Ivy Academia's Curriculum

Ivy Academia’s fundamental educational objective is to ensure that each child, regardless of his/her individual style of learning and/or socio-economic situation, meets or exceeds rigorous State academic content standards. The curriculum is organized in such a way as to be able to integrate studies, in contrast to a traditional school model in which curriculum is compartmentalized into separate subjects, with given topics considered only once at a given level.

At Ivy Academia, lessons are introduced simply and concretely in early years incorporating entrepreneurship, and are reintroduced several times during the following years at increasing degrees of abstraction and complexity. This approach is aligned to the manner in which academic content should be mastered as delineated in the State content standards.

The core curriculum for Ivy Academia students includes math, language arts, social studies, science, entrepreneurship and physical education. Enrichment classes are offered in computers, music, art and foreign language. Character education and study skills are woven into the curriculum, and for middle school, there is the choice of electives including band, chorus, drama, journalism and speech.

Each grade level and each class may vary the exact enrichment and elective courses offered. Each grade and class may enhance its curriculum with certain field trips, projects, assemblies, speakers and other activities.

Expected Schoolwide Learning Results

Ivy students will be productive entrepreneurs who:

• Are capable of thriving in the global economy.
• Are competent business leaders who contribute to the community.
• Apply business skills, such as planning, funding and managing a business.
  

Ivy students will be academic achievers who:

• Will meet and exceed California Content and National Entrepreneurial Standards.
• Apply critical thinking skills to resolve challenges in creative ways.
• Design and implement multiple strategies to solve real-life challenges.
• Synthesize, evaluate and apply information.
  

Ivy students will be competent communicators who:

• Demonstrate competence in using multiple methods to convey ideas.
• Apply active listening, speaking, reading and writing strategies to real-world situations.
• Use verbal and written language in an effective manner.
• Are technologically literate, accessing and applying information in electronic mediums.

Ivy students will be community contributors who:

• Contribute their time and talents to improving the quality of life for others.
• Value diversity and are culturally sensitive.
• Are proactive and seek to be positive agents of change.
  

Ivy students will be motivated and self-directed students who:

• Work toward achieving goals with enthusiasm.
• Manage their time effectively.
• Maintain accountability, both individually and within their group.
  

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