NITRAM ACADEMY
NIT
RAM
ACADEMY
A HOME-BASED SCHOOL
Family and friends have asked us: "so what is your homeschool
curriculum? What subjects do you teach?"
We use a color-based grouping technique, where our scholars
(students) are placed into one of two scholar groups: they are
either a
Green Scholar
or a
Blue
Scholar
.
Green S
cholar
describes middle school level work, and
Blue
Scholar
describes high
school level work.
We focus our curriculum and instruction in eight subject areas:
-- Athletic and Health Education
-- History and Geography
-- Humanities and World Literature
-- Information Technology
-- Mathematics
-- Science
-- Vocabulary and Writing
-- World Languages and Cultures
Then, we tailor our curriculum and instruction to match the
color-based group that our scholars are placed in.
The
Green Scholar
Curriculum for 2015-2016
Athletic and Health Education
: Textbooks used are
The Body Book for
Boys
and
The Boy's Fitness Guide
.
Humanities and World Literature
: Textbooks used are
King James
Version Teen Bible
;
Literature (Grade 8)
;
Reading Comprehension
(Grade 8: Skill Builders)
;
Reading Comprehension (Grades 7-8)
;
Poetry for Young People: Langston Hughes
.
Information Technology
: Textbooks used are
Computer Concepts
BASICS
;
and
Internet & Computer Ethics for Kids (and Parents &
Teachers Who Haven't Got a Clue)
.
Mathematics
:
Arithmetic the Easy Way;
Mastering Essential Math
Skills
;
Math Fundamentals 1
.
Science
:
Earth Science
.
Vocabulary and Writing
:
100 Words Every Middle Schooler Should
Know
;
Language Network: Grammar, Writing, Communication
.
World History and Geography
:
Africa
;
World Cultures and Geography
.
World Languages and Cultures
:
Spanish (Grades 6-12: Middle/High
School)
.
The
Blue Scholar
Curriculum for 2015-2016
Athletic and Health Education
:
The Body Book for Boys; The Boy's
Fitness Guide.
Humanities and World Literature
:
The Black Poets
; King James
Version Teen Bible; Literature (Grade 10);
The Norton Anthology
of African American Literature
.
Information Technology
:
Computer Concepts BASICS; Internet &
Computer Ethics for Kids (and Parents & Teachers Who Haven't
Got a Clue).
Mathematics
:
Fractions, Decimals, and Percents
; Mastering
Essential Math Skills;
Math Fundamentals 2;
Math Fundamentals 3
.
Science
:
Biology
.
Vocabulary and Writing
:
Language Network: Language, Writing,
Communication
; Words You Should Know in High School.
World History and Geography
:
Africa: Facts & Figures; Africa in
World History; World History: Patterns of Interaction.
World Languages and Cultures
:
Spanish (Grades 6-12: Middle/High
School).