ACADEMICS
The A.C.E. curriculum is built upon five basic principles of learning:
- Students must be at a level where they can perform.
- Reasonable goals must be set.
- Students must be controlled and motivated.
- Learning must be measurable
- Learning must be rewarded.
Each learner therefore discovers how to:
- Set goals and meet deadlines.
- Develop critical-thinking skills.
- Think creatively and independently.
Based on these principles, the Accelerated Christian Education curriculum assures parents of a course that is:
Individualized:
The A.C.E. model adapts to the learning speed of your child. Unlike the "Public School Model" where the group is lock-stepped regardless of the student's academic abilities. The A.C.E. model allows your child to progress independently through the curriculum and not as a group. The "Public School Model" holds back the faster learner and forces all the students forward regardless of their "learning gaps". Over a million graduates demonstrate that Individualized learning produces academic excellence.
Diagnostic:
The child is given a diagnostic test to determine current academic ability and clearly identifies any learning gaps within all subjects. For example, your child's English grammar may be above his/her grade level. However their punctuation skills may be below grade level. Your child is then placed in curriculum at his/her academic performance grade level in each subject and the learning gaps are then addressed to meet a student's specific learning needs and capabilities.
Goal Setting:
The students learn through setting daily goals and are challenged by marking their achievement. This key to learning allows the child to visualize and plan daily progress. This unique discipline of A.C.E. places responsibility and accountability on the student for learning, thus establishing a lifetime appreciation for goal setting and achievement.
Mastery-Based:
The Biblical value of "excellence in all things we do" is translated into mastering subject content. The A.C.E. model reinforces honest achievement that results in advancement. Students must master a minimum of 80% of the material before advancing and therefore ensuring a solid, back-to-basics education for your child.
How does the ACE system work?
The Accelerated Christian Education curriculum is based on a series of workbooks called PACEs, which stands for Packets of Accelerated Christian Education.
- Each subject has 12 PACEs per grade level.
- The basic subjects of ACE are Math, English, Science, Social Studies, and Word Building (spelling and word usage).
- Test Keys are published for corresponding PACEs.
When a student enters the ACE system, their academic ability is assessed, and any learning gaps are addressed. - A PACE is stated to be equivalent to three weeks of work.
- Students set goals of how much work they will do in each subject each day, putting the responsibility for their progress on the student.
- As the student works individually through the PACE, they do a series of reviews, and at the end sit a preparatory test.
- They then sit a PACE test.
- The pass score for a PACE test is 80%, however, if a passing score is not achieved then the student must retake the PACE until they pass.
The Accelerated Christian Education curriculum is based on a series of workbooks called PACEs - this stands for "Packets of Accelerated Christian Education"
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Each subject has 12 PACEs per grade level.
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The basic subjects of ACE are Math, English, Science, Social Studies, and Word Building (spelling and word usage).
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Test Keys are published for corresponding PACEs.
When a student enters the ACE system, their academic ability is assessed, and any learning gaps are addressed.
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A PACE is stated to be equivalent to three weeks of work.
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Students set goals of how much work they will do in each subject each day, putting the responsibility for their progress on the student.
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As the student works individually through the PACE, they do a series of reviews, and at the end they compete a preparatory test.
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They then complete a PACE test.
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The pass score for a PACE test is 80%, however, if a passing score is not achieved the student must then re-do the PACE until they pass.
Why consider us?
We believe our children's training and instruction is primarily the responsibility of each parent - this is with the understanding that few of us are in a position or able to be involved in the academic education of our kids on a full-time basis. Our children are being taught from a biblical worldview using the Accelerated Christian Education school curriculum (ACE) in order for them to grow in wisdom, knowledge, and maturity and helping them learn to think critically and biblically about the world around them.
Our Vision
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To reach children for Christ, one child at a time.
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To teach children to obey God and their parents and to understand Biblical principals.
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To educate our children in the love and fear of the Lord, with the Bible as their foundation as ambassadors for Christ.
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To educate our children as future leaders in all spheres of life.
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To help you prepare your children for the world and give them the academic and spiritual tools necessary to glorify God through our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ!