Academics

Our Learning Model

Education at Fortitude Preparatory Academy is designed to prepare students for whatever their futures as adults may be. 

To this end, academic disciplines are partnered with life & career skills and character development through personalized learning plans and interdisciplinary projects.  All students can learn, but individuals rarely learn best in the same way, in the same setting, and at the same pace.  By using a competency-based approach, the curriculum is both rigorous and flexible.

• Students at Fortitude Prep will demonstrate mastery of 7 cross-cutting areas:
• Well-being competency (includes Mental and Physical Well-being & Meta-learning)
• Global and Cultural competency
• Ethical and Environmental competency
• Societal competency (includes Civic Engagement, Leadership, & Ubuntu)
• Digital competency
• Interaction competency (includes Collaboration, Communication, Expression)
• Multi-disciplinary and Creative competency (includes Critical Thinking, Reasoning, Problem-solving, & Creativity)
• Units of Study are comprised of modules from one or more of the 7 core subject areas:
• English Language Arts
• Maths (Algebra, Geometry, Pre-Calculus, Statistics, etc.)
• Natural & Integrated Sciences (Computer Science/Engineering, Environmental Science, Forensics Science, Physical Sciences, etc.)
• Social Studies & Social Sciences (Global History & Economics, Human Geography, U.S. History & Government, African American Studies, etc.)
• Health
• Arts
• Foreign Languages (Survey of Global Languages, etc.)
• Students will use systems thinking, design thinking, and computational thinking to deepen their understanding of themselves, their world, and the broader world.
• Student voice is encouraged.  For example, students can propose Units of Study and/or modules based on their interests.
• Students will utilize a variety of online and physical resources as tools for both learning and demonstration of mastery.

The Fortitude Preparatory Academy Learning Model is based on a fusion of cutting-edge education research, models, and frameworks, including Project 21 and the Center for Curriculum Redesign.  It also has a basis in democratic and progressive education practices.