HTA Course List
K-8 Curriculum Guide 2010-2011
The curriculum for grades K-8 includes courses in four core subjects—Language Arts/english, history, math and science. Optional classes include music, art, and world languages. Students can take one or none of these optional courses. With more than 700 engaging lessons in each subject, students can dive deeply into areas of interest. With this in-depth curriculum, combined with the individualized approach, children will find the pace and learning style that works best for them.
High School Course List coming soon.
Kindergarten

HTA Kindergarten Courses:
Language Arts
PhonicsWorks™ prepares students to become independent readers through systematic, multisensory instruction in phonemic awareness and letter/sound knowledge, complemented by read-aloud literature that kindles the imagination while building comprehension and vocabulary.
Math
Students learn to recognize and describe simple patterns, and recognize shapes and sizes of figures and objects. Students will also expand their ability to recognize numbers, identify their relative values, and understand how to use them in a variety of ways.
Science
Kindergarten students begin to develop observation skills as they learn about the five senses, the Earth’s composition, and the basic needs of plants and animals.
History
This beginning course teaches the basics of world geography through a storybook tour of the seven continents, and provides an introduction to American history and civics through a series of biographies of famous Americans.
OPTIONAL (Select 1 or none)
Art
Kindergarten Art
Students are introduced to the elements of art—line, shape, color, and more. They learn about portraits and landscapes, and realistic and abstract art.
Music
Preparatory Music
Kindergarten students learn about music through lively activities, including listening, singing, and moving. Through games and folk songs from diverse cultures, students learn musical concepts such as high and low, or loud and soft. Creative movement activities help students enjoy the music of composers such as Grieg and Haydn.
No Foreign Language Available



