Our Curriculum

    
How often do you hear schools brag about their curriculum? We sure do at Grace. We are proud to be the first school in Southern California to implement the award winning Switched On Schoolhouse . This is the state of the art computerized curriculum for Christian Schools from Alpha Omega Publications . All of our students in grades 3-12 use this networked system for their work. Students in K4, 5 through 2nd grade use Lifepacs produced by the same company, guaranteeing continuity of scope and sequence for their children.

SOS net has done wonders for our students. They work faster because the computer gives them instant feedback. No longer do students have to wait a day or two for a teacher to grade and return their homework. Also, because they work faster, many of them have no homework. Parents and teachers both like that! Writing is not forgotten. Each subject has projects that students must do giving them opportunity for handwriting and critical thinking skills. Students also do book reports, term papers etc. making sure they don’t only work on computers.

Most electives are not on the computer. They are usually either in books called Lifepacs or in a classroom setting. We offer electives such as Art, Home Economics, State History, Music, Bible, Spanish and many more.

We have found in the last few years that students perform better using the SOS network. The students are engaged by the countless videos that bring exciting history, lab experiments, and even extra tutoring to their screens. SOS also provides learning games for vocabulary and spelling. Speaking of spelling, the students can hear all their vocabulary and spelling words pronounced correctly by natural human voice recordings provided by the computer. Simply click on a word and hear its pronunciation.

Many students today come to us diagnosed as ADD, ADHD, or with other learning disabilities. While there can be no guarantees, we have found in our own school that children who used to have trouble working in books are much more engaged and motivated by the computer because it appeals to their other sensory learning needs.