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2026-2027

Please email admissions@creativesteam.com or call 949-445-5532 for information on campus tours, trial days, class schedule and tuition.

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We offer a block schedule Program where students get immersed into a single or double subject per day.

All of our classes are:

  • Rigorous Academics

  • Hands-on activities

  • Project-based lessons

  • Creative experiences

  • Real-World Connections

  • Whole Child Learning

  • Critical Thinking

  • Classical Learning

  • Mastery through Performance Tasks

  • Problem Solving

  • Custom tailored cross-curricular unit studies.

  • Credentialed Teachers

  • Charter Funds

  • Personalized Learning

  • Standards Driven

  • Interdisciplinary Exploration

TK PROGRAM

A happy young boy with blonde hair and light skin, smiling and holding a large blue and red crayon, sitting on a bright red chair in a classroom setting.

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Monday & Wednesday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Tuesday 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Thursday 9am-2pm

  • Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    At Creative STEAM Academy, every class is thoughtfully designed to nurture the whole child through a balance of structure, creativity, and exploration.

    Our approach blends the best of play-based learning, the Science of Reading, and Reggio Emilia, Montessori, and RIE philosophies to create an environment where curiosity leads the way and learning feels joyful, purposeful, and connected.

    Each class is:

    • Academically Focused built around core standards and skill development.

    • Hands-On and Project-Based students learn through doing, experimenting, and creating.

    • Creatively Driven encouraging imagination, problem-solving, and innovation.

    • Led by Credentialed Teachers ensuring quality instruction and expert guidance.

    • Custom-Tailored and Cross-Curricular seamlessly integrating reading, writing, math, science, art, and social-emotional learning into cohesive unit studies.

    Our classrooms are spaces where children feel confident to explore, think critically, and make meaningful connections across subjects fostering a lifelong love for learning.

    Phonics: Houghton Mifflin and

    Alpha Friends Phonics

    Science of Reading

    Secret Stories, UFLI

    Math U See

    Calendar Math

    Games, Centers, and Manipulative

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach. While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

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KINDER PROGRAM

A young girl with long dark hair wearing a cream-colored dress and a floral bow headband sits on a red chair in a classroom setup. Behind her is a white wall with black letters and numbers, and to her right is a white shelf with educational items including a globe, a red alarm clock, colored markers, test tubes with colored liquids, a molecular model, and colorful beakers.

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Monday & Wednesday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Thursdays 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Tuesday 9am-2pm

  • Kindergarten Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our Kindergarten program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable readers and writers through a Science of Reading–based approach. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and play-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Reading: Science of Reading blended with All About Reading.

    • Phonics: Secret Stories, Explode the Code, and Heggerty phonemic awareness, and UFLI

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Spelling: Spell to Write and Read (SWR)

    • Writing: Lucy Calkins and Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing—we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery—helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach. While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

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1st GRADE

A young girl with long brown hair in a braid, sitting on a red chair in a classroom with science and alphabet decor, smiling at the camera.

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Monday & Wednesday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Thursdays 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Tuesday 9am-2pm

  • 1st and 2nd Grade Combo Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our elementary program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable readers and writers through a Science of Reading–based approach. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and play-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Reading: Science of Reading blended with All About Reading.

    • Phonics: Secret Stories, Explode the Code and UFLI

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Writing: Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach. While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

Enroll

2nd GRADE

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Tuesday & Thursday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Monday 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Wednesday 9am-2pm

  • 2nd Grade Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our elementary program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable readers and writers through a Science of Reading–based approach. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and play-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Reading: Science of Reading blended with All About Reading.

    • Phonics: Secret Stories, Explode the Code and UFLI

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Writing: Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach. While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

Enroll

3rd GRADE

A smiling young girl with braided hair, wearing gold earrings and a colorful chain necklace, standing in front of a blurred bookshelf background.

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Tuesday & Thursday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Monday 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Wednesday 9am-2pm

  • 3rd Grade Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our elementary program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable readers and writers through a Science of Reading–based approach. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and play-based and project-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Reading: Science of Reading continues working on fluency

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Spelling: SWR (Spelling to Write and Read)

    • Writing: IEW and Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach. While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

Enroll

4th GRADE

A young boy sitting in a red chair in a classroom or science room, with an eye chart with alphabet letters on the wall behind him, and science equipment such as test tubes, a globe, a clock, and a molecular model on a white shelf beside him.

