Building Relationships Is Key To Learning
At Hope Lutheran School, we believe that there are many different layers of educating a child. For students to engage fully in learning, they first need to feel safe, secure, and cared for. One of our core values is relationships, and we value building strong connections between teachers and students and students and their peers, to help them establish trust with staff and with each other.
We believe that God created us in all different shapes, sizes, and colors, giving us unique talents, gifts, and abilities. We work hard to nurture excellence in each student and challenge them wherever they currently are in their academic learning, with opportunities for advanced work or resource support if needed.
Challenging Academics
Our seven year curriculum review cycle ensures that our students are accessing the most current information that is relevant to their learning and educational journey. The literacy curriculum, Amplify, is a comprehensive K-8 literacy curriculum helping students learn to tackle any complex text and make observations, grapple with interesting ideas, and find relevance for themselves. The Math in Focus curriculum, based on Singapore math, continues to meet the needs of our students, challenging all students in their math abilities. Our students continually score in MAP testing in the upper 70th and 80th percentiles in math and reading compaired to other students in the state and nation.
Our science curriculum includes more hands-on inquiry-based learning with the implementation of Full Option Science System kits (FOSS) for K-8. Students work through two or three kits per year without repeating a kit. The science lab at the north campus provides numerous learning opportunities for middle school students to explore concepts and science techniques indepth.
Core subjects at Hope School include math, literacy, history, religion, and science, with specialists teaching technology, physical education, art and music to all grades. Our small class sizes (an average student to teacher ratio of 18:1) ensure each child’s unique needs are met in a caring yet rigorous environment.
