Secondary Curriculum (Ages 12- 14)

Our Secondary Program at Bossier Christian Academy offers a unique, land-based educational experience where adolescents excel academically, engage in meaningful work, acquire leadership skills, and learn to care for themselves, their peers, the environment, and their community.

Adolescent Development and Montessori Philosophy:

Adolescence is viewed as a period of great transformation and extraordinary potential. Our primary mission is to meet the essential needs of adolescents through activities that challenge both mind and body, facilitated by a dedicated teaching staff who create a prepared learning environment. This empowers students to set and exceed their goals, engage in real community experiences, and undertake meaningful work, contributing to their sense of purpose and self-worth.

The Prepared Environment

Our Secondary Program features a specially curated environment that includes:

Individualized Instruction:

  • Small class sizes ensure personalized attention and support.

Rich Curriculum:

  • A logically integrated, challenging, and diverse curriculum.

Essential Skills Development: 

  • Focus on self-direction, critical thinking, time management, collaboration, and personal responsibility.

Community Cultivation:

  • Encourages respect, responsibility, democratic problem-solving, and interdependence.

Critical Thinking and Creativity:

  • Emphasis on encouraging innovative and analytical thinking.

Technology Integration:

  • Seamless integration of technology into the learning process.

Meaningful Work:

  • Opportunities for adolescents to discover their capabilities through practical work and real-life problem-solving.

Curriculum Components:

Erdkinder:

  • Children of the Earth: A concept by Dr. Maria Montessori focusing on adolescent education through real-life experiences.

  • Practical Work: Involves farming, gardening, and running small businesses, helping students develop practical skills and economic understanding.

  • Holistic Development: Integrates academic learning with hands-on activities to foster independence, responsibility, and a deep connection to nature and society.

Microeconomy:

  • Real-World Economic Activities: Students run small, student-led businesses, learning essential life skills and financial principles.

  • Business Management: Involves producing goods or providing services, managing finances, and making business decisions.

  • Economic Understanding: Enhances knowledge of supply and demand, profit and loss, budgeting, and marketing.

  • Skills Development: Fosters responsibility, teamwork, problem-solving, confidence, independence, and a strong work ethic.

Museum:

  • Enhanced Learning: Students create and maintain a classroom museum, engaging in research, curation, and presentation of artifacts and exhibits.

  • Interdisciplinary Learning: Integrates history, science, art, and language, helping students make connections between different fields.

  • Collaboration and Communication: Roles such as researchers, curators, and docents foster teamwork and public speaking skills.

  • Cultural Understanding: Encourages a lifelong appreciation for learning and culture by sharing exhibits with peers, parents, and the community.

Our Secondary Program at Bossier Christian Academy is designed to provide adolescents with a comprehensive, real-world education that prepares them for future academic and professional success while fostering personal growth and a strong sense of community.