At 2nd Nature Academy we value cooperation, interaction, and willingness to accept challenges. We
focus on individual strengths and value the uniqueness of each learner. While there are many
curricular goals we set out to achieve, the process we use to accomplish these objectives varies from
child to child. Therefore, assessment is used as a useful tool to aid the leaner rather than as a
mechanism used to measure correct responses or the ability to perform certain tasks. We believe that
success in school should have more to do with true understanding rather than the coverage of
curriculum standards. By providing diversified materials and numerous opportunities for observation,
exploration, and inquiry, nearly all children will become true learners and problem solvers.
Following is a basic outline of our targeted curricular goals. Our approach to presenting material is
thematic and interdisciplinary. Concepts are woven together throughout the various content areas.
There is a limited use of worksheets and “cookie cutter’ types of art projects. Instead, learning takes
place through experience and discernible learning situations. Remember, these are merely curriculum
objectives. All children learn at different paces and have different social, emotional, physical, and
cognitive timelines and will achieve skills at different rates.