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The Alternative Learning Curriculum class uses Unique Learning System ® curriculum.  This curriculum program has been designed specifically for children with special learning needs.  Unique Learning System ® is a common core aligned curriculum with the foundation being academic content standards (reading, writing, math, science and social studies).   The lessons are modified to make sure that all children have a way to participate and learn. There is a strong emphasis on life skills that are embedded in each lesson. 

Unique Learning System provides monthly units that teachers are able to access from the Unique website.  Each month there is a new topic built around a science or social studies theme. There are six grade bands; Preschool, Elementary, Intermediate, Middle School, High School and Transition, so learning is new as children progress through the years. Your child’s teacher has selected the grade level band that matches the ages and grades of the children in his/her classroom. There is also a three-year cycle of new units for each grade band.  In that way, a child will have new learning materials even if he or she is in the same classroom setting next year.