Entry age for pre-school is four years.
The ACE curriculum is an individualised, self-paced, biblically based educational programme. Learners embark on a journey of self-learning and goal setting as they work through each subject. Prior to admission, students are taken through a diagnostic test to ascertain their level of performance in the various subjects.
Each subject is divided into bite-sized, achievable workbooks called PACEs (Package of Accelerated Christian Education). The PACE is a unit of work that takes two to three weeks to complete depending on the ability of the child. Each subject consists of 12 PACEs at each level/grade. Each PACE has specific learning, goals, objectives and intentions with a variety of learning activities and built in assessments, designed to ensure mastery of learning and to teach students effective learning strategies.
The PACE forms the basis of the student’s learning, from which additional learning activities, projects, assignments, resources and enrichment activities can be built.
Apart from the obvious differences mentioned above, ACE differs fundamentally from traditional curriculums in that it is overtly Christian.
The whole curriculum and way of looking at the world is based on Biblical principles, i.e. the world is God’s and was made by God. He has a plan and purpose for each person in it, all of whom are uniquely loved by Him. We measure all our teaching against God’s Word and show children how His Word applies to everyday life.
