Social Studies and Community Service. Kindergarten through Grade 8 will follow the basic elements of the Idaho State Department of Education curriculum standards in social studies, with a focus on local, state, national, and world history. In addition there will be a strong emphasis on community service in Grades 6 through 8as students apply their understanding of and their contributions to the world around them. We will seek out ways for the students to discover and experience responsibilities and rights as members of our democratic community. Environmental Education. Rolling Hills Public Charter School emphasizes responsibility for the health of our cities and our planet. Learners will participate in hands-on projects intended to form an awareness of the critical relationships between the built and natural environments. Learners will study and debate real- life issues such as coping with diminishing resources. Consistent participation in community projects will show learners how they can affect the future quality of our cities and health of our green spaces.
Social Studies and Community Service. This curriculum will include instruction in history, government, geography, economics, current world affairs, citizenship and sociology and will follow the elements of the Idaho State Standards. In addition there will be a strong emphasis on community service from Grade 7 onward as students apply their understanding of and their contributions to the world around them. We will seek out ways for the students to discover and experience responsibilities and rights as members of our democratic community. American History- We desire to instill in our students a love of history, particularly the history of America. Our students will be distinguished as historians in general and students of American history in particular. Our students will study the original founding documents, and the lives and writings of the Founders. The purpose of history is the idea of emulation in one’s own life the best features of an historical person’s life. Technology- The Idaho Student Information Technology Standards will help to define this program. Technology will be used to support a child’s natural way of learning through individual and group discovery and in seeking solutions to real-life challenges. TCPCS will provide a technology rich environment through the use of current age- appropriate computer software programs. The software programs will be integrated into the curriculum and applied to the completion and enhancement of projects and assignments. This will provide our learners with technology skills that prepare them for future employment. Character and Leadership Development- Our plan for character education provides expectation training through memorization and dramatization of classic poetry, historical passages, the Great Books, studying the lives of great leaders, as well as staff who model essential traits of good character. The staff at TCPCS will ensure a safe, kind environment allowing students to acquire essential information and attitudes that will help them lead productive lives. We intend to reprioritize character development. This will generally be accomplished through two methods; first by embracing The Harbor Institute method of instruction and second, by studying the lives of great leaders. The Harbor Institute method is a child-centered educational model built on high expectations for both student behavior and academic endeavor. The Harbor method provides a comprehensive plan for character education that taps into each child’s innate need to know boundarie...
Social Studies and Community Service. Kindergarten through eighth grade follow the basic elements of the state adopted standards and benchmarks. Social Studies is taught utilizing grade level reading novels taught through a thematic approach. In addition, there is a strong emphasis on community service in the seventh and eighth grades as students apply their understanding of and their contributions to the world around them. We seek out ways for the students to discover and experience responsibilities and rights as members of our democratic community. Our community service starts at the school site. Environmental Education – Liberty Charter School emphasizes responsibility towards the health of our cities and our planet. We believe that environmental education starts at home and is more than a once a year activity. Learners will start at the school site, participating in daily activities which will instill lifelong awareness of the critical relationships between the individual and natural environments. Learners will study and debate real life issues such as coping with diminishing resources. Consistent participation in Nampa community projects will show learners how they can affect the future quality of our cities and health of our green spaces. Technology – Liberty Charter School emphasizes the area of technology. (Attachment 4) This will provide our learners with skills, which will prepare them for future employment. This supports a child’s natural way of learning through individual and group discovery and seeking Amended May 2015 solutions to real life challenges. Learning how to learn is not only the real purpose of education, but also leads to our goal of becoming lifelong learners. ELEMENT TWO: THE EDUCATIONAL LEARNING PROGRAM All students experience a common core of learning which fulfills the school’s mission to produce students who possess the academic and personal habits and attitudes desired of an educated citizen in the 21st century. It is the intent of Liberty Charter School to remain aligned with the general standards and benchmarks of the Idaho State Department of Education. Our students will be able to: develop their aesthetic talents in music, visual arts or performance; develop oral and written skills; have the opportunity to develop oral and written skills in a non-native language; possess the ability to use knowledge and skills, think logically and solve problems related to mathematics; use their knowledge of personal strengths and weaknesses in order to create ind...
Social Studies and Community Service. The curriculum will include the basic elements of history, government, geography, economics, sociology and citizenship with a focus on local, state, national, and world history. In addition, there will be a strong emphasis on community service in Grades 9 through12. Xxxxxxx Academy will seek out ways for the students to discover and experience responsibilities and rights as members of our democratic community. In addition to high school credit in each of the Social Studies and Community Service areas, students will have the opportunity to enroll college credit courses as outlined in Appendix CC. Courses available for dual credit include Foundations of European History and US History.
Social Studies and Community Service. The curriculum includes the basic elements of history, government, geography, economics, and citizenship with a focus on local, state, national, and world history.
