Classical Education
West Houston Charter School offers a classical approach to learning incorporating the acclaimed "Core Knowledge" curriculum (www.coreknowledge.org).
Teachers use developmentally appropriate instructional techniques based on the Trivium at all grade levels. Subjects are integrated allowing for maximum retention. Our low student-teacher ratio facilitates the Socratic method (leading students to discover for themselves).
State-of-the-art laptops are used in classrooms throughout the school ensuring our students are 21st century learners.
Specific elements of the curriculum include: Shurley Grammar, Lost Tools of Writing, EnVision Math (elementary), Holt (junior high), Core Knowledge History and Geography, Latin (Minimus, Segundus), and English from the Roots Up. The foundation of our reading program is classical literature.
2010 SUMMER READING for WHCS FACULTY/STAFF:
Mr. Johnson has asked that all faculty and staff take time during the summer to read the following two books:
Dante's Inferno (translated by Allen Mandelbaum)
Plato's Meno (translated by Benjamin Jowett)
Please note the specific translations indicated. Both books will be discussed at the end of the summer.
