Holistic Approach to Education Curriculum Changes

Enlightium Academy believes in educating the “whole child” by placing a focus on their spiritual, physical, social, emotional, and academic development.
Our curriculum and instructional approach are centered around the conviction that students should be educated holistically according to God’s image. A student’s journey crucially involves the mind, but it must address their physical, social, and emotional life as well.
To guide our education of the “whole child,” we have established a set of Expected Student Outcomes (ESO) that detail the ways in which we hope to impact students.

Where possible, Enlightium’s faculty limits the number of projects, unit tests, and unnecessary ‘busy work’ across all of the core courses (Bible, English, history, math, and science). In doing so, we hope to create margin for students in their days and weeks.
With increased margin, students will have more time to ensure mastery learning in their courses and more opportunities to participate in the various non-academic offerings at Enlightium that support their spiritual , social , emotional, and physical development.

Enlightium provides students with an optional weekly scheduleto ensure less overlap of school activities and more structure for students. The weekly schedule will:

Designate times for live sessions in each core subject to eliminate overlap.
Designate time for social activities, student chapel services, Bible studies, and open office hours.
Help students create a weekly rhythm of completing schoolwork and engaging with their peers.

Each Friday is set aside as an “Enrichment Day.” Students will complete their coursework on Monday through Thursday and then use Friday* to:
- Obtain help from teachers on projects (students in the Online Program only).
- Attend chapel services.
- Participate in enrichment activities.
*No work will be assigned on Fridays which will allow students to pursue extracurricular activities to support their well-being.

Enlightium Academy will be introducing new opportunities for students to engage with their teachers and peers, including:
- Student chapel services.
- New social clubs and interest groups.
In-person enrichment opportunities, including STEM learning at participating iCode locations.

For a video explaining these changes, see this message from Headmaster Thomas Lambert:

For any questions about Enlightium’s new schedule, please contact Enlightium’s Support Team at support@enlightiumacademy.com.