Heritage Intermediate and Junior High Academies

Heritage Intermediate Academy (Grades 5-6)

Heritage Junior High Academy (Grades 7-8)

 

Program Purpose:

  • Redesigned for the 2010-2011 school year to meet the needs of a wide range of student abilities and prior educational programs from around the world
  • Developed to ensure content mastery in language arts, math, science and social studies

 

Placement of students:

  • All students grades 5-8 take assessments at the beginning of each semester in reading and math to determine placement in either the Intermediate Academy or the Junior High Academy
  • Students will be placed in the Intermediate Academy if  working approximately at grade 6 or lower reading levels
  • Students will be placed in the Junior High Academy if working approximately at grade 7 or higher reading levels
  • Should assessments indicate a student is working significantly above or below grade level for a given content area, placement will be made to ensure student success
  • Students may move between the two academies at semester based on test results
  • Testing will provide a common starting point given that students arrive from a variety of different educational programs and to ensure that students don’t have to repeat what they have already mastered nor do they skip what they have not yet mastered
  • Students exit the Junior High Academy into the high school program at the end of successful completion of grade 8 with a C- average or better

 

Schedule:

  • AM Program: 7:30 to 12:20
  • Intermediate Academy: Three blocks of direct instruction per day in a self-contained classroom.

Block 1: 45 minutes per day of science and 45 minutes per day of social studies

Block II: 90 minutes per day of math

Block III:  90 minutes per day of language arts

  • Junior High Academy: Three blocks of direct instruction per day in subject area departments.

Block 1: 45 minutes per day of science and 45 minutes per day of social studies*

Block II: 90 minutes per day of math*

Block III:  90 minutes per day of language arts*

*Students in the Junior High Academy who qualify through testing for English 9, Alg I, Geometry, or Physical Science will be scheduled into high school classes but will not earn high school credit

  • Required afternoon program or passion area training for a minimum of 7 hours per week

 

Teachers:

  • The Intermediate Academy teacher will be qualified and experienced in all four subjects and in teaching early adolescents (Students will have the same teacher for all subjects)
  • The Junior High Academy teachers will be qualified members of the high school faculty with experience in teaching mid-to-late adolescents (students will have a different teacher for math, language arts and science/social studies)

 

Curriculum and Instruction:

  • Content based on South Carolina standards in each subject area
  • Language Arts: developmental reading, spelling, vocabulary, literature study, grammar, composition, speaking, and listening
  • Math: computation and problem solving
  • Science: life science, earth science, physical science, chemistry, and scientific method
  • Social studies: geography, history, ancient cultures and government

           http://ed.sc.gov/agency/Standards-and-Learning/Academic-Standards/old/cso/index.html

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Program Admission:

To begin the admission process at Heritage Academy, please download the following documents.

In addition, please submit the required application fee of $195 and request that your child's transcripts be sent to the school. Your application will be reviewed upon receipt of all required documents.

Submit all completed forms to:

Heritage Academy
Director of Admissions
11 New Orleans Rd.
Hilton Head Island, SC 29928

If accepted, you will receive an acceptance letter and contract. A non-refundable deposit of $2,990 is required to secure space in the Academy for your child.