Core Knowledge Overview
Seven Hills believes that the Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence, implemented through classical instructional strategies, supports each student’s ability to meet the highest of academic standards. Inspired to produce extraordinary levels of achievement, teachers work with students, from a very young age, to master basic and foundational skills and engage in in-depth studies of high-interest level concepts.
The Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence holds that a grade-by-grade core of common learning is necessary to ensure a sound and fair elementary education by:
• mapping out a complete program that provides each student with a broad-based education, free of significant gaps,
• clearly defining the knowledge and skills that each student must master at each grade level to create high levels of academic expectations, and
• eliminating many of the gaps and repetition characterized in standard curriculums.
Science and Social Studies at Seven Hills follows in close alignment with the sequence of units as delineated in the Core Knowledge Scope and Sequence. Relying generally on the Pearson Social Studies texts and the Foss Science kits, teachers are able to present the most meaningful learning opportunities possible, understanding each child’s learning styles, interests and ability levels.
Differences in student ability and variances in their readiness are accommodated with all of the curricular programs. Through frequent work sampling and ongoing assessments embedded within the Sequence and the reading and math programs, teachers will be able to identify any student who is struggling with any part of the curriculum.