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FAQS
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.