Curriculum
The courses offered at Atlantis Academy are designed for personal educational excellence for every student. Our personalized academic approach ensures that students work on materials at the level at which they can be appropriately challenged and experience success. We offer a wide variety of courses constructed within a self-paced curriculum and implemented by a staff highly trained in special education teaching strategies. Some Atlantis Academy students are visual learners (learn by seeing), some are auditory learners (learn by hearing), while others are kinesthetic learners (learn by doing). Our teachers adapt course materials and instructional techniques based on each student’s needs. Courses focus on specific content related to the Sunshine State Standards and to the development of life and social skills needed to become productive citizens. This flexibility in curriculum and instruction is one reason so many of our students go on to lead successful lives.
Reading/Language Arts
Atlantis Academy Palm Beaches uses the SRA Reading and Language Arts curriculum in grades K-8. SRA specific skills series is designed to increase proficiency of all students in the areas of comprehension, fluency and vocabulary. Lessons are assigned based on students’ actual reading level and are in a consistent format enabling students to learn quickly. High school students study literature based curriculum with emphasis on communication and language skills – listening, reading, writing and speaking as well as life/ job skills.
Math
Atlantis Academy’s math programs consist of Touch Math and Saxon Math. Touch Math is a multisensory math program utilizing touch points for students of varying abilities and learning styles. Touch Math covers concepts ranging from basic counting to pre-algebra. Saxon Math provides students the foundational skills / building blocks of problem solving using a hands-on approach. Saxon Math includes daily practice, integrated curriculum, frequent cumulative assessments and engaging activities. High school students are offered courses in consumer math, pre-algebra, algebra I, algebra II and geometry.
Science and Social Studies
Students at Atlantis Academy enjoy a hands-on approach to both science and social studies. Experiments, creative projects, nature explorations and educational field trips are all integrated into the curriculum.
Foreign Language
Atlantis Academy currently offers Spanish I and II to the high school level students. The goal of this course is to assist students in becoming proficient in reading, writing, and conversation of the Spanish language.
Electives
Atlantis Academy offers elective courses to students at all grade levels. The courses offered include computer technology, physical education/health, yearbook and art.
Social Skills
Social Skills are taught through our newly adopted “Skill Streaming” curriculum. The primary focus of the Skill Streaming program is to teach students how to make good choices and how to handle life’s daily challenges in an appropriate manner. Learners are provided with guidance and ample opportunities to practice and model positive behavior.
Performance
Approximately 70-75 percent of the school’s graduating seniors move on to some form of post-secondary education after graduation. This includes attending community colleges, universities or vocational programs.