Educational Program Description - Independent Study Hybrid

Governing Law: A description of the educational program of the school, designed, among other things, to identify those whom the school is attempting to educate, what it means to be an "educated person" in the 21st century, and how learning best occurs. The goals identified in that program shall include the objective of enabling pupils to become self-motivated, competent, and lifelong learners. --California Education Code Section 47605(b) (5) (A)

Overview of the Educational Program

Antelope View Charter School will provide students and parents with expanded choices in educational opportunities for students who reside within or outside of the Center Unified School District (CUSD) by creating an innovative, interdisciplinary educational program focused on the following goals:

• To prepare students with the subject knowledge, skills, and understandings to become aware of the world around them
• To develop the personal skills students need to take an active part in the world throughout their lives
• To help students develop an international mindset alongside their awareness of their own nationality and culture
• To prepare students to become life-long learners

To achieve these goals, Antelope View Charter School will implement recommendations outlined in (Caught in the Middle California Department of Education, 2001) which describes a standards-based education system that includes adherence to the school learning environment, assessment and accountability, curriculum and instruction to meet the needs of the "whole-child," and professional development and whole school leadership and support.

The Antelope View Charter School curriculum will be aligned with the California State Content Standards. In addition to site-based classroom instruction in core curriculum provided by highly qualified teachers, students at Antelope View Charter School will have the opportunity to learn a language other than English and will develop an understanding and appreciation of humanities (Language Arts and Social Sciences) and analytical skills (Math and Science).