Academics
New Horizons Community Charter School teachers take an active part in curriculum development. Our curriculum revision cycle helps to ensure all disciplines are evaluated and revised regularly. Well-designed curricula can assist teachers in designing powerful learning opportunities, providing a seamless grade progression, and improving student performance. The New Horizons Community Charter School Curriculum Team supports the articulation, development, implementation, monitoring, and evaluation of the school's curricular programming. Members of the team help to build a professional and knowledgeable network within the school. Standards-based curriculum, performance-based learning and assessment, and effective instruction to increase student achievement are the core of New Horizons Community Charter School.
Programas y recursos curriculares:
K-8 Mathematics Program: enVision Mathematics
Our math curriculum is powered by enVision Mathematics, designed to inspire a love for math while building a solid foundation for future success. The comprehensive K-8 curriculum emphasizes problem-solving, critical thinking, and conceptual understanding, engaging students with real-world applications that make math both relevant and exciting.
The program offers personalized support for all learners, ensuring students who need additional reinforcement or enrichment are appropriately challenged. Students benefit from a balance of hands-on, visual, and abstract learning approaches, helping them make connections between mathematical concepts.
Additionally, enVision Mathematics provides enrichment opportunities for students exceeding grade-level expectations, allowing them to explore advanced topics and extend their learning. With a focus on developing a growth mindset and deep mastery of math concepts, our program prepares students for academic success in high school and beyond.
ELA (Lectura y escritura)
Unidades de estudio de los grados K-8 (lectura):
Somos una escuela del Proyecto Teachers College (TC). Eso significa que durante el año escolar 2018-2019, en las áreas de lectura y escritura, nuestros maestros recibirán desarrollo profesional a través de nuestro trabajo como escuela asociada con el Proyecto de lectura y escritura de Teachers College. Desde fines de septiembre hasta fines de junio, dos desarrolladores de personal de Teachers College trabajarán periódicamente en el sitio de la escuela brindando desarrollo profesional a través de visitas interactivas a las aulas y reuniones de nivel de grado con los maestros.
Unidades de estudio de los grados K-8 (escritura)
Estudios sociales
Programa de estudios sociales Pearson My World para grados K-8
Los estudios sociales trabajan en conjunto con ELA. Utilizamos el programa MyWorld Social Studies, diseñado para brindarles a los estudiantes experiencias que los ayuden a participar en la comunidad y a ser ciudadanos. Los componentes del programa MyWorld Social Studies incluyen un modelo instructivo que promueve el aprendizaje basado en proyectos, lecturas por niveles que brindan apoyo para la lectura vinculadas al contenido de los capítulos y atlas que se pueden usar para presentar mapas, geografía y el mundo.
Matemáticas
Grado K - 3er grado - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) Matemáticas en foco: Matemáticas de Singapur
Singapore Math promueve el dominio de las matemáticas a través de un énfasis constante y fuerte en la resolución de problemas y el dibujo de modelos, junto con un enfoque en la comprensión profunda de conceptos y habilidades matemáticas esenciales.
Grados 4 a 8: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH) ¡GO! Math
¡Go Math! busca brindarles a los estudiantes la oportunidad de construir una base sólida de comprensión conceptual y fluidez procesal.
Ciencia
Grados K-8: Dimensiones científicas de Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Science Dimensions es un programa de ciencias de última generación diseñado para desarrollar la investigación y las habilidades en ciencia, tecnología, ingeniería y matemáticas (STEM) que respaldan los Estándares de próxima generación recientemente adoptados y los Estándares de aprendizaje de los estudiantes de ciencias de Nueva Jersey.
Science
K-5 Science Program: Studies Weekly: Science
Studies Weekly Science drives our K-4 science curriculum, an interactive and engaging program that brings science to life for young learners.
Through hands-on activities, inquiry-based learning, and vibrant weekly publications, students explore key concepts in life science, earth science, physical science, and engineering. The program aligns with state standards and fosters curiosity, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills.
With Studies Weekly Science, students engage in investigations and real-world applications that build their understanding of the scientific method and natural phenomena. This program inspires a love of discovery while laying a strong foundation for future science learning.
6-8 Science Program: Elevate Science
In our middle school science classrooms, we use Elevate Science to ignite curiosity and foster a deeper understanding of the world. This engaging program integrates hands-on investigations, digital tools, and real-world problem-solving to explore life, earth, and physical sciences, as well as engineering concepts.
Elevate Science encourages students to think like scientists as they analyze data, conduct experiments, and collaborate on solutions to real-world challenges. The program is aligned with state and national standards, ensuring students are well-prepared for high school science and beyond.
With a focus on critical thinking, inquiry, and application, Elevate Science provides opportunities for all learners to succeed, including enrichment options for students who exceed grade-level expectations. This program empowers students to make meaningful connections between science and everyday life while fostering a lifelong passion for discovery.
Social Studies
K-5 Social Studies Program: Studies Weekly
Our K-5 social studies curriculum utilizes Studies Weekly to make history, geography, civics, and economics engaging and accessible for young learners.
Through interactive weekly publications, hands-on activities, and multimedia resources, students explore the foundations of their communities, country, and the world. The program emphasizes critical thinking, inquiry-based learning, and connections to
real-world events, fostering a deeper understanding of past and present.
Aligned with state standards, Studies Weekly supports the development of essential skills such as problem-solving, collaboration, and effective communication. By exploring diverse perspectives and cultures, students build empathy, global awareness, and a sense of civic responsibility, laying the groundwork for lifelong learning and engaged citizenship.
6-8 Social Studies Program: Savvas myWorld Interactive
The middle school social studies curriculum is driven by Savvas myWorld Interactive, an engaging program that empowers students to connect history, geography, and civics to the world they live in today.
This interactive program encourages critical thinking and inquiry as students explore diverse perspectives, analyze primary sources, and engage in collaborative discussions. Savvas myWorld Interactiveintegrates technology and hands-on activities, making history and social studies relevant and exciting for 21st-century learners.
Aligned with state and national standards, the program prepares students for future academic success and active citizenship. Enrichment opportunities are available for students who exceed grade-level expectations, allowing them to dive deeper into complex topics and challenges. By fostering a deeper understanding of the past and its impact on the present, our program equips students to navigate and shape the world around them.