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Curriculum and
Instruction
The basic student materials
utilized in our school are the Horizons, LIFEPAC and
Switched-on Schoolhouse computerized curriculum, all developed by
Alpha Omega
Publications of Chandler, Arizona. The LIFEPAC curriculum is divided
into 10
booklets per subject called a LIFEPAC. (LIFEPAC stands for: Learning
Individually for Excellence Promotes Academic Confidence.) 4K - 5k
includes ACE
(Accelerated
Christian Education.)
Students achieve satisfactory progress upon completion of 40-50 LIFEPACs
or SOS
units, in addition to electives and non-academic subjects like P.E.
Students who
are academically behind can be placed on an accelerated daily schedule,
so that
they may complete extra units during a school year. Students do much of
their
classroom work independently of each other in a controlled environment,
assisted
by teachers who discuss, answer questions, and work with a student in a
one-to-one
relationship. Additionally, other modes of instruction will be used
(small groups
and lecture) as the teacher determines them to be appropriate.
A student who is gifted or ambitious may progress at a faster rate while
keeping
up their grade average. One who is slower is usually capable of making a
normal
amount of progress after being assigned work at his/her current
proficiency level
as a result of placement testing. A student then, may be working farther
ahead in
some subjects than in others, according to his achievement in each
subject and
according to the results of the placement testing completed upon
enrollment.
Every time a student completes a curriculum unit with a passing grade,
he/she is
given a "CONGRATULATION" Form which he/she takes to his/her parents to
inform them
of the achievement. Parents have an excellent opportunity to encourage
and
compliment the student at this time.
The Bible is integrated through all subject matter and is considered a
fundamental, integral and principle part of the educational process.
Abundant
Life has chosen to use the King James Version as the primary version in
our
curriculum. However, the New American Standard Version is also available
within
Switched-on Schoolhouse.
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Abundant
Life Christian Academy 
