- Effective, bilingual communicators - Virtuous, courageous, and intelligent individuals - Inquisitive, open-minded critical-thinkers - Creative and innovative problem-solvers - Altruistic, principled leaders in the 21st century world - Self-motivated, competent, life-long learners - Empowered, engaged citizens in a democratic society
3 Pillars of Our Program
- Dual Language Immersion - Transformative Teaching Practices - Small, Safe School Culture
Guiding Principles for Instruction
- Concept driven inquiry based learning - Thematic learning - Differentiation for learner diversity - Enriched curriculum - Development of scholarly habits of mind - Social and Emotional Learning (“SEL”) and Restorative Justice - Authentic assessment and mastery orientation - Collaboration, cooperation, and social learning
Instructional Practices
-Process of inquiry, discovery, application, and reflection - Questioning, modeling, discussing, collaborative grouping - Small group and individual differentiated instruction, variety of lesson types - Essential questions, thinking routines, and philosophical reasoning - Providing access to learning through differentiation/ accommodation - Democratic environment - Global cultures, Spanish language, and service learning - Social and emotional instruction, restorative discipline, and support services - Explicit instruction in and encouragement of the Intellectual Virtues and growth mindset - Portfolios, performance-based assessments - Meaningful involvement of parents/families - Collaboration among teachers
Prospective parents, be sure to read the "Day in the Life" vignette starting on page 94 to help you envision what it would be like to have your child attend Clovis Global Academy!
CGA's Dual Language Immersion (DLI)
All students will be on a pathway to receive the State Seal of Biliteracy, certifying their dual language proficiency for colleges and employers!
Designed to achieve the three goals of Dual Language education.
