Curriculum

The Classical Approach

Valor Classical Academy provides a well-rounded course of study designed to help the whole person flourish. Valor Classical Academy’s curriculum is content-rich and rigorous across the core disciplines of Mathematics, Science, Literature, History, and Foreign Languages.

Literacy

Literacy is taught with explicit phonemic instruction focusing on language and literacy (including spelling, grammar, vocabulary, sentence diagramming, and writing.) Rather than focus on word recognition, we use explicit phonics to emphasize core language principles and teach students how words work. This empowers them to decode the complexities of the English language so they can read and speak confidently.

Numeracy

Mathematics is taught conceptually vs. procedurally using Singapore Mathematics in cross-grade ability groups.  This comprehensive approach to math prepares students for algebraic thinking from kindergarten through seventh grade. In eighth grade, they begin the study of algebra. Singapore Math is widely renowned as the best mathematics teaching approach in the world.

Recommended Reading List

VCA’s reading list includes some of the greatest works of literature, philosophy, politics, and art throughout history. From The Chronicles of Narnia and Aesop’s Fables to Nicomachean Ethics and Crime and Punishment, students experience an immersion into the ideas that have shaped Western civilization.

Role of Technology

At Valor Classical Academy, use of digital technology is limited. Our students use pen, paper, and physical books as their primary learning tools. While we do utilize some technology in the classroom, students are not reliant on their laptops, phones, or other devices to study, complete exams, or perform homework. Technology is not the bedrock of the richest learning experience.