Our Secondary program is built to uphold our basic philosophy. We are dedicated to providing a safe environment that is free from competitive rating and caters to each child’s individual abilities, learning styles and needs. Our school is a place where each person is accepted for who they are and are encouraged to accept others as well. A holistic approach is used nurturing physical, social, emotional, intellectual and spiritual development.
The learning process is meaningful and we encourage the students to be self-motivated, self-directed and self-disciplined.
An individualized educational plan is created for each student with 4 factors in mind: core standards, the student’s goals for themselves, the family’s goal for the student and the teacher’s goals for the child. Students works within units that are planned by the student and the teacher together based on the above mentioned factors. These units combine a number of traditional subjects along with opportunities for emotional, social and spiritual growth. The teacher is the facilitator of the learning process by creating an environment that is most conducive to learning. Teaching happens through collaboration rather than pure instruction.
Progress is measured and feedback is given to students on an ongoing basis with a summary at the end of each week. There are 4 scheduled parent-teacher conferences throughout the school year to keep families abreast of the student's work and accomplishments. Work tasks, practice and assessments aim to target all levels of learning: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, syntheses and evaluation.
Although our curriculum is built on units combining a variety of subjects and topics, a student completing their high school education at CLCS will meet the state graduation requirements: In grades 9 through 12 every student graduating shall have completed 120 hours of instruction in the following 21 units of credit:
Units of credit per subject
4 English
3 Mathematics
3 Science
3 Social Studies
2 Arts and Humanities
1 Health and Physical Education
5 Student selects five additional courses from among those approved for credit toward graduation by the school including approved vocational education courses.
In addition, students participate in field trips and community projects to enhance their learning experience.
The learning process is meaningful and we encourage the students to be self-motivated, self-directed and self-disciplined.
An individualized educational plan is created for each student with 4 factors in mind: core standards, the student’s goals for themselves, the family’s goal for the student and the teacher’s goals for the child. Students works within units that are planned by the student and the teacher together based on the above mentioned factors. These units combine a number of traditional subjects along with opportunities for emotional, social and spiritual growth. The teacher is the facilitator of the learning process by creating an environment that is most conducive to learning. Teaching happens through collaboration rather than pure instruction.
Progress is measured and feedback is given to students on an ongoing basis with a summary at the end of each week. There are 4 scheduled parent-teacher conferences throughout the school year to keep families abreast of the student's work and accomplishments. Work tasks, practice and assessments aim to target all levels of learning: knowledge, comprehension, application, analysis, syntheses and evaluation.
Although our curriculum is built on units combining a variety of subjects and topics, a student completing their high school education at CLCS will meet the state graduation requirements: In grades 9 through 12 every student graduating shall have completed 120 hours of instruction in the following 21 units of credit:
Units of credit per subject
4 English
3 Mathematics
3 Science
3 Social Studies
2 Arts and Humanities
1 Health and Physical Education
5 Student selects five additional courses from among those approved for credit toward graduation by the school including approved vocational education courses.
In addition, students participate in field trips and community projects to enhance their learning experience.