{"id":3571,"date":"2016-09-01T06:32:42","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T06:32:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/?page_id=3571"},"modified":"2016-10-30T08:15:25","modified_gmt":"2016-10-30T08:15:25","slug":"academic-matters","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/?page_id=3571","title":{"rendered":"Academic Matters"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\"><strong>Academic Overview<\/strong><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">American Prep International is committed to providing the highest quality education to students. In partnership with parents, we strive to prepare students for productive and meaningful lives in a rapidly changing world. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Our school curriculum, represents what we expect students to know, understand, and be able to do as a result of their academic and social learning experience. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">APIS provides support and resources for all learners, in and outside of the classroom, to ensure that students are achieving at their very best and developing their identities as caring, lifelong learners and global citizens. As such:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">American Prep International&nbsp;focuses on the heart as well as the mind and addresses social, physical, emotional and cultural needs as well as academic ones. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The traditional academic subjects are valued. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">In addition, there is an emphasis on the balance between the acquisition of knowledge and skills and the search for meaning and understanding. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The school program provides opportunity for learners to construct meaning, principally through concept-driven inquiry. <\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The threads of children\u2019s learning are brought together in a trans-disciplinary program of inquiry, which in turn allows them to make connections with life outside the school<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">Education at American Prep International School enables children to develop sensitivity to the experiences of others.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The key to any successful elementary classroom is one where students feel valued.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The relationship between all members of the classroom and school community must be positive and mutually respectful.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">The following values are emphasized across the curriculum: Collaboration, Communication, Critical thinking, Compassion and Creativity.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At American Prep these values are known as the <a href=\"http:\/\/mericanprepschool.com\/the-5-cs-of-character-development\/\">&#8220;5 C&#8217;s&#8221;<\/a> and are considered &#8220;anchor values&#8221; because they serve as five anchors that hold the school true to its purpose and mission.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-4898 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5-Cs-2.jpg\" alt=\"Infographic of 5 C's\" width=\"799\" height=\"835\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5-Cs-2.jpg 786w, https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5-Cs-2-287x300.jpg 287w, https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5-Cs-2-768x802.jpg 768w, https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5-Cs-2-500x522.jpg 500w, https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/10\/5-Cs-2-300x313.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 799px) 100vw, 799px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: 14pt;\">At American Prep we also believe that once these values are firmly entrenched in the lives of our students they will be able to face the turbulent world of the 21st century with confidence and creative imagination.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_4822\" style=\"width: 173px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-4822\" class=\"wp-image-4822\" src=\"https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Avatar.jpeg\" alt=\"You have come to the end of this page avatar\" width=\"163\" height=\"163\" srcset=\"https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Avatar.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Avatar-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Avatar-180x180.jpeg 180w, https:\/\/americanprepschool.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Avatar-200x200.jpeg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 163px) 100vw, 163px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-4822\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">End of this page!<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Academic Overview American Prep International is committed to providing the highest quality education to students. 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