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Renaissance Academy
The Renaissance
Academy is organized to:
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Provide a
caring and stable environment.
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Apply
learning strategies which are relevant, literal, effective and
appropriate to young adolescents undergoing rapid physical,
social, and emotional development.
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Create a
variety of opportunities for students to explore their
individuality within the context of a community.
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Promote
academic success for each student in the program.
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Ensure that
by the time our students move on to the high school, they have
the learning attitudes, study skills and essential knowledge to
succeed in the high school program.
What will be
learned in the Renaissance Academy?
All Renaissance
Academy learning experiences, whether subject-specific or
cross-disciplinary are designed to encourage students to become:
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enthusiastic,
self-aware, self-directed learners
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planners and
problem-solvers
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effective
communicators
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intelligent,
creative and critical thinkers
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caring and
ethical individuals
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decision-makers
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knowledgeable
and responsible citizens
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collaborative
contributors
The curriculum is
composed of the following subjects, in which all Renaissance
students will be enrolled:
Core Subjects:
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Mathematics –
{Algebra 1, Algebra 1A, Geometry and Connected Math – M/J 2)
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Social
Studies – {World History, U.S. History, and Geography} - via
Compass Odyssey Lab.
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Language Arts
– {1, 2 and 3}
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Science – {1,
2, and 3}
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NEWS
English Language Arts (ELA)
Reading
Math
Science
Social Studies
Electives
Athletics
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