Curriculum
Overview
Our curriculum is research‐based and has been aligned to the Illinois State Learning Standards. Through differentiated instruction, all students will have access to the general education curriculum. All instruction is based on the Maximum Benefit© Model, representing a whole new way of building and operating a school.
English/Language Arts
- 120 minutes of instruction daily
- Scott Foresman Reading (Reading Street & My Sidewalks)
- Great Source writing
- Grade‐level trade books and classroom libraries
- Full digital pathway
Mathematics
- 90 minutes of instruction daily
- enVision Math
- Higher order thinking skills
- Hands‐on approach
- Problem solving
- Manipulatives, tools and games
- Full digital pathway
Science
- Pearson science curriculum
- Life science
- Earth science
- Physical science
- Hands‐on experience and investigation
Social Studies
- Core Knowledge and Pearson social studies
- History of the United States and Illinois
- World History
- Local, national and global geography
- Maps, atlases, almanacs, trade books and resource materials