• BECOMING Curriculum

    We're focused on growth.

    Who we BECOME is just as important as what we achieve. 

     
    The Mission of North Lakes Academy is to graduate students who are confident, skilled scholars and citizens. Our expectation is that students and teachers excel in core academic and artistic disciplines, develop a sense of purpose and path, and value a united community built through appreciation of diversity.

    In addition to the "Achieving" curriculum strategy focused on growth in the core academic subjects, the "Becoming" curriculum strategy is focused on helping us all find our path and purpose, as well as preparing students for college and career in the 21st Century. We are excited to add the following 6-12th grade courses to help students answer the questions Who am I? What do I want? How do I get it? and What will I become? as we continue developing our self-awareness, community, worldview, and leadership skills:
  • HABITS (Grade 6):

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    Get in the Habit

    "We first make our habits, then our habits make us." - English Poet

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    I Am the Force

    You own your choices and decisions. You have potential and it is up to you to "do or do not."

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    Thank you Sean Covey for providing a platform to assist students in navigating tough issues and life-changing decisions teens face.

  • T.L.C. - Thinking, Learning, Communicating (Grade 8):

    Who Am I?

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    Success = Intelligence x Emotional Intelligence 

    Students and teachers will . . . 
    • become more aware of how our thinking governs our experience.
    • understand that what we see is what we get.
    • learn from our mistakes and move outside our comfort zones
    • become more aware of roadblocks to success and how to reduce self-limiting messages, beliefs, and negativity.
    • help others succeed, communicate "you matter", honor the absent, and see the problem-own the problem. 
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    Success and T.L.C. in the Digital Era

    Students and teachers will . . . 
    • become more aware of how the social media revolution reminds us that we are what we like, we become who we follow, and that we grow the more we connect
    • get exposed to digital tools that can enhance thinking, learning, and communicating. 
    • learn how to program our own thinking, learning, and communicating
    We're grateful to and inspired by Top 20 Training, as well as Amy Cuddy, Shawn Achor, Douglas Rushkoff, and Pathbrite.
  • EQology (Grade 9):

    Who Am I? What Do I Want? How Do I Get It?

    Students and teachers will APPLY achieving traits by...

    • becoming more aware of who they are as a Thinker, Learner and Communicator in high school
    • building academic tool boxes by understanding EQ principles to become achieving students in high school
    • developing Star Qualities through choices and decisions in high school
    • identifying roadblocks that get in the way of their achievement and learn how to resolve, reduce and eliminate those roadblocks
    • applying school skills to assist on their academic and emotional quotient journey through high school

    Topics covered:

    • High School Expectations – school/learning smarts in class & culture; achievement habits
    • How students can meet expectations - study skills, test strategies, organization
    • How students apply expectations - note-taking strategies, overcoming failure
    • How students apply expectations with others - cooperative activities, conflict management
  • Possibilities (Grade 10):     

    What Do I Want?                                       VISION + ENERGY = SUCCESS
     
    Students will . . .
    • envision their futures and seek out networking opportunities.
    • explore college and career possibilities.
    • evaluate passions, interests, strengths that match to careers.
    • build upon business writing skills and communication.
    • interview using Star Qualities.
    • track progress toward college and career readiness skills. 
    • create digital resumes/portfolios.

  • PSP - Post Secondary Prep (Grade 11):

    How Do I Get It?  
     
    Students will . . .

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    Visit public, private, and community colleges.

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    Investigate college matches, admission process, essays, financial aid, scholarships, college life, and post-secondary opportunities.  

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    Apply using digital resumes.

  • Senior Seminar: The Human Experience (Grade 12):

     

    Who Will I Become?
       
    We're inspired by and working with
    CommonBond Communities, MDA
    Muscle Team, Salvation Army,
    Homeless Memorial, Sharing and
    Caring Hands, and Neighborhood House.

     

     
    Students will think critically about the human experience through literature and philosophy, explore other walks of life through service learning projects, and continue developing leadership and life skills by shadowing career mentors.

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