The Fountain Hills Charter School

<BODY BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" LINK="#0080C0" VLINK="#800040" ALINK="#408080"> <CENTER> <TABLE WIDTH="90%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" COLSPAN="3"><P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><BR> <IMG SRC="sphd.gif" ALT="School Philosophy" ALIGN="TOP" WIDTH="199" HEIGHT="42" BORDER="0"><IMG SRC="field2.jpg" ALIGN="RIGHT" WIDTH="250" HEIGHT="155" BORDER="0"><BR> <BR>      <I><FONT COLOR="#0080C0">The Fountain Hills Charter School</FONT></I> exemplifies the holistic approach to instruction conceived from the philosophies of Dr. Maria Montessori. It is our mission to enable students to develop strategies for the acquisition of knowledge skills and values needed to participate meaningfully in our pluralistic society. In our small community, educational choices are very limited. <I>The Fountain Hills Charter School</I> will offer a choice to the parents, students and educators who wish to emphasize self-directed learning processes and active and enthusiastic participation in the learning process. Consistent with this mission, <I>The Fountain Hills Charter School</I> will strive to meet the following goals:</FONT></P> <FONT FACE="Arial"> </FONT><P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"> <FONT COLOR="#E8C917">     <B> </B></FONT>      Provide individualized learning experiences;<BR> <FONT COLOR="#E8C917">     <B></B></FONT>      Ensure a high level of personal achievement; <BR> <FONT COLOR="#E8C917">     <B></B></FONT>      Engage families in the education of their children; <BR> <FONT COLOR="#E8C917">     <B></B></FONT>      Prepare students for successful passage into higher levels of education; <BR> <FONT COLOR="#E8C917">     <B></B></FONT>      Actively demonstrate what we believe a true community to be; and <BR> <FONT COLOR="#E8C917">     <B></B></FONT>      Provide a trained and responsive faculty; </FONT> </P> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"> </FONT><P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica">     <I>The Fountain Hills Charter School</I> provides a specially trained Montessori teacher in each classroom. The Montessori teacher does not strive to be the focal point of the classroom, but instead, observes the student's needs and directs each student toward the appropriate study materials. Rather than grouping the student<IMG SRC="pinUps.jpg" ALT="Pride in Students" ALIGN="LEFT" WIDTH="150" HEIGHT="109" BORDER="0">s in a typical graded structure of one-year age groupings, <I>The Fountain Hills Charter School</I> program places children within learning environments that span three years of academic and social development. This type of structure creates a more natural learning community in which the younger students witness the skill development of older classmates, and, in turn, older students exercise leadership by assisting younger students. </FONT> </P> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"> </FONT><P><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica">Each of the classrooms at <I>The Fountain Hills Charter School</I> is prepared to meet the individual learning and social needs of each child. Specially designed and sequenced manipulative materials help isolate skills to be learned and lead the child through the curriculum successfully, building self-confidence along the way. Classrooms are divided into specific learning areas that include practical life, sensorial, language, mathematics, geography, history, science and the arts. To foster self-motivation and self-discipline, their teacher allows students to choose materials introduced to them.</FONT></P> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"> </FONT></TD> </TR> </TABLE> <BR> <TABLE WIDTH="90%" BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="0" CELLSPACING="0"> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT SIZE="-1"><A HREF="index.html" TARGET="_top">Home</A> <IMG SRC="apple.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="21" BORDER="0"> School Philosophy <IMG SRC="apple.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="21" BORDER="0"> <A HREF="cur.htm" TARGET="main">Curriculum</A> <IMG SRC="apple.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="21" BORDER="0"> <A HREF="admin.htm" TARGET="main">Administration</A> <IMG SRC="apple.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="21" BORDER="0"> <A HREF="hmwk.htm" TARGET="main">Homework</A><BR> <A HREF="excur.htm" TARGET="main">Extra-Curricular Activities</A> <IMG SRC="apple.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="21" BORDER="0"> <A HREF="loc.htm" TARGET="main">Location & Map</A> <IMG SRC="apple.gif" WIDTH="20" HEIGHT="21" BORDER="0"> <A HREF="mailto:admin@ftnhillscharterschool.org">Contact Us</A></FONT></FONT> <BR> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT><BR> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT><BR> <FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica"><FONT SIZE="-1"></FONT></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial,Helvetica">15055 North Fountain Hills Boulevard, Fountain Hills, Arizona 85268<BR> (480) 837-0046  (480) 837-0024 </FONT><BR> <FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial,Helvetica"></FONT><BR> <FONT SIZE="-2" FACE="Arial,Helvetica"></FONT></TD> </TR> <TR> <TD ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-2">©1999, <A HREF="http://www.webfeatdesigngroup.com">Web Feat Design Group<BR> </A></FONT><FONT FACE="Arial,Helvetica" SIZE="-2">Last Updated March 27, 1999</FONT>  </TD> </TR> </TABLE> <BR> </CENTER> </BODY>