Curriculum
Our curriculum at Horizons Academy is designed to engage, challenge, and support students through strong academics, hands-on learning, and meaningful projects. We meet students where they are, build on their strengths, and help them grow through personalized instruction, guided practice, and multi-sensory learning.
Balanced, Intentional, and Engaging
Our academic programs blend core subjects with creative, project-based learning experiences so students can build skills, deepen understanding, and grow in confidence. The goal is to provide a learning experience that is structured, purposeful, and engaging while allowing students to be known, challenged, and supported.
Reading & Language Arts That Grow with Your Child
Orton Gillingham Approach,
Learning Language Arts Through Literature
We use the Orton-Gillingham method—a trusted, multi-sensory approach for early and developing readers, especially those with dyslexia or language-based differences.
Students engage with phonics through sight, sound, movement, and touch using tools like letter tiles and sand trays. As they progress, we expand instruction to include reading comprehension, structured writing, and language development.
From decoding basics to literature analysis and essay writing, our ELA program builds confident, capable readers who think critically and communicate clearly.
Phonics Foundations
The Association Method
We use the DuBard Association Method—a structured, multisensory approach designed to strengthen phonemic awareness, articulation, spelling, fluency, and written expression.
This method supports learners who benefit from step-by-step language instruction, including students with dyslexia, apraxia, oral language delays, or other communication needs. Students build speech-sound accuracy and language processing through visual, auditory, and tactile pathways.
Instruction is systematic and explicit, helping learners connect sounds to symbols, words to meaning, and ideas to written language. From sound formation to sentence structure, the Association Method helps students develop clearer communication, stronger reading and writing skills, and greater language confidence.
Math That Builds
Understanding & Confidence
Math That Makes Sense
We believe math should feel approachable, not intimidating. We use hands-on tools, real-life connections, and visual models to help students truly understand what numbers mean—not just memorize formulas.
Our small group setting allows us to slow things down or stretch things forward, depending on what each student needs. Whether a child struggles with dyscalculia, is bridging learning gaps, or simply learns differently, we break math into steps that make sense.
We explore math through patterns, puzzles, movement, games, and conversation—because confidence comes when learning feels clear, supported, and just the right amount of challenging.
From Pencil Grip to Paragraphs
Writing with Purpose & Progress
We see writing as more than putting words on a page—it’s a powerful tool for organizing thoughts, expressing ideas, and building confident communicators.
Our youngest students begin with Handwriting Without Tears, using multisensory tools like chalkboards and play dough to develop fine motor skills and letter formation in a fun, accessible way.
As they grow, we guide them through sentence structure, paragraph writing, grammar, and mechanics—while nurturing creativity through journaling, storytelling, and research projects.
From first strokes to full essays, we support each child step by step toward clarity, creativity, and confidence.