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Why Enroll Your Child at Commonwealth Charter Academy?

CCA leverages technology as a Pennsylvania cyber charter school serving students throughout the commonwealth. We create a customized learning experience, enabling children to learn at their own pace, in a time that suits the family. We’re breaking the education mold, giving students access to extra help and advanced teaching when needed. The CCA experience engages the whole family, preparing students for graduation and beyond.

Some of the many advantages of learning through a cyber charter school include:

• Robust future-readiness: CCA offers a personalized experience that helps students develop unique skills based on their aptitudes and interests. Teachers work with families and students to connect subject matter to possible careers and further education, paving the pathway they want to follow after graduation.
• Personalized academic curriculum: Our teachers work with students and families to customize learning paths tailored to each child’s needs, interests, and learning style. When children are empowered to participate in their education, they are more engaged and invested in the results.
• Flexible learning environment: CCA students can choose between real-time virtual class sessions and recordings to fit their existing schedules. They can also attend over 900 social and educational field trips, and have time for sports, hobbies, jobs, and school clubs.
• Expanded worldview: Geography often limits the demographics in traditional brick-and-mortar schools. At CCA, students work alongside peers with different backgrounds and perspectives, bringing unique approaches to problem-solving and class discussions. Online school also provides additional opportunities for inclusivity. At CCA, we personalize each student’s learning experience to ensure they learn in a manner that suits their unique needs.
• Enhanced technical skills: Technical literacy is necessary in the workforce and higher education. CCA helps children adapt to quickly evolving technology, improve communication, and ensure they’re familiar with standard equipment like laptops, printers, and monitors.
• Reduced barriers between home and school life: When you’re a CCA family, you control your child’s learning environment. Learning from home eliminates distractions, minimizes stress, and focuses on comfort and flexibility.

Courses We Offer at CCA

From grades K through 12, CCA focuses on core subjects like math, science, social studies, and English language arts. Students can also choose to study world languages starting as early as kindergarten and take up AP, college, and career-focused electives from high school. A general overview of our core education path includes:

Elementary School

Your child can take the following elementary school courses:

• Math: Students start with a foundation in the basics and move on to more complex topics such as coordinate plans, solving word problems, multiplication, and division.
• Science: Explore the natural world, including fossils, weather patterns, plants, and animals.
• English language arts: Language students build a solid reading, writing, and speaking base. They move on to understanding different types of literature, research, and writing styles.
• Social studies: Students learn about communities, social circles, geography, and Pennsylvanian history. They also cover American Indian history and modern issues like cybersecurity.
• Specials: Courses like Art, Music, and Health/PE round out students’ learning by engaging artistic and physical expression.
• Electives: These courses can be added during the school year to provide even more opportunities to learn.

Middle School 

Middle school students expand on their robust elementary school foundation with the following courses:

• Math: Build on elementary school learnings to cover more advanced math concepts, aligned with public school advancement and concept building.
• Science: At the middle school level, CCA science courses focus on physical, life, and Earth science through a balance of virtual and hands-on activities.
• English language arts: We empower our middle schoolers to elevate their research skills and creative processes. The course involves research, reflection, and goal-setting.
• Social studies: We expand on basic history to include our forebears’ influence, covering the founding of the U.S. and significant historical events.
• Specials: Art, Music, and Health/PE continue to develop artistic knowledge and skill.  Career Readiness begins to formally introduce the exploration of students’ future plans.
• Electives: These courses can be added during the school year and align with the focus on career-readiness.

High School

CCA high schoolers can start pushing boundaries with the following courses and concepts:

• Math: Depending on the student, they can choose classes ranging from AP calculus and statistics to algebra and geometry.
• Science: Students will build on previous concepts and advance their physics, chemistry, and biology knowledge.
• English language arts: High school students will cover fiction and non-fiction literature, developing their research, writing, and critical thinking skills.
• Social studies: CCA gives students a clear understanding of American politics and world history, preparing them for the real world.
• Ready Electives: The vast selection of elective courses allows CCA students to plot a unique pathway to a future career.