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Ages 5 (Kindergarten)
Reading Readiness
Math Concepts
Animals
People and Places
Ages 6, 7, 8 (Grades 1-2)
Phonics and Reading Comprehension
Math: Beginners
Science
History
Ages 9, 10,11 (Grades 3-5)
Language Arts: Reading, Writing, Grammar, Spelling
Math: Intermediate
Science
History
Ages 12, 13,14 (Grades 6-8)
English and Composition
Math: Advanced
Science
History
ELA Focus for each grade aligns with these standards:
In K-5, provides a 50-50 balance between informational and literary reading. Informational reading includes content-rich nonfiction in history/social studies, sciences, technical studies, and the arts.
In grades 6-8, literacy in history/social studies, science, and technical subjects ensure that students can independently build knowledge in these disciplines through reading and writing.
The students’ ability to read carefully and grasp information, arguments, ideas, and details based on evidence in the text. Students should be able to answer a range of text-dependent questions, whose answers require inferences based on careful attention to the text.
Reading, writing, speaking, and listening will be a focus from K-8 as an important part of every subject.
Math Focus for each grade aligns with these standards:
In grades K–2: Concepts, skills, and problem solving related to addition and subtraction
In grades 3–5: Concepts, skills, and problem solving related to multiplication and division of whole numbers and fractions
In grade 6: Ratios and proportional relationships, and early algebraic expressions and equations
In grade 7: Ratios and proportional relationships, and arithmetic of rational numbers
In grade 8: Linear algebra and linear functions
High School Support
Outsourced - Quality Education for your private homeschool!
We offer personalized, outsourced educational support tailored to your family's needs.
SunRaise Academy is proud to be a CollegeBoard Approved Homeschool Organization. Benefits include: Advanced Placement (AP) Courses, Fee Waivers, and numerous other benefits for college bound students! (This is NOT necessary for your homeschool*)
SunRaise Academy was established in 2002 as a private Homeschool located in Chicagoland Area. Over the years of researching, creating systems to customize, and providing quality education to her own personal 6 successful adult (and adulting children), SunRaise became an official LLC in 2018 to offer both Virtual and in person outsourced classes, curriculum, resources and educational support to homeschool families. Tricia Dunn uses her Degrees: Special Education (K-12) and Elementary Education (K-8), ACT Certified Educator, parent coaching training, along with her 20 years of homeschool experience to help parents and students on their homeschool journey! Tricia has over 25 years of educational experience, and she is dedicated to ensuring every student receives all that is needed to prepare him/ her for whatever the future path may be!
SunRaise Academy has 3 main focuses:
1. Academics
We believe in providing a quality education centered around the student's learning style. Students in our program excel on the college path or an alternative after high school option. (The average student taking ACT/ SAT at SunRaise Academy scores a 29+) Our AP Students receives scores accepted for college credits. While we strive to make our classes practical and relevant to real world, we do hold to the core standards for each subject.
Our grading scale is a 10 point scale correlating with 90-100= A, 80-89 =B, 70-79 =C.
Grades, 25% Class participation, 25% weekly assignments, 25% assessments, 25% monthly/ unit projects, are provided for work that is submitted and is the responsibility of the private homeschool administrator (parent/ guardian) to add these to their records for a transcript. Homeschool Admins are also responsible to know their state laws and comply. (We are here to support all of these steps)
2. Social/ Emotional Support
We believe that in this modern world, more than ever, we need to provide our youth with strategies and tools to embrace and express our unique differences and capitalize on strengths. We put our students' mental health and well-being at high value, customizing to meet the needs of the individual, encouraging positive socialization, and providing a safe place to share and discuss the important parts of their world. At SunRaise, we seek to normalize what is largely considered "neurodivergent" and actively encourage students to find their way to shine!