Imhotep Academy | Co-Ed, K-8 Private School in Atlanta
Imhotep Academy | Co-Ed, K-8 Private School in Atlanta
Imhotep Academy presents a challenging preparatory curriculum (grades 6th – 8th). Classes at Imhotep Academy are writing-intensive, hands-on, and focus on critical thinking skills across the curriculum. Students move from acquiring skills and understanding systems to analyzing and communicating solutions. The curriculum includes honors and advanced coursework, affording students the opportunity to experience the expectations of college-level courses while still having a strong mentoring relationship with their faculty as they