Curriculum
At CORE, our teachers are our curriculum. We understand the power of human connection and help our students establish positive connections with their teachers and classmates. Our students’ social-emotional well being is our top priority. Academic growth and success is dependent upon our students being socially and emotionally regulated and available to learn.
A Therapeutic Approach
We understand that learning is an emotional process, and that a stressed brain is not available to learn. This is why we take a therapeutic approach to everything we do at CORE:
• We nurture critical thinking and problem-solving skills in our students, and help them to establish a growth mindset about life and learning.
• We teach social skills to our students in real-time, by helping them resolve conflicts and reflect on experiences, as opposed to delivering a boxed program.
• Our counselors are an integral part of our school culture and are available to our students throughout the day.
• Our approach to discipline is differentiated to meet individual student needs. We strive to “Connect and Redirect” (Siegel, 2016), rather than just respond
• Our students and teachers practice mindfulness and yoga throughout their school day
• Wazi and Bronco, our therapy dogs, are available to comfort our students throughout the day
At CORE, our teachers are our curriculum. We understand the power of human connection and help our students establish positive connections with their teachers and classmates. Our students’ social-emotional well being is our top priority. Academic growth and success is dependent upon our students being socially and emotionally regulated and available to learn.
A Therapeutic Approach
We understand that learning is an emotional process, and that a stressed brain is not available to learn. This is why we take a therapeutic approach to everything we do at CORE:
• We nurture critical thinking and problem-solving skills in our students, and help them to establish a growth mindset about life and learning.
• We teach social skills to our students in real-time, by helping them resolve conflicts and reflect on experiences, as opposed to delivering a boxed program.
• Our counselors are an integral part of our school culture and are available to our students throughout the day.
• Our approach to discipline is differentiated to meet individual student needs. We strive to “Connect and Redirect” (Siegel, 2016), rather than just respond
• Our students and teachers practice mindfulness and yoga throughout their school day
• Wazi and Bronco, our therapy dogs, are available to comfort our students throughout the day
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Integrated
Learning is about making connections. Our curriculum is designed to help kids make connections between subjects, ideas and previous knowledge. These connections lead to deeper understanding of big ideas. Our curriculum is a combination of conceptual understanding of these big ideas and fundamental skill work. We follow state and national standards for scope and sequence, but use flexibility when it comes to pace and depth. We use a variety of different curriculum resources, materials and programs. |
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Individualized
We understand and respect that people learn best in different ways. We help our students to better understand their own learning, specifically identifying their strengths and using these to improve in their areas of difficulty. We also help students to discover and gain independence with learning strategies that help them in different areas. |
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Identity Development We believe it is just as important for kids to spend time reflecting on who they are as it is to grow academically. Our students engage in consistent self-reflection throughout the school day, thinking about who they are and who they want to be. We guide our students to set both short and long-term goals, and to engage in honest reflection about their growth and progress throughout the year. |