Foundation Academy Charter School - Academic Program

• The English-Language Arts curriculum is reading and writing intensive.
• It includes reading comprehension, deductive and inductive reasoning and writing.
• Students are required to read daily.

• Courses prepare students for higher-level math courses at the high school and college level.
• Students study number sense; computation; pre-algebra; measurement; fractions and decimals; ratios, percent and proportions; probability and statistics; and geometry.
• Students focus on real-world applications of mathematical processes and learn how to integrate mathematics into their daily lives.

• In addition to learning the scientific method, students learn content in the areas of earth science, chemistry, physics, space science and environmental science.
• Students consider scientific processes; structure and properties of matter; chemical reactions; pollution; the Earth's properties and materials; how scientists study the Earth; weather and climate; the Earth's constructive processes, the Earth's destructive processes; the Earth, Moon, Sun system; the Solar System, stars, galaxies and the Universe.

• Students focus on the historical aspects of a topic, as well as the civic, economic and geographical strands related to such topics.
• Students are required to research and write essays and reports and are evaluated not only on the content of the essays and reports, but also on style, organization and mechanics.

• In Spanish class, students study the fundamentals of the Spanish language, as well as the culture and the history of the people who speak Spanish around the world, including Latino-Americans.
• Students integrate their abilities to communicate important information, to understand additional cultural foundations of the Spanish-speaking world and to compare such cultural attributes to their own.

• Students learn to become more physically fit, as well as learn the benefits of fitness, the rules of various sports and the benefits of teamwork.
• Ballroom Dancing instruction is a major component of Physical Education at Foundation Academy Charter School. Students learn at least six different dances, as well as receive instruction in etiquette and social interaction.

• Students participate in Music classes throughout the year.
• Instrumental Music allows students to learn a string instrument including: violin, viola, cello, and double bass.
• The curriculum is designed to engage students in the art of string playing that will develop the fundamental skills necessary to perform.

• Shortly after a student enrolls in Foundation Academy, he/she takes “Starting Point” tests in math and language arts to provide the faculty with an understanding of the initial strengths and weaknesses of each student, class and grade.
• Every six to eight weeks, students are further assessed using what we call Foundation Academy Interim Formative Assessments (FAIFAs). These standardized assessments are designed to allow us to carefully track student progress toward mastering state standards.