScope Preschool Curriculum is based on the principles of active learning and support of a child's positive interactions with adults and peers. Longitudinal studies show that the HighScope Preschool Curriculum promotes children's development and provides lasting benefits into adulthood. Our Preschool Curriculum is a comprehensive model that addresses all areas of development through eight content areas and 58 key developmental indicators ( KDIs) — the skills and behaviors at each stage of development that pave the way for school and adult success. Each KDI is connected to and reinforced by scaffolding strategies to support and gently extend children's learning.
Please visit Highscope at https://highscope.org/curriculum for additional information
AEPSI curriculum & Assessment: AEPSI is a comprehensive, reliable system that is used to accurately assess children's current skill levels, target instruction, monitor child progress, and aid in identifying disability and determining eligibility. Learn the benefits AEPS at http://aepsinteractive.com/
Assessment Toold: Work Sampling Online, Developmental Checklist, Ages & Stages. Students are assessed quarterly and weekly work samples are placed in their folders. Assessment tools are used to help guide instructions decisions. Teachers interactions with the students are also evaluated annually using the CLASS assessments.
K12 Curriculum: Individualized Curriculum: Georgia Cyber Academy & Harvest Rain uses the individualized curriculum from K12, which is based on decades of education research about how minds really work. With courses in four core subjects, the curriculum was designed to let kids find the learning style that works best for them. The curriculum is wrapped in rich, engaging content that turns minds on—the minds that usually wander when traditional classes are too slow, the minds that get lost in the shuffle, the minds that need a little more time. Please visit http://gca.k12.com/curriculum.html for additional information.
Bible Curriculum ABEKA: The foundation for all learning: The Abeka Book Bible Curriculum presents the Bible in the narrative style in which it is written. Stories of the Old and New Testaments in the lower grades lead up to the profound truths of the Gospels, Epistles, and other portions of Scripture for older students. The curriculum is designed to be specifically and systematically taught so that students in the Bible program will become thoroughly acquainted with the basic portions of Scriptures. Please visit http://www.abeka.com/AbekaDifference.aspx for additional information.
OWL Reading Curriculum: 8 Theme-based Units • 32 trade books paired with conceptually related readings Plus 11 Big Books & an Anthology • Story support includes Story Time Cards, Retelling Storyboards, Picture Word Cards & more • Observational & Authentic Assessments included.
Career Choices: Career Choices & the online 10-year plan is an interdisciplinary curriculum that engages students and teachers in an interactive learning process, helping them develop the knowledge, skills, and attitudes needed to successfully: 1) Examine their own lives; 2) explore and evaluate a wide range of education and career options, and make reasoned and researched goals for their future. Kaplan GED & SAT Curriculum: Please visit www.kaptest.com/sat for more information
Reading & Academic Progress After School and Academic Enrichment Program Curriculum & Assessment
MAP - Measures of Academic Progress® (MAP®) creates a personalized assessment experience by adapting to each student's learning level—precisely measuring student progress and growth for each individual. You'll have essential information about what each student knows and is ready to learn within 24 hours. - See more at: nwea.org/assessments/map.
Skills Nevgator: Innovative skills mastery and progress monitoring Navigator® helps educators save time by pinpointing discrete skill gaps to focus instruction and close achievement gaps. This in-classroom tool is ideally suited for use with targeted small groups and individual students—supporting both remediation and enrichment. Teachers can use this system to quickly and easily: Identify the skills students are ready to learn—on, above, or below grade level Check for evidence of learning progress and skills mastery Complement curriculum with resources that help students practice missing skills Monitor progress for students in tiered intervention programs - See more at: nwea.org/assessments/skills-navigator.
We also used other assessment tools such as: WSO, CPAA for reading assessment & Brainchild Achievers for academic tutorial please visit brainchild.com for more information on Brainchild.