Our Euphrates: Preschool Curriculum in broad strokes:

Here at Euphrates preschool we desire to partner with families to foster a love of God, learning, and curiosity in our students. Euphrates opens the door to new languages with Spanish immersion, ignites students' interest of the world through play and nature exploration; and instills a sense of community in our small classroom settings. At Euphrates, our students gain a firm foundation in truth, which propels them into a future with abundant opportunities.

Euphrates: Arx Axiom Academy is a nonprofit private elementary school. Below is an over arching outline of what it will look like.

We learn how to do things by doing the things we are learning to do. -ARISTOTLE

“DELIGHT” is the word that would best describe our underlying mantra for the selection of classroom resources. When children are taught in an environment that emphasizes learning for the sake of learning it rearranges the expectation of cultural norms as the end goal. A student’s worth isn’t based on getting the best grades, in order to get the best scholarship, to get into the best ivy league school, to get the best job, to get the best salary in order to buy the best house. Learning for the pure reward of learning  reorders education, so that it is no longer  a means of checking the boxes, getting the “A” and scoring well on a standardized test. Rather delighting in our Creator and taking joy in discovering the magnificently created world in which we live and learn in.

Goal:  To lay foundations for intellectual achievement, artistic excellence, worldview discernment, physical health, economic and Biblical justice, while attaining high levels of academic bilingualism and biliteracy. Therefore all curricula will be both academically accelerated and socially responsive; both community oriented and globally minded.

INSTRUCTION WILL BE FULL SPANISH IMMERSION– 100%*

  • LITERATURE-Classic Children’s Literature, Sayings & Phrases, Poetry

  • READING/WRITING/SPEAKING– Phonics, Writing/Spelling/Reading/Grammar & Composition

  • HISTORY/CIVICS-World History & Geography

  • MATH– Singapore

  • SCIENCE-Life, Physical & Earth (Including Biographical Studies, Gardening & Farming)

  • FINE ARTS-Art & Music History/Appreciation, Studio Art, Music Theory, Penmanship, Culinary Arts

  • PHYSICAL EDUCATION– Health, Fitness, Training, Manual Labor (Farming & Gardening)

Our curriculum follows stages of learning appropriate to students' brain development and a spiraling structure that allows for recurrent examination of subjects throughout a student's career. At Euphrates: Arx Axiom Academy, the desire is to produce learners who are well prepared intellectually, morally, and civically, regardless of their future vocations.

* Students preschool-second will be learning in 100% Spanish. This means there will be no English used during instruction time or in the classroom from our staff. Once in 3rd grade their will be an introduction of English during classroom time. This will start with a 90/10 ratio and adjust as the student advances in grade.

Why Spanish Dual Immersion?

cognitive/academic benefits

  • increased problem-solving skills

  • increased reading achievement

  • increased math achievement

  • academic achievement

Linguistic benefits

  • increased immersion language skills

  • increased attention to functions and features of language

  • biliteracy/bilingualism

    Social + Cultural benefits

    • deeper understanding of various cultures

    • increased cultural awareness

    • increased cultural sensitivity

"Bilinguals who use both their languages frequently--in the home, in the community, and in the workplace--and who have high levels of biliteracy are more likely to (a) pursue undergraduate degrees, (b) obtain higher-paying, professional jobs in the workforce, and (c) have more opportunities for professional advancement" (Porras, Ee, & Gándara, 2014; Santibañez & Zárate, 2014 as cited in Tedick & Lyster, 2020, p. 9).

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