The Community School Inc. -- A private, specialized program designed to better educate the Learning Disabled.

ACADEMICS PROGRAM

Community High School offers students a complete high school curriculum in the areas of English, literature, mathematics, history and science. Additional course work is provided to all students, especially those preparing for college.

ENGLISH AND LITERATURE DEPARTMENT:
Community High School students receive daily instruction in literature, reading, and language arts.

Reading courses offer instruction and remediation in word identification, vocabulary development and comprehension. Literature courses expose students to a variety of novels, plays, short stories, and poetry. Intermediate and advanced literature courses also offer instruction in vocabulary and skill development. English courses focus on the development of writing and composition skills, including instruction in paragraph development, essay writing, editing and research skills, grammar, handwriting, spelling and language usage.

Since its inception, Community High School has specialized in working with students whose disabilities affect the language process. The school uses the ORTON-GILLINGHAM-METHOD, which offers a structured language program for students with dyslexia who have not learned to read, write or spell using traditional methods. The program is based on building a network of sound-symbol associations using visual, auditory, kinesthetic and tactile modalities - a multi sensory approach. Our faculty, specially trained in the Orton-Gillingham approach, offers a language training program with intensive remedial instruction, daily individual lessons, multi sensory instruction and integration of reading, writing and spelling in daily lessons. The language-training techniques are reinforced throughout the curriculum.

HISTORY DEPARTMENT:
The History Curriculum covers world history and a three-part sequence of United States history, civics and governments. Students develop an understanding of historical concepts through the study of human experience. They examine how societies have attempted to control and govern themselves over the past centuries. The study of geography and contemporary affairs is an integral part of the course work. Emphasis is placed on the development of critical thinking skills and study skills.

MATHEMATICS DEPARTMENT:
The Mathematics Department provides a traditional high school sequence of courses that includes basic skills, business math, two levels of algebra and geometry, trigonometry, and math analysis. Courses offer remediation of basic skills as well as instruction in the practical application of learned concepts. The mathematics program is based on a multi sensory approach involving the use of manipulatives to aid students in learning not only basic skills, but also algebraic and geometric concepts. Through visual, auditory and tactile stimulation, the students are able to grasp and retain the material necessary for development and advancement.

In addition to covering the traditional college preparatory math training, we also offer a money management course that provide students with the ability to solve mathematical problems that they will use throughout their lives.

SCIENCE DEPARTMENT:
The Science Department offers traditional courses that include biology, the physical sciences, and chemistry. The program also includes a thematic course where students can explore a variety of topics that broaden their scope of scientific knowledge. All courses include labs, discussions and lectures with an emphasis on study skills, thinking skills and hands-on activities. The Science Department utilizes video scopes, state-of-the-art computers labs, and a full complement of physics and chemistry materials to provide a multi-level approach to learning. The Biology Department includes a full range of specimens and model manipulatives to aid the students.