Curriculum
Gateway Charter School promotes a technique that will yield improved academic results, self -development and character education. Teaching techniques go well beyond Florida Sunshine State Standards' focus into broad levels of skill building. These methods, when combined with traditional instructional strategies, will give our students a strong information foundation and skills repertoire upon which to build their future.
- CSUSA Core Curriculum - A framework that incorporates the formal performance based Florida Sunshine State Standards.
- Emphasis on reading, writing, mathematics, the Arts, and technology, as well as foreign language and physical education.
- Our overall goal is to establish a flexible "open framework" that supports creativity, high standards and a solid academic foundation.
- The Curriculum encourages steady academic progress as students build their knowledge and skills from one year to the next.
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Curriculum Resources for K-6
Reading
- SRA Imagine It! and Kaleidoscope (intervention)
Math
- Progress in Math
- Glencoe Mathematics
- SRA Number Worlds (intervention)
Writing
- Write Reflections and/or 4-Square Writing
Electives
- PE
- Art
- Resource 6th Grade
- Music
- Computers
- Spanish (K-4)
Curriculum Resources for 7-8
(advanced, regular, and remedial)
Reading
- Literature series courses I-III
Math
- Glencoe Mathematics Applications and Concepts, course I-III
- Advanced courses: 7th Algebra, 8th Geometry
Language Arts
- Writer's Choice
Electives
- Band
- Chorus
- Art
- Computers I-III
- Spanish
- PE/Health
- Exploring Lit
- Critical Thinking
- Leadership (8th)