Academics — What Sets Us Apart
Academic Philosophy
Four Points Preparatory Academy is dedicated to developing students through accessible and rigorous instruction that empowers them to become their very best. We believe every student can succeed given the right balance of challenge and support, coupled with personalized instruction and experiential learning. Our well-rounded curriculum incorporates college-prep academics and a focus on moral character, preparing students for a lifetime of educational and personal success. All grades will meet for classes Monday - Friday.
Grades We Teach
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Traditional School or Homeschool?
The decision between enrolling your child into a traditional school versus homeschooling can be difficult. It usually depends on the student and family's needs and preferences. Here at National Heritage Academies (NHA), we know how important this decision can be and want to help you and your family make the right decision. Keep reading to learn more about what an NHA-partner school education means for your child.Learn More About NHA's Approach
We help students learn to read,
so they can read to learn.
Lifelong Readers
Students experience a balanced literacy approach through a variety of resources appropriate for a student’s independent ability, affinities, instructional needs and grade level. Research shows that providing students with a wide array of genres - everything from informational texts to published works of fiction - plays a key role in developing a lifelong love of reading.
Ensuring Your Child Succeeds
Our model for achieving student success begins with the way we structure classroom instruction. The NHA approach includes a blend of one-on-one teaching, small group instruction, and time for independent practice. Our teachers invest time identifying each student’s unique needs so they can specifically tailor plans, set goals, and meet their needs. This framework creates smaller learning environments within the classroom, and ensures students are properly supported to meet their individual learning goals. This also allows teachers to track progress and adjust instruction to ensure each child’s success.
Apply for Your Child TodayOur Math Learning Process
Experience it. Instead of a teacher immediately demonstrating how to solve a math problem, students use concepts they know to become familiar with the problem.
Talk about it. Next the teacher facilitates discussion around the skills and ideas developed by the students while working on the problem.
Name it. At the end of the lesson, the teacher explains the problem building on the language students shared, explicitly naming the key points of the exercise for that day.
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Problem Solvers
Our curriculum values and demonstrates math can be done in a variety of ways. Students develop the ability to think critically, reason and employ different strategies to solve problems. Our teachers pose purposeful questions, and the students are asked to provide evidence of their thinking. Ultimately, students attend to precision, demonstrate sound reasoning, navigate challenges, and persevere in solving them.
Science
We base science instruction on the 5E model (Engage, Explore, Explain, Elaborate, and Evaluate) which provides students with concrete, hands-on opportunities to learn about new ideas. Our students use various modalities to help support their understanding and application of key science and engineering concepts and skills.
Social Studies
In addition to learning important historical and cultural facts, we use social studies to build critical thinking and practical problem solving skills so our students become engaged citizens. Social studies also helps to provide a platform for teachers to integrate other content areas such as moral focus, reading, and writing.