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Welcome to the Philip's Academy Curriculum Portal, a comprehensive resource featuring curriculum pacing guides and program summaries across all core subject areas and specialized disciplines. Explore detailed course overviews for Social Studies, Science, Music, Visual Art, Drama, Physical Education and Health, Computers and Coding, and our Leader in Me character development framework. Each guide outlines the scope, sequence, and key learning standards designed to foster academic excellence, inquiry-driven problem-solving, creative expression, and technical literacy at every grade level. Through these integrated programs, our curriculum empowers students to build physical wellness, master modern digital tools, and cultivate the personal leadership habits needed for lifelong success. Click on any subject below to access the complete document and explore the learning journey offered across each grade level. At the bottom of the page, you can also access these documents in PDF format.
The K–8 English Language Arts curriculum is a knowledge-building, thematically aligned program designed to cultivate a love of reading, deepen students' understanding of the world, and strengthen social-emotional competencies. In Kindergarten through 5th grade, students engage with authentic, diverse literature—spanning environmental science, global folktales, identity, civil rights, and human rights—while developing core reading comprehension and language skills. In Grades 6–8, instruction is anchored in central Essential Questions that challenge students to analyze coming-of-age experiences, the human drive to belong, and the dynamics of power and injustice using complex classic and contemporary texts. Across all grade levels, the curriculum addresses Common Core ELA standards by integrating embedded, process-based writing in narrative, informational, and opinion or argumentative modes, expanding academic vocabulary, and providing daily opportunities for structured academic discourse.
The K–8 Mathematics curriculum is a foundational, problem-solving program designed to cultivate strong number sense, mathematical reasoning, and flexible thinking across all grade levels. In early and upper elementary grades, students progress from hands-on counting, shape exploration, and basic operations to mastering place value, multi-digit arithmetic, fraction and decimal operations, and foundational measurement. In middle school, learning transitions toward abstract algebraic thinking and advanced concepts, emphasizing ratios and proportional relationships, rational numbers, linear equations and systems, geometric transformations, functions, and statistical analysis. Across every grade level, the curriculum deepens understanding by encouraging students to select efficient strategies, represent problems using drawings and visual models, explain their mathematical reasoning, and apply their skills to complex, real-world scenarios.
The K–8 Social Studies curriculum is an inquiry-driven program designed to cultivate informed, active citizens through the integrated study of history, civics, geography, and economics. In the early elementary grades, learning expands from foundational concepts of identity, citizenship, community rules, and basic economics to exploring national symbols, ancient civilizations, and the physical and cultural geography of U.S. regions. As students progress through Grades 5–8, the curriculum deepens historical inquiry through comprehensive studies of constitutional civics, world history and global civilizations, and American history spanning from colonization through modern civil rights and contemporary global issues. Across all grade levels, students develop as young social scientists by analyzing primary and secondary sources, evaluating diverse perspectives, examining human-environment interactions, and understanding their rights and responsibilities within a diverse world.
The K–8 Science curriculum engages students in an inquiry-driven, hands-on exploration of the natural world through the integration of Life Science, Physical Science, Earth and Space Science, and Engineering Design. In early elementary (Grades K–2), students develop foundational scientific skills by observing forces, weather patterns, plant and animal traits, and properties of matter through interactive investigations and modeling. In upper elementary (Grades 3–5), students expand their understanding by exploring energy transfer, ecosystem dynamics, life cycles, and Earth's changing surface while designing and testing prototypes. In middle school (Grades 6–8), instruction advances into specialized discipline modules—focusing on cellular biology and evolution in Grade 6, chemistry and physics in Grade 7, and Earth, climate, and astronomy systems in Grade 8—empowering students to analyze data, build complex models, and evaluate human impacts on global systems.
The Music curriculum is a performance- and creation-based program designed to cultivate foundational musicianship, creative expression, and cultural appreciation through singing, movement, listening, and instrumental play. In Kindergarten through Grade 2, students explore core musical elements—such as steady beat, rhythm, pitch, dynamics, tempo, and instrument timbres—while learning to improvise simple musical ideas. As students progress through Grades 3 to 5, they advance to reading standard notation, understanding complex meters and harmony, and mastering instruments like the recorder and ukulele, while using digital tools to compose and refine original pieces. Across all grade levels, students analyze performances using evidence-based criteria and explore diverse genres and global traditions—ranging from jazz, blues, and classical to opera and hip-hop—to understand how music reflects culture, history, and community.
