Academic Achievement

Students at the Academy are tested yearly using the Stanford Achievement Test, a nationally recognized measure of student accomplishment.  The average student at the Academy scores significantly above the national norm.  Many of our graduates are accepted into and attend some of the best private high schools in the country. We provide instruction at a level on a par with private institutions charging much more than the Academy.

Preschool and K4 Curriculum

The Academy preschool program is divided in two groups, the Preschool (3 years) and K4 (pre-kindergarten) programs.

The preschoolers learn to identify and comprehend numbers: they learn that numbers are part of our everyday life. Math skills are explored through different activities like shape and color recognition, sequencing, counting, measuring, and sorting, art projects, games, songs, and work sheets. Language skills learned include the compilation of letters into words and by the end of the school year, the recognition of all the alphabet letters. Fine motor skills are developed by tracing letters and numbers.

In the K4 class, children will learn to count to 100 by 1s, 5s, and 10s. They will be able to write numbers 1 to 25. They will learn positional and opposite words and explore measuring, sorting, and sequencing in more detail. Language skills learned include the phonetic sounds of each letter, “sight” words and proper letter formation in preparation for writing.

Both programs include science and gym. Children will learn that they are unique in their own way and that God made them very special. They will also gain a strong understanding of themselves and the environment around them.

Kindergarten through 7th Curriculum

The Academy uses the BJU Press curriculum for Kindergarten–1st Grade because it enhances the Academy’s excellent academic program. BJU Press has an outstanding track record of students testing well above grade level. Please visit the BJU website, www.bjupress.com, for additional information regarding the curriculum.  A phonics-based and literature-rich reading program is introduced in Kindergarten, with total immersion in 1st Grade.   The BJU math program prepares students well for the 2nd grade Saxon Math program, covering time, money, numeration to the hundreds’ place, and much more.

The joy of reading is emphasized in the upper grades with self-directed reading assignments completed daily at home.  Literature is comprehensively discussed and shared in class.  Students write creatively as well as formally, developing the process and revision strategies essential to various forms of writing.  Language Arts also includes grammatical studies from BJU and Prentice Hall.  The Academy at Foxborough uses Saxon Math, which is manipulative-rich to concrete-pictorial in the second grade, and pre-Algrebraic by 7th Grade. It is a favorite in public and private schools, with proven results on standardized tests. Saxon is best known for its unique incremental approach which blends practice exercises from previous lessons into practice exercises for each new lesson.  More about Saxon Math can be found at their website, http://saxonpublishers.hmhco.com/en/sxnm_home.htm.  History, Social Studies, and Science is taught on a two-year cycle, and combines BJU, Scott Foresman, and Prentice Hall curricula to give the students a unique perspective infused with a Christian world view.

In Art, students as young as Kindergarten learn about the color wheel and perspective, completing multi-step projects. In 1st through 7th Grade, students play the recorder, learning simple music notation.  They participate in musical performances, and play a variety of rhythm instruments, play music games, and learn patriotic songs.  Basic Microsoft® Word, Excel, and PowerPoint® skills are taught in computer class, as well as internet safety.  The Academy at Foxborough offers students a choice of foreign language through online Rosetta Stone courses.

Bible is enhanced with dramatic and musical renditions of stories and passages, with weekly opportunities to present in Chapel.  Abeka is the main curriculum used in the upper grades for Bible.  More information can be found at the website, http://www.abeka.com/ . Skills of various sports are developed in Physical Education Class where children also learn sportsmanship and team building.

The Bible and its precepts undergird the whole of our program. Students learn that God loves them unconditionally and that they are special to Him, that God loves the whole world and cares about His creation, that the Bible teaches us how to treat one another, how to be respectful, kind and obedient. Our Bible program will help build a spiritual foundation to last a lifetime.