Curriculum

Mitchell Road Christian Academy provides a graded course of study for every grade. Provisions are made for periodic evaluation of courses of study and for revision in order to keep pace with societal and educational change. Curriculum development reflects MRCA statements of philosophy and purpose, and is based on reliable findings from the sciences dealing with child growth and development, and learning. The methods of instruction are ones which promote inductive learning through exploration and discovery, inquiry and interpretation, critical thinking, and creativity. The goal of the entire school effort is to achieve proper and adequate development of the students in terms of academic learning, spiritual growth, and healthy social and physical performance.

The curriculum and teaching methods used at Mitchell Road Christian Academy are designed to implement the Christian school philosophy and to coordinate the child's academic development with his or her total growth. Efforts are made to encourage his or her abilities, develop his or her study habits, and to make learning an enjoyable and fulfilling experience.

Each child has a daily period of Bible instruction. Christian principles are also applied to his or her everyday learning experiences. MRCA uses a phonetic approach in teaching children to read. Reading readiness skills are taught beginning in three-year-old kindergarten with the formal Open Court curriculum being started in the five-year-old kindergarten classes. The D'Nealian handwriting style is used school-wide, first with the manuscript letters and later with the cursive.

Christian texts shall be selected when they meet the goals and objectives needed for that subject and grade level. Secular texts may be selected if no sufficient Christian text is available.

Specialized instruction is given in art, music, physical education, Spanish, and library skills. Computer is offered to various grade levels.

The Stanford Achievement Test - 10 is given each spring. Grades 3, 5, and 7 will also be given the Otis-Lennon School Ability Test.