>Each student’s curriculum is built around his/her Learning Styles, including interests and talents, plus career and life goals.
In addition, courses in personal development, life skills, financial literacy, fitness, communication skills, and practical writing will be included.
SAMPLE CURRICULUM #1
Alec is in 11th grade. His passions are ecology and the environment. He founded Kids Versus Global Warming when he was 12. He gives presentations all over the country about climate change and is planning an event called iMatter March for Mother’s Day.
Alec’s top Dispositions are Inventing, Thinking-Creating, and Performing. His top Modalities are Visual-Picture, Auditory-Listening, Hands-On, and Whole Body. His top talents are music, word-language reasoning, interactive-self, humor, interactive-nature, and spatial. This is his 11th grade curriculum:
Environment:
Environmental Studies Internship & Project, including government and law
Social Science of persuasion, change, & marketing
Philosophy/World Views
Music:
Guitar and Drum – online lessons
Graphic Design/Media:
Website and social media development
Blog/Journal about his research, experiences, events, internships
Foreign Language:
Spanish – Rosetta Stone
Sample Curriculum #2
Allie is in 9th grade. Her areas of interest are fashion, dance, and music. She also enjoys history through literature. Her top Dispositions are Performing and Producing, her top Modalities are Auditory-Verbal, Writing, and Visual-Picture. Her top Talents are Interactive-Others, Interactive-Animals, Humor, Music, Spatial. This is her 9th grade curriculum:
Career Exploration:
Cool Careers for Dummies by Marty Nemko
Optional: College Without High School by Blake Boles
Begin exploring opportunities in your areas of interest: hair, fashion, personal stylist, band (piano/singing)
Fitness:
Dance- Ballet, Hip Hop, Contemporary – 3 1/2 hours per week
Baseball for fun – 1 hour per week
Music:
Piano lessons
Personal Development:
Learning Style Elective Course for Students
English:
LearningSuccess Writing Program Part 2
Social Studies:
World History through biographies
Royal Diaries series and similar biographies
Social Studies/Cooking:
Cultures Around the World
Usborne Internet Linked World Cookbook
Math:
Consumer Math / Basic Math
Choose workbook
Options:
Science: Rocks/Minerals/Gems
Photography
Bible Study
Volunteer Work
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Sample Curriculum #3
B is in 9th grade. Her main interests are drama and music. Her top Dispositions are Relating/Inspiring and Performing. Her top Modalities are Auditory-Verbal, Sketching and Whole Body. Her top Talents are Interactive, Animals, Humor, Life Enhancement, Math-Logic Reasoning, Spatial, Interactive-Others, Music. This is her 9th grade curriculum:
Career Exploration:
Text- Cool Careers for Dummies by Nemko
Arts:
Dance lessons
Voice lessons
Piano lessons
Acting lessons/drama
Fitness:
Dance, horseback riding, walk in morning, fitness center
Personal Development:
Learning Style Elective Course for Students
World History:
Choose videos, books of interest, internet research
Create scrapbook
Writing Skills:
LearningSuccess™ Writing Program Part 1
Other interests to keep in mind:
Photography, cooking, fashion, design, art, animals