Excelsior Academy

Vision: Begin with the End in Mind

All teachers at Excelsior Academy have not only pedagogical training but also a detailed knowledge of the subject matter they teach.  Excelsior instills in all scholars an ethic of tolerance, civility, order, responsibility, and hard work.  Excelsior’s staff has agreed on a definite core knowledge and set of skills that all children will attain in each grade.  The staff will make sure that every scholar learns this core, and gains the specific knowledge and skills needed to prosper at the next grade level, thus enabling knowledge to build upon knowledge.  Excelsior’s teachers are vital members of professional learning communities and continually confer with their colleagues about effective ways of stimulating children to learn and integrate these skills and specific knowledge.  The specificity of the goals enables Excelsior to monitor each scholar’s performance and give focused attention where necessary.  To this end, Excelsior provides parents/guardians with a detailed outline of the specific knowledge and skill goals for each grade, and we stay in constant touch with them regarding their scholars progress.  Through this knowledge-based approach, we make sure that all scholars perform at high levels and are challenged to excel.  Attaining this specific and well-integrated knowledge and skill level gives each scholar pleasure in learning, as well as self respect, and it ensures that each scholar will enter the next grade ready and eager to learn more.