Education to Support
Recovery
Program Purpose
Heritage Academy at Tulifinny will provide middle and high school education
that meet the South Carolina Independent School Association (SCISA)
accreditation standards for girls in residence at Tulifinny.
Location
The program will take place at Tulifinny at 11 Grassey Lane in Bluffton, South
Carolina.
Schedule
Students may receive up to two blocks of instruction daily, Monday-Friday, for
10 weeks per quarter. Ten 2 ½ hour
modules are required for one credit. Some
courses required enrollment at the beginning of the quarter and others are
designed to allow students to enter coursework at any time during the quarter.
Credit will not be earned until completion of the required modules for a given
course.
Program Components
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Heritage Academy at Tulifinny does
not offer a high school diploma. To earn a diploma, students must attend the
Heritage Academy Hilton Head campus. All Tulifinny courses are designed to
transfer to a student’s home school upon completion. An official transcript
will be prepared to document course completion.
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All Tulifinny courses are designed
to cover relevant curriculum for multi-age classes, grades 7 through 12.
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Classroom instruction will be
interactive and participatory. Students will work in large and small groups, on
independent tasks and projects, in a nurturing supportive environment.
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Instruction will be provided by
qualified staff and supervised by Heritage Academy.
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Course offerings are subject to
minimum enrollments.
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Course final exams will be held for
all courses earning high school credit.
·
All students are expected to begin
coursework by enrolling in the Strand A course. Tuliffiny staff must approve enrollment in
more than one course in order to accommodate their program schedule.
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Program
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Strand
A
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Strand
B
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Strand
C
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Duration
of Program
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Open Enrollment
10 weeks
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Quarter
Enrollment
10 weeks to begin
the first day of each quarter throughout the year
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Open Enrollment
Average course
completion takes 6-to-12 months per course
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Hours
of Instruction per day
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2 ½ hours/day
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2 ½ hours/day
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Varied and
independent
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Credits
Earned
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1 credit per 10-week
course
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1 credit per 10-week
course
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½ to 1 credit per course
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Course
Enrollment
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Must complete 10
modules to earn a credit.
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Requires
enrollment in Strand A and approval of Tulifinny staff to enroll in two
courses.
Must complete 10
modules to earn a credit in any discipline.
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May be taken
alone or requires approval of Tulifinny staff if enrolled in a course in
Strand A or Strand B.
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Course
Enrollment Minimums
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A minimum of
three students are required for each course.
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A minimum of four
students are required for each course.
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No minimum
enrollment required.
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General
Description
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Middle and high
school Strand A courses are integrated around the theme of Exploration in content and skills related to fine arts,
literature, history and science.
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Middle and high
school core courses are integrated within each discipline around core skills
and content in English/language arts, science, social studies or math.
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All online
courses are arranged by Heritage Academy through the University of Nebraska
for high school students only.
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*Time schedule for individual courses
TBD each quarter
**Students in grades 7-8 do not earn
high school credit. One year is equivalent to a quarter course in each
discipline, or four courses.
For more information contact:
Heritage Academy
Mary Polite or Gloria Shoemaker
Co-Heads of School
www.heritagehhi.com
mpolite@heritagehhi.com or gshoemaker@heritagehhi.com
