Our Visual Arts Program provides students with the opportunity to express themselves visually. Our program explores the elements of art including shape, form, line, space, color, value and texture. Through the year, using different media, students develop their critical thinking skills including decision making, problem solving, creative and evaluation skills. Art production skills are developed using a variety of two and three-dimensional media. When applicable, art history knowledge and concepts from other disciplines are also incorporated into lessons.

Students in Kindergarten through Eighth Grade will have the opportunity to use their engineering and math skills within our robotics program. The experience is based on five scientific principles giving students one of the most well rounded STEM experiences in education today. The goal of the program would be complete integration of a robotics program as a standard part of the curriculum for our students, which would make World Academy one of the only school in NH with such a program. Collaboration will be happening between teachers and students throughout the entire robotics experience.

The Fourth Grade students are introduced to a new robot that allows us to bring a simpler form of programming to the students with the goal of a higher comprehension and level of success across all students in the class. The new LEGO robot has many similarities to the WEDO kit, which was used in First and Second Grade, but also has more complex builds. The Fifth and Sixth Graders continue with the LEGO EV3 Robotics Technology. The  Sixth Grade students are introduced to the sensors that are included with the technology and show them how to create robots that can interact with the world around them. Fifth Graders are introduced to new challenges. All programs continue to focus on engineering, design, problem-solving and teamwork.
The Seventh and Eighth Graders are introduced to the VEX Robotics program. This type of robot offers many of the same benefi ts for design and engineering that the LEGO robots do, but with several advancements. The two key advancements being the ability to control the robot with a controller, and the programming language is more advanced, bringing the older students one step closer to real world coding skills. In addition, these students have the opportunity to compete in a competition featuring the VEX Robots in January if there is interest.

Students in the Lower Middle School will complete a half year of immersion instruction in both French and Spanish. All students are required to take a language each year. We currently offer French and Spanish onsite, and Latin and Mandarin (through the online VLACS program). Students in the Upper Middle School will have the option to concentrate on the language path of their choice (French or Spanish). Grades 7 & 8 may also opt for our VLACS (Virtual Learning Academy Charter School) offerings of Mandarin and Latin. Second language learning offers cognitive, creative, and critical thinking benefits. In addition, knowing other languages and understanding other cultures is an important 21st century skill that students will need in order to live and work in a global society.

Singing, dancing, storytelling, acting, creative expression, and rhythm exercises are some of the curriculum components engaging K- Grade 8 students on a regular basis. In addition, the music program incorporates the progressive series Share the Music from McGraw Hill. This series supplements the curriculum with concepts including music theory, history, social and cultural commonalities and diversities, various instrumentation and familiarity with acclaimed performers. Students begin to take the recorder in Grade 3 and acoustic guitar at Grade 7.

We have a strong belief in the value of physical activity. Our Physical Education Program is designed to increase our students’ awareness of the importance and benefits of physical activity while making physical activity enjoyable. By introducing various sports in a non-competitive atmosphere, we can assist our children in developing their own athletic interests and skills. Emphasis is placed on teamwork, cooperation, effort and good sportsmanship. Some activities during the year include Soccer, Basketball, Floor Hockey, Team-building challenges, Cheerleading, and fitness. Extracurricular activities include our Track Team, Soccer, Basketball, Dance, Cross Country, Ice-Skating, Skiing, Sledding and Karate. Summer activities include the above, plus Outdoor Swimming. World Academy is a member of the Tri-County Athletics League, where we compete at the Middle School level for Basketball, Soccer, Spirit Team, Cross Country, Track, and Co-ed Volleyball.

The Technology program’s focus is to embed the use of these tools in the curriculum. Each grade level program is tailored from year to year to benefit the students’ learning styles and development while targeting the topic being studied. The Administration and Teachers strongly recommend that each student in Grades Four through Eight obtain a laptop to bring to school. Students will utilize technology daily across the curriculum, which means that computer skills will be taught and reinforced throughout the day. They will be typing documents, creating PowerPoint presentations, investigating spreadsheets, and students in Sixth through Eighth Grade will also utilize Excel.  All Fourth through Eighth Grade students will also be utilizing their personal device to take part in the MAP Growth Assessment through NWEA.

The Middle School teachers use an iPad cart housed within the new school building to access specialized applications that will invigorate their students’ creative use of technology within the classroom. In addition to making technology an extra learning tool, we hope to inspire critical thinkers, problem solvers, analytical investigators and creative imaginative scholars.

Every quarter, students in the Middle School have an elective class that is designed to introduce topics and skills that are meant to be a fun, hands-on way to learn another subject area. These progressive classes are meant to integrate 21st century skills into the curriculum while providing a balance with the core academic offerings to develop the “whole child”. Some offerings in the past have been: Kitchen Chemistry, Fun With Physics, Lego Designer and Publishing, Improvisation, Create Like the Masters, Cooking Around the World, Rock Climbing, Acting 101/Monologues, Lyrical/Modern Dance, Geocaching, Sketch Comedy Writing, and Cooking 101.