About the Customized Curriculum Consultation

Curriculum is fully customized to meet the individual needs, interests, and learning style of the student. The A Self-PortraitTM Profile (created by two of our Global Village teachers, Mariaemma Pelullo-Willis and Victoria Hodson, and featured in their book, Discover Your Child's Learning Style) assesses several aspects of learning style, quickly and simply, in language that is easily understood by everyone. Please feel free to read more about the Learning Styles Profile.

GVS offers Customized Curriculum for families who want an alternative to regular curriculum. A Learning Styles Profile is used to determine the students learning style. Once students are enrolled, we forward their LSP and enrollment forms to the curriculum consultant; she schedules a phone conference with the parent to create the curriculum for each child. A specific list of recommended materials, (books, CD-ROMs, videos, etc.), and information on how to order them will be provided to you. Customized Curriculum covers the cost of the Learning Styles Profile and the curriculum consultation. You purchase the books and materials based on the recommendations in the customized curriculum plan.

The regular cost for a consultation is $395. Enrolled families pay $335.

Families who are not interested in enrolling to receive teacher support but do want to work with GVS to put together a customized curriculum plan can do so at the regular price.

The following is an example of a customized curriculum sample. It is important to remember that the sample for custom curriculum is based on the Learning Style Profile and needs of a specific student, and custom curriculum for your child may look quite different.

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Please note that the dispositions and modalities are explained in detail when you take the Learning Styles Profile. Also, an actual report would contain significantly more information, particularly in the "General Strategies," "Explore," and "Methodology" areas. The names and links have been taken out of this sample.

School Year Plan: Star Student
6/25/90 14yrs old 8th grade

Parents:
Star Parents
1711 Bright Lane
Ojai, CA 93023

Dispositions: Inventing 31, Performing 25, Thinks/Creates 16, Produces 12, Relates/Inspires -4
Modalities: Picture, Hands-on, Discuss/Talk
Talents: Math-Logic, Mechanical Reasoning, Word-Language Reasoning, Spatial, Interaction-Self, Interact-Others, Interact-Animals, Interact-Nature, Humor.
Interests: Architecture, drafting, physics, chemistry, general science, geography, history, math, research, computers, travel, drawing fixing things, building things, models, video games, work with animals, camp, hike, listen to music, work with cars, create.
Involvement Issues:
Hardest Subjects: Language Arts, English
Dislikes:
Needs: Time to be “center stage”, to entertain and to be appreciated for who he is, what he knows, and what he does. Understanding for the fact that he is feels most comfortable as a “loner”.
Objectives for himself: To have fun, to be spontaneous, to feel a sense of freedom, to be appreciated for what he has to contribute, to understand how things work, to be smart.

Type of Program: Learning Centers and Self-Initiated Projects

School Tools

__ globe
__ map of the world mounted on foam core
__ map of local area
__ push pins with small round tops

__ camera
__ microscope
__ telescope
__ encyclopedia of some kind (On-line, multiple volumes, or single volume desk size)
__ Suggested Resource (Highly recommended research tool)
__ dictionary (On-line weblink or other weblink or book)
__ art supplies

General strategies for learning that can earn credit for core subjects:

Build Models

Planetarium

Bird watching

Ethnic restaurants

Watch videos of literature, history, science, famous people

Suggested materials for each of the core subjects:

Math / Logic
Review:
Fractions (4 booklets + Answer Key)
Decimals (4 booklets + Answer Key)
Percents (3 booklets + Answer Key)
weblink

Or
Review the above subjects on weblink – a complete online math program

Games
Suggested game
weblink

Language Arts

Spelling
weblink – Day-by-day lessons or you can edit for needs and interests.
This is a great spelling program for visual-picture learners. There are no long lists of words to learn. Star will be able to choose his own words.

Writing
weblink – Day-by-day lessons.
This is truly a step by step writing program. Decks of cards are dealt out to allow the student to take one step at a time to create a piece of writing. Starts with writing a paragraph and moves to a five paragraph essay by the end of the year.

Reading
Free reading: About one book per month of his choice. Since he enjoys explaining things, make time to listen to him talk about what he is reading. Take trips to the library to select books, if possible.

Also, Read to Star. These could be longer, more difficult books than he would choose for himself.

Science

Experiments
weblink
This company has a large, varied selection of all-in-one Science Kits.
These kits come highly recommended by science teachers.

weblink
Build a world of geometric bubbles 72 pcs. $10.00

weblink
(Beginner) 121 pcs. $19.95

On-line Activities
weblink

Reference Book
Book name
This a large book illustrated with cartoons. It is full of practical information about how many things we take for granted work, i.e., electricity, microwave ovens, etc. Star could study one of these a day and teach someone what he has learned.

Explore
Star can make his own scrapbook of the area where you live.
Take nature walks and hikes.
Get a field guide to trees, wild flowers, rocks, etc. and identify what he has collected.

Television
Watch the Suggested Channel
Decide on your own projects to do.
Do research.
Teach / explain what you have learned.
(You may need to make drawings or posters or download images to help you explain/teach.)

On-line
weblink - Energy Quiz
weblink - Constantly updated science and technology news
weblink - Interactive gallery

History
Take a field trip to a nearby city.
Identify the architectural influences in the buildings you’ve photographed.

Virtual Tours
weblink
weblink
weblink

If you purchase Suggested Resource (about $80), there are some great virtual tours of ancient ruins.

Read about Architecture:
Books by Author:
Book names

Watch Television
Watch the Suggested Channel
Teach others what you learned.

Web Search
Also research
weblinks
Video Games – Your choice.

Suggested video game - weblink
Suggested video game – weblink

Movies
Watch historical movies: (Please check the ratings for these films and choose only those that meet your standards.)

Movie list

Watch movies together and discuss them.

Geography
Whenever your studies introduce you to a city or country, find it on your wall map of the world and place a pushpin or an adhesive color dot there.

Cook
Suggested Book
weblink
Lots of colorful pictures and great recipes.
It is an internet-linked book to give more research possibilities.

 

Methodology

When Star watches videos, goes on field trips, discusses, explains, and teaches what he has learned to others, it COUNTS as school studies. He gets credit for it.

Resources for Parents

Suggested Books and websites

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