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Monday & Wednesday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Tuesday 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Thursday 9am-2pm

  • 4th Grade Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our elementary program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable readers and writers through a Science of Reading–based approach. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and project-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Spelling: SWR (Spelling to Write and Read)

    • Writing: IEW and Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach. While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

Enroll

5th GRADE

Two young girls sitting in a room with a white wall decorated with black alphabet letters. The girl on the left has long brown hair, is smiling, wearing a pink shirt with red text, and jeans, sitting on a red modern chair. The girl on the right has blonde hair in a braid, is smiling, wearing a floral shirt, a white cardigan, and jeans, sitting on a fluffy white chair. Behind them, there is a small white table with a red alarm clock, a container of colored pencils, and a clock.

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Monday & Wednesday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Tuesdays 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Thursday 9am-2pm

  • 5th Grade Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our elementary program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable readers and writers through a Science of Reading–based approach. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and project-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Spelling: SWR (Spelling to Write and Read)

    • Writing: IEW and Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach. While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

Enroll

6th GRADE

A smiling girl with curly brown hair holding a large blue crayon to her face in a classroom with alphabet letters on the wall.

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Tuesday & Thursday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Wednesday 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Monday 9am-2pm

  • 6th Grade Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our middle school program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable problem solvers. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and project-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Spelling: SWR (Spelling to Write and Read)

    • Writing: IEW and Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach. While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

Enroll

7th GRADE

A smiling young boy sitting on a red chair in a classroom with educational science and geography items on a white shelf behind him.

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Tuesday & Thursday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Wednesday 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Monday 9am-2pm

  • 7th & 8th Combo Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our middle school program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable problem solvers. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and project-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Spelling: SWR (Spelling to Write and Read)

    • Writing: IEW and Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    This class will cover:

    • Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms -Structures and Processes

    • Life Science: Ecosystems - Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

    • Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Systems 

    • Earth and Space Science: Earth and Human Activity

    • Physical Science: Matter and its Interactions

    • Engineering Design

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach.

    In this class we will cover:

    • Roman Empire

    • Islam in the Middle Ages

    • China in the Middle Ages

    • Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa

    • Medieval Japan

    • Medieval Europe

    • Meso-American and Andean Civilizations

    • The Renaissance

    • The Reformation

    • The Scientific Revolution

    • Changes in the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries

    While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

Enroll

8th GRADE

ELM - (ELA & Math) - Monday & Wednesday 9am-2pm

Science - Meets Thursday 9am-2pm

Social Studies - Meets Tuesday 9am-2pm

  • 8th Combo Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Our middle school program lays the foundation for confident, joyful, and capable problem solvers. We combine evidence-based instruction with hands-on exploration, ensuring students build strong literacy, language, and thinking skills while fostering a genuine love of learning.

    Our curriculum blends explicit phonics instruction, guided reading, and creative writing with interactive projects, art, and project-based learning supporting both academic growth and whole-child development.

    ELA Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Grammar: Growing with Grammar

    • Vocabulary: Wordly Wise

    • Spelling: SWR (Spelling to Write and Read)

    • Writing: IEW and Simplify Writing

    • Novel & Literature Integration: Brave Writer

    Math Curriculum Resources & Support

    • Big Ideas Math

    • Hands-on Math

    • Games, Centers, and Manipulative

    Each unit is thoughtfully designed to reinforce phonics, comprehension, grammar, and vocabulary through hands-on activities, storytelling, and cross-curricular connections. Our goal is to help every student develop not just reading proficiency but a lifelong passion for learning, communication, and creativity.

  • Science Curriculum Philosophy

    Our science curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a hands-on, cross-curricular approach. While aligned with NGSS and Common Core, we don’t follow charter pacing we design lessons to spark curiosity, confidence, and critical thinking at each student’s developmental level.

    This class will cover:

    • Life Science: From Molecules to Organisms -Structures and Processes

    • Life Science: Ecosystems - Interactions, Energy, and Dynamics

    • Earth and Space Science: Earth’s Systems 

    • Earth and Space Science: Earth and Human Activity

    • Physical Science: Matter and its Interactions

    • Engineering Design

    We draw from Elemental Science Curriculum and other inquiry-driven, project-based resources, creating custom labs and experiments that make learning meaningful and connected to the real world.