The Visual Art curriculum is a hands-on, expressive program designed to foster creative confidence, visual literacy, and studio practices through artistic creation, reflection, and presentation. In Kindergarten through Grade 2, students establish studio routines while exploring foundational visual elements—such as line, shape, texture, spatial depth, and color theory (primary, warm, and cool colors)—to express emotion, mood, and storytelling inspired by their surroundings and artists like Georgia O'Keeffe. As students progress through Grades 3 and 4, they refine their precision and technique by examining complementary colors, unusual viewpoints, spatial perspective, found-object assemblage inspired by Marcel Duchamp, and interdisciplinary connections to poetry through Sonia Delaunay. Across all grade levels, students develop reflective and analytical skills as they critique artwork, respond to feedback to refine their pieces, compile portfolios of growth, and curate theme-based exhibitions.
The Grades 5–8 Drama/Theatre curriculum is a collaborative, performance- and creation-based program designed to develop artistic confidence, communication, and creative leadership through acting, directing, playwriting, and design. In Grades 5 and 6, students build foundational ensemble trust and performance skills by using voice, movement, and imagination to analyze scripts, construct believable characters through objectives and obstacles, devise original scenes, and explore technical elements like sets, costumes, lighting, and sound. In Grades 7 and 8, students advance to complex character analysis involving subtext, tactics, and beats while stepping into leadership roles as directors, playwrights, and technical designers within student-led production labs. Across all grade levels, students explore how theatre reflects diverse cultures, history, and identity, using performance as a tool to examine community and global issues from multiple perspectives through collaborative rehearsal, reflection, and critique.
The K–8 Physical Education curriculum is a skills-based, student-centered program designed to cultivate physical literacy, cooperative sportsmanship, and lifelong habits for physical and emotional wellness. In Kindergarten through Grade 2, students build foundational locomotor and non-locomotor skills, body management, and basic manipulative techniques—such as throwing, catching, dribbling, kicking, and striking—while exploring spatial awareness, movement to rhythm, and healthy daily habits like hydration, rest, and self-regulation. As students progress through Grades 3 to 5, instruction transitions toward combining complex skills in lead-up and competitive games, applying offensive and defensive strategies, evaluating personal fitness components through standardized assessments, and setting measurable improvement goals. In Grades 6 through 8, students take greater ownership of their physical health and leadership by analyzing tactics, officiating games, designing personal fitness plans using FITT principles, completing navigation challenges like orienteering, and selecting meaningful lifetime activities for active living beyond middle school.
The Grades 5–8 Computers and Coding curriculum is a hands-on technology program designed to develop digital literacy, computational thinking, and responsible digital creation. In Grade 5, students build foundational computer skills using Google Workspace and Wixie for data analysis, document creation, and visual presentation. In Grade 6, instruction shifts to block-based programming and game design through platforms like Scratch, Code.org Game Lab, Tynker, and Khan Academy. As students progress into Grades 7 and 8, they advance to web development and physical computing—authoring accessible websites with HTML and CSS, creating video stories in iMovie, and engineering autonomous, sensor-driven systems using Micro:bit devices and LEGO robotics. Across all grade levels, students engage in AI literacy, digital citizenship, and iterative design, culminating in capstone projects that integrate technical skills with user testing, accessibility, and ethical design.
The K–8 Leader in Me curriculum is a student-leadership program grounded in the 7 Habits, designed to help students develop self-leadership skills and positively influence others. Implemented yearly across Grades K–8, the program builds foundational competencies in self-awareness, responsibility, goal-setting, organization, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and relationship building. As students progress through the grade levels, they increasingly apply these habits to foster academic success, make informed decisions, exercise personal leadership, and make meaningful contributions to their school and community.
ALL PACING GUIDES AND MORE - PDF FORMAT
ALL PACING GUIDES AND MORE - PDF FORMAT
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