Students are undergoing extensive psychological, physical and social changes, which make them curious, energetic and sometimes egocentric. It is our goal to provide opportunities to channel the interests and concerns of adolescents, provided it maximizes their exposure to highly interesting topics. The science class and laboratory are designed to help students learn about themselves and their world and potential career paths. As students take the initiative to learn science we also integrate technology.
The mathematic objectives for each goal progress in complexity at 7th & 8th grade level and throughout the middle school courses. Students in the middle grades use problem solving, mathematical communication, mathematical reasoning, connections, and representations to integrate understanding within all the strands. We focus on teaching the students how to succeed. We will develop deep mathematical understandings required for success in abstract learning experiences and apply mathematics as a tool in solving real-life problems. We are looking to present to our students, mathematics concepts with manipulative and hands-on materials. This is the mathematic that will give Prince William Academy students the greatest opportunity to shape their futures.
The students will be using Glencoe Literature's The Reader's Choice Course 2 to gain the complex act of reading. The students will be required to go through the highly interactive process in which students must rapidly, fluently, and automatically process print, and then bring their own experiences and knowledge of the world to construct meaning from the text. The children will be taught according to their level. The reading curriculum includes word analysis, vocabulary development, reading sources, comprehension and independent reading. Glencoe Literature also offers an abundance of appropriate and engaging materials for outside reading.
The teacher will engage the students through critical and creative reading, active reading and higher level thinking skills, and reading for comprehension. The selected material will include fiction, nonfiction, poetry, drama, myths, legends, folktales, electronic media, songs, comic strips, and comedy scripts.
The students will also use Glencoe Writer's Choice Grammar and Composition text, which will cover integrating writing, grammar, and other language skills. Composition, grammar usage and mechanics, resources and skills will be part of the curriculum taught.
In the Social Studies subjects, the students will be covering The Human Heritage World History Text material which will include the following Units: Place and Time, River Valley Civilizations, Ideas and Arms, The Greeks, The Romans, The Early Middle Ages, Emergence of New Empires, The Late Middle Ages, Beginning of Modern Times, The Changing World, Nations and Empires, and The Twentieth Century. The curriculum will be taught through emphasizing map skills, charts, diagrams and illustrations, and world literature. Once the students cover the material they may move to additional learning, such as the World Music/Cultural Traditions, Foods of the World Texts and supplemental learning material.
