Excelsior Academy presents a broad, classical education by basing its teachings around the Core Knowledge Sequence.
In each grade, students are exposed to a broad range of historical, scientific, and cultural topics that build on one another to prepare students for later educational success.
The scope of knowledge comprises what a culturally literate individual should know at each grade level.
Our Curriculum
And the way we present it!
Excelsior Academy uses Classical Education, Core Knowledge and Direct Instruction to create the foundation for our educational model:
We use ability grouping in Reading, Math, and Spelling; Leveled Learning enables students to be taught at their challenge level. Students are assessed regularly to ensure proper level placement.
Excelsior Academy is academically rigorous! If your student is ahead or a quick learner, we can accommodate that! Your student will also not be lost in class; if they are struggling, we use Leveled Learning to teach them at their challenge level.
Excelsior Academy also uses the CHAMPS behavior management program. This program is used school-wide to allow a consistent, positive and proactive approach in our classrooms.
Our teachers want their students to be orderly, responsive, engaged, and motivated.
Improve classroom behavior (on-task, work completion, cooperation)
Establish clear classroom behavior expectations with logical and fair responses to misbehavior
Motivate students to put forth their best efforts (perseverance, pride in work)
We help parents to be part of the educational process with teachers.
Every student uses a docket in elementary and a keeper in middle school to keep classwork and homework in one location.
Weekly learning plans are another organizational tool used in elementary, and learning planners in middle school, to involve parents in knowing what is happening in their student's classroom.
The elementary learning plan shows daily lessons, student behavior and communication from the teacher.
Events
05 Dec
MS Beginning Ensembles Concert
06 Dec
A day middle school
Lion Pride Friday!
Early out (12:30 pm)
PM kindergarten
11 Dec
EL hold drill (HOLD!)
MS hold drill (HOLD!)
MS Winter Dance Concert dress rehearsal
MS Advanced Ensembles Winter Concert
12 Dec
EL SWYK—'Show what you know' assembly {2nd grade performing}