Overview
Our virtual academics is designed to provide children with both practice and enrichment in core academic subjects. The goal is to foster a love of learning while helping students master and move beyond important grade-level skills.
Students are taught in small groups of four to five to allow the teacher to differentiate material appropriate for each child. through cooperative learning and differentiated instruction, teachers will support academic skills in the areas of reading, writing, and math, while focusing on the development of the whole child. Teachers will create authentic learning opportunities for children to repeatedly explore concepts to allow solid foundations that can then be built upon.
Students are taught in small groups of four to five to allow the teacher to differentiate material appropriate for each child. through cooperative learning and differentiated instruction, teachers will support academic skills in the areas of reading, writing, and math, while focusing on the development of the whole child. Teachers will create authentic learning opportunities for children to repeatedly explore concepts to allow solid foundations that can then be built upon.
Academic Enrichment for Four Age Groups
Reading
Our fun-filled reading sessions reinforce a variety of reading strategies and skills ranging from decoding words and building vocabulary to identifying the key elements in a story and understanding the difference between the main idea and supporting details in written work.
Students will be exposed to both nonfiction and fictional texts of high interest. Instructors tailor developmentally appropriate learning strategies to each student’s level of ability. Children are immersed in literature that naturally increases their enthusiasm.
Writing
These intensive sessions focus on five key aspects of the writing process: brainstorming,
outlining, writing a first draft, editing, and publishing. Children will engage in both narrative and
informational writing assignments where they will have the opportunity to build background
knowledge through the incorporation of multimedia videos, paired reading passages, and online
research engines. Younger students dictate their thoughts and ideas to the teacher to discover
how spoken words can be seen in writing; older students build on existing skills to improve their
writing mechanics and ability to express thoughts and ideas on paper.
Math
These sessions focus primarily on helping children understand mathematical concepts, work
with numbers and operations, and develop reasoning and problem-solving skills. Emphasis is
placed on drill and skill and problem-solving experiences customized to different learning styles.
The use of iPads is incorporated daily to provide reinforcement on skills and concepts taught
and engage student interest.