Core Knowledge®
Grayhawk:
a Core Knowledge® School
The Four S's of Core Knowledge
Jan.
'05 - We are an Official Visitation School !
Core Knowledge® - "In A Nutshell"
Core Knowledge®
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Grayhawk - a Core Knowledge® School
Grayhawk Elementary
School in the Paradise Valley Unified School District has been a Core Knowledge school
since its inception in 1998. The Core
Knowledge Sequence is the result of a lengthy research process taken on by the Core
Knowledge Foundation. The Sequence was put
together by a group of educational professionals who consulted with academic organizations
and studied different countries with successful educational systems.
Students in grades Kindergarten through Grade 6th are exposed to integrated
studies in world and American geography and history, science, visual arts,
music, math an of the language arts.Core
Knowledge® Curriculum - distinguished by the “Four S’s”:
 | Specificity – By clearly specifying a core of knowledge, children are guaranteed equal access to that knowledge. The Sequence
contains specific information of what each child should
know.
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| Shared – All children, regardless of where they come from, will have
access to a shared body of knowledge that will help them become a part of a literate
society.
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| Solid – There is a body of basic knowledge that all children should
know.
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| Sequenced – Research has proven that children attach new
knowledge to what they already know.
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January of 2005 - Grayhawk
recognized as an Official Core Knowledge School and National Visitation Site.
This honor
means that our school is a model for other schools that are beginning to implement this
curriculum. Our teachers, thanks to their hard work, will be consulted by other
educators throughout the country for their expertise in using Core Knowledge.
Grayhawk is one of two schools in the state of Arizona to achieve
this highly acclaimed status.
As
Our Principal Says:
“In a nutshell Core Knowledge is
rich content, rich content and rich content!” - Don Hiemstra |