Academics

Our Curriculum

Programs & Approach

Pre-Kindergarten

Heggerty Phonemic Awareness

The Heggerty Phonemic Awareness Pre-K lessons are designed to supplement any existing literacy curriculum and integrate easily into half-day or full-day preschool programs. When lessons are taught daily with explicit teacher modeling and scaffolded support, students improve in reading, spelling, and writing as they learn to hear the sounds in words.

K – 2nd Grade

English Language Arts

Superkids

A comprehensive ELA curriculum for grades K–2 built on evidence-based literacy practices. Superkids follows a systematic and explicit instructional path through engaging, increasingly complex text.

Mathematics

Math in Focus

Grounded in the Singapore approach to math, this program uses consistent visual models so students tackle concepts normally reserved for later grades, with a strong emphasis on real-world application.

Science

Five Ponds Press Science

Students explore the relationships between science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), applying inquiry skills and building a deep understanding of the nature of science.

Social Studies

Five Ponds Press Social Studies

Focused on each standard of learning for history, geography, economics, and civics, this program builds deep understanding across all four disciplines.


3rd – 8th Grade

Grammar

Voyages in English

Prepares students to become literate masters — better writers, readers, listeners, and speakers — through a rigorous, structured approach to grammar and composition.

Word Study

Wordly Wise

Vocabulary instruction designed to develop the critical link between word knowledge and reading comprehension, building academic language across content areas.

Mathematics

Math in Focus

Continuing the Singapore math approach, students build on prior models to tackle increasingly complex concepts with a sustained emphasis on reasoning and application.

Novel Studies

Read Side-by-Side

A highly motivating program tailored for middle-grade students. Trade books teach students to use text structure as a strategy for deeper comprehension and genuine enjoyment of reading.

Science

Five Ponds Press Science

Students continue exploring STEM relationships, applying inquiry skills and incorporating nature of science understandings across increasingly complex topics.

Social Studies

Five Ponds Press Social Studies

Students focus on each standard of learning for history, geography, economics, and civics, developing a deep understanding across all four disciplines.