FAQS

1. What are the hours EEC School operates? The normal
   hours of teaching are 8am to 4pm. But adult supervision
   will be available from 6am to 6pm to accommodate
   working parents.
2. What is your teacher/student ratio? We intend to
   maintain a ten to one student/teacher ratio although much
   instruction will be individual as students will be
   encouraged to explore their own educational interests.
3. Who will be your faculty? We intend to focus on
   employing retired teachers on a part time basis. Also, we
   intend to hire other seniors and college students also on a
   part time basis.
4. What is your curriculum focus? EEC will always stress core
   skills of reading, writing, and arithmetic. Also we will
   expose our students to the varied arts and individual
   athletics. A strong foundation in phonics is essential to
   academic success and we will use special programs such as
   Ultimate Phonics available at www.spencerlearning.com.
   We urge parents to be familiar with it at home. But we do
   not assign any homework.
5. What role do tests play at your school? We do not
   encourage testing except as legally required. We realize
   that students learn at different rates and we don’t group
   children by age.
6. What is your religious and political philosophy? We
   encourage children to learn to use critical thinking and
   develop their own religious and political philosophy
   trusting that in the free marketplace of ideas, the truth will
   prevail. This is particularly important because of the
   amount of misinformation available today primarily on the
   internet. We do not require our teachers or students to
   hold any particular religious or political philosophy.
7. What role will civics play in your curriculum? EEC believes
   that our constitutional republic was founded on valuable
   principles that should be taught and learned by all our
   students so they will become informed citizens.
8. What about stem subjects? Science, technology,
   engineering, and math are important areas of study for
   those who anticipate occupations in those fields. Our
   curriculum will be drawn from a variety of sources
   including the various skills of our faculty. One such source
   is the Khan Academy that teaches a many subjects at all
   grade levels. See www.khamacademy.org.
9. How can I enroll my student? We will be limiting our
   enrollment to about 30 students. Begin by applying for an
   educational voucher by contacting
   www.stepupforstudents.org that will help you receive
   about $8,000 per student per year that should cover most
   of our full time tuition. We will be accepting students who
   may be partially home schooled and tuition will be
   adjusted accordingly.
10. Will you be having many field trips? We plan to expose
    our students to many educational resources throughout
    the area and we believe that much valuable learning
    happens outside the classroom.