Concord Academy will provide an inspiring and challenging educational environment conducive to development of critical and creative thinking throught the integration of the arts with mathematics, technology and the sciences.
In addition, CAP has five school-wide goals
- To serve the student and educate the whole child by providing academic, cultural and character education;
- To uphold traditional values such as honesty, kindness and respect;
- To encourage students to become leaders and creative thinkers;
- To value contributions and suggestions of students, remembering that true education is not “pouring in” but bringing forth;
- To maintain a positive connection with our community, by both drawing on the valuable resources of our community and contributing harmoniously to our community.
CAP’s instructional plan features these components:
- 1.Integrated education: At CAP the academic curriculum and the arts are uniquely intertwined; each discipline strengthens the other. CAP blends a traditional core curriculum of language arts, social studies, mathematics, science and technology with the arts programming that includes visual art, vocal music, instrumental music, dance and drama. Arts programming benefits every student academically and personally.
- 2.Thematic instruction: School-wide coursework is unified with the STEAM approach, integrating subjects and using thematic instruction.
- 3.Continuous progress learning: Students progress in their classrooms based upon their own ability as well as the group to which they belong. In math class, students work in smaller groups that reflect their own skills and progress at the rate appropriate for them. This allows students to progress rapidly in some subjects and perhaps more slowly in other when necessary.
- 4.Multi-age classrooms: Beginning in grade one, students work in classrooms that have a blend of grades. CAP has had multi-age classrooms since its conception. In addition, CAP functions as a K-12 community, giving students a wide variety of peer groups as well as learning partners and opportunities.