    Students explore through Inquiry-Based, Phenomena-Based, and Three-Dimensional Learning, integrating STEM/STEAM, the Engineering Design Process, and Environmental Stewardship. Each unit promotes innovation, scientific literacy, and the joy of discovery helping students understand not just what science is, but how it shapes their world.

  • Our Curriculum Philosophy

    Our curriculum is standards-based yet fully customized to teach to the whole child through a cross-curricular approach.

    In this class we will cover:

    • Roman Empire

    • Islam in the Middle Ages

    • China in the Middle Ages

    • Ghana and Mali in Medieval Africa

    • Medieval Japan

    • Medieval Europe

    • Meso-American and Andean Civilizations

    • The Renaissance

    • The Reformation

    • The Scientific Revolution

    • Changes in the 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries

    While we align with educational standards, we don’t follow charter school pacing. Instead, we design each sequence to nurture every student’s academic growth, curiosity, and confidence at a developmentally appropriate pace.

    We draw from a variety of high-quality resources including Beautiful Feet Books, Build Your Library, Tuttle Twins, and Dave Ramsey’s financial education series to create a rich, well-rounded program.

    Each course includes Financial Literacy and integrates ELA through reading and writing assignments that connect with history lessons, helping students make meaningful, real-world connections across subjects while developing critical thinking, creativity, and a lifelong love for learning.

Enroll

FRIDAY PROGRAM

STEM - Science, Technology, Electronics and Mathematics

Academic Enrichment - Phonics, Reading, and Writing

  • STEM Class Description & Curriculum Philosophy

    Partnering with SmartLAb Creative STEAM is bringing a career-connected STEM ecosystem that equips today’s students for tomorrow’s challenges.

    Engaging challenges bridge learning to careers.

    Every SmartLab project centers on a challenge that connects an Integrated STEM Application to a Career and Industry Pathway. From the start, students connect skills to real-world applications, making learning engaging and memorable. They take on authentic, hands-on projects by designing solutions, testing ideas, and refining their work while they build skills for high school, future careers, and beyond.

    Each unit:

    • Integrates STEM applications like robotics, data analysis, and media

    • Presents a real-world challenge with a clear career connection

    • Adds extension challenges to apply skills in new scenarios

    • Requires iteration, reflection, and communication

    This approach builds both competence and STEM identity, helping students see themselves as problem solvers and creators with agency in a technological world.

  • ELA Enrichment Curriculum Philosophy

    Readers & Writers Support (ELA)

    This supportive ELA class is designed for students who benefit from additional targeted reading and writing instruction. The class combines explicit phonics, reading comprehension, and structured writing practice to strengthen foundational literacy skills in a small-group setting.

    Class Structure:

    • Writer’s Workshop (1.5 hours):

      Students build confidence in writing through guided lessons, sentence construction, spelling patterns, and age-appropriate composition. Instruction focuses on phonics-based spelling, handwriting, grammar, and developing ideas through structured prompts.

    Reader’s Workshop (1.5 hour):

    Phonics:

    Level 1 - Grades K/1 

    Level 2 - Grades 2/3

    Novel Book Club: - Reading an additional reading material. Participating in meaningful discussions to enhance reading comprehension. 

    Level 3 - Grades 4/5 

    Level 4 - Grades 6/7 

    • Students explore short stories across multiple genres while developing decoding skills, fluency, and comprehension. Lessons include explicit phonics instruction, vocabulary development, and comprehension strategies such as sequencing, main idea, and retelling.

    This class is ideal for students who need extra reinforcement, slower pacing, or more repetition to master early reading and writing skills. Instruction is multi-sensory, encouraging, and aligned with our ELM Core class goals to help students become confident, capable readers and writers.

    STEM SmartLab Block (Final Hour of the Day):

    Students join the STEM program for the last block of the day, where engaging challenges bridge learning to careers and real-world applications.

    Every SmartLab project centers on a challenge that connects an Integrated STEM Application to a Career and Industry Pathway. From the start, students see how their skills apply beyond the classroom, making learning both engaging and memorable. Students take on authentic, hands-on projects by designing solutions, testing ideas, and refining their work building skills that prepare them for upper grades, future careers, and beyond.

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