Common use of Development of Curriculum Clause in Contracts

Development of Curriculum. BCSI shall provide to OCCA a general model for a curriculum of a charter school. BCSI shall provide assistance with the development of the curriculum of Charter School by supplying sample statements of principles, course outlines, suggesting resources, and reviewing and commenting on the proposed curriculum and teaching materials prepared by Charter School. All decisions with respect to the curriculum and teaching materials of Charter School shall be made solely by OCCA and shall be consistent with applicable laws and regulations and with the approved charter application for the Charter School. Dear Families, Welcome to Orange County Classical Academy, and thank you for choosing OCCA among the many schooling options you have. The mission of Orange County Classical Academy is to train the minds and improve the hearts of young men and women through a content-rich classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue. It is a high calling, and a difficult one. But it is a calling that can be realized if we are clear in our aims and joined together by common purpose. Parents, in choosing classical education for your child, you have chosen a challenging path, but one that brings great rewards for those who travel it well. Our school hopes not merely to educate your children, but to help them fill their minds with wonder. Our methods are the old fashioned ones—we diagram sentences, we read the great books, we memorize and recite poetry, we do mathematical proofs. We do things the hard way because we know that there are no shortcuts when it comes to understanding, and because we believe that the things we study are worth the effort. At Orange County Classical Academy, we want to truly understand, not just appear to know. We stand against many of the trends that have overtaken American education for the sake of providing something increasingly rare: an education that is good for its own sake. At Orange County Classical Academy, we believe that a liberal education in the sciences and the humanities is inherently good—something worth having apart from the many good things that can come from it. Schools like ours often produce impressive students, graduating seniors with high SAT scores, excellent college applications, and potential doctors or lawyers. We hope that our first graduates will be impressive as well, but our primary mission is not to simply boast in distinguished careers for our students. We believe that even the highest accolades are worth nothing if the person who earns them does not deserve them. In the end, what good is a perfect SAT score if one lacks moral virtue? Our purpose and aim is to help our students learn to think, to teach them to be men and women with sound minds, discernment, and virtuous character. At Orange County Classical Academy, we resist the popular approach, which is prevalent in many schools today. We disagree that the K-12 years are a time for training for a particular trade or profession. Some schools measure their success by the kinds of jobs their students get. We believe that a liberal education is good for its own sake, that it is education that makes human beings free—free to consider the world as it is and endeavor to understand it. A liberal education provides an independence that is unavailable to a person trained for a particular career with a particular set of skills. The liberally educated person is open to the world, but also well grounded in knowledge and virtue, so he or she is free to ask the most important questions and then reason through those questions well. The liberally educated person understands himself, and because he knows that his character is his most important possession, he cares for it above all. To honor the choice that you have made with OCCA, we will endeavor to treat your child’s education as an end in itself, rather than simply a means. We promise to help them to be virtuous, not just credentialed. We will educate them to be critical thinkers, rather than simply train them for a particular profession. We promise to challenge each student to reach their highest potential academically and personally. We promise to pursue the truth without shame and without agenda. It is our mission and vision to support our students to cultivate their minds and their characters in accordance with virtue. We ask that you support our school in the community and with your children. An exceptional and valuable education relies on a close partnership between parents and the school. Because a classical school aims for more than just supervising students, or training them for careers, we cannot go about our work without you. We ask that you get to know us, and get to know classical education. We encourage you to learn about our curriculum and the mission of our school by visiting our website. We invite you to schedule observations of our classrooms to see firsthand what your student is learning and how instruction in a classical school works. When you have questions about something your student is learning or a method used by a teacher, we hope you will ask us. We hope you will support your child by actively exhibiting the core virtues we hold dear— responsibility, respect, courage, courtesy, honesty, citizenship, prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude. We invite you to support us by continuing to teach them to your children so that they can develop good habits that lead to moral virtue. By demonstrating to your children that learning is not just for young people, we can show them through example that curiosity about the world can lead to understanding. I thank you for your support of our school, and I look forward to another excellent school year. Sincerely, Semi Park OCCA Headmaster/Executive Director

Development of Curriculum. BCSI shall provide to OCCA a general model for a curriculum of a charter school. BCSI shall provide assistance with the development of the curriculum of Charter School by supplying sample statements of principles, course outlines, suggesting resources, and reviewing and commenting on the proposed curriculum and teaching materials prepared by Charter School. All decisions with respect to the curriculum and teaching materials of Charter School shall be made solely by OCCA and shall be consistent with applicable laws and regulations and with the approved charter application for the Charter School. Dear Families, Welcome to Orange County Classical AcademyAcademy (OCCA), and thank you for choosing OCCA among the many schooling options you have. The mission of Orange County Classical Academy OCCA is to train the minds and improve the hearts of young men and women people through a content-rich classical education in the liberal arts and sciences, with instruction in the principles of moral character and civic virtue. It is a high calling, and a difficult one. But it is a calling that can be realized if we are clear in our aims and joined together by common purpose. Parents, in choosing classical education for your child, you have chosen a challenging path, but one that brings great rewards for those who travel it well. Our school hopes not merely to educate your children, but to help them fill their minds with wonder. Our methods are the old fashioned ones—we diagram sentences, we read the great books, we memorize and recite poetry, we do mathematical proofs. We do things the hard way because we know that there are no shortcuts when it comes to understanding, and because we believe that the things we study are worth the effort. At Orange County Classical AcademyOCCA, we want to truly understand, not just appear to know. We stand against many of the trends that have overtaken American education for the sake of providing something increasingly rare: an education that is good for its own sake. At Orange County Classical AcademyOCCA, we believe that a liberal education in the sciences and the humanities is inherently good—something worth having apart from the many good things that can come from it. Schools like ours often produce impressive students, graduating seniors with high SAT scores, excellent college applications, and potential doctors or lawyers. We hope that our first graduates will be impressive as well, but our primary mission is not to simply boast in about distinguished careers for our students. We believe that even the highest accolades are worth nothing if the person who earns them does not deserve them. In the end, what good is a perfect SAT score if one lacks moral virtue? Our purpose and aim is to help our students learn to think, to teach them to be men and women good people with sound minds, discernment, and virtuous character. At Orange County Classical AcademyOCCA, we resist the popular approach, which is prevalent in many schools today. We disagree that the K-12 years are a time for training for a particular trade or profession. Some schools measure their success by the kinds of jobs their students get. We believe that a liberal education is good for its own sake, that it is education that makes human beings free—free to consider the world as it is and endeavor to understand it. A liberal education provides an independence that is unavailable to a person trained for a particular career with a particular set of skills. The liberally educated person is open to the world, but also well grounded in knowledge and virtue, so he or she the student is free to ask the most important questions and then reason through those questions well. The liberally educated person understands himselfwho they are, and because he knows they know that his their character is his the most important possession, he cares it is cared for it above all. To honor the choice that you have made with OCCA, we will endeavor to treat your child’s education as an end in itself, rather than simply a means. We promise to help them to be virtuous, not just credentialed. We will educate them to be critical thinkers, rather than simply train them for a particular profession. We promise to challenge each student to reach their highest potential academically and personally. We promise to pursue the truth without shame and without agenda. It is our mission and vision to support our students to cultivate their minds and their characters in accordance with virtue. We ask that you support our school in the community and with your children. An exceptional and valuable education relies on a close partnership between parents and the school. Because a classical school aims for more than just supervising students, or training them for careers, we cannot go about our work without you. We ask that you get to know us, and get to know classical education. We encourage you to learn about our curriculum and the mission of our school by visiting our website. We invite you to schedule observations of our classrooms to see firsthand what your student is learning and how instruction in a classical school works. When you have questions about something your student is learning or a method used by a teacher, we hope you will ask us. We hope you will support your child by actively exhibiting the core virtues we hold dear— responsibility, respect, courage, courtesy, honesty, citizenship, prudence, temperance, justice, and fortitude. We invite you to support us by continuing to teach them to your children so that they can develop good habits that lead to moral virtue. By demonstrating to your children that learning is not just for young people, we can show them through example that curiosity about the world can lead to understanding. I thank you for your support of our school, and I look forward to another excellent school year. Sincerely, Semi Park OCCA Headmaster/Executive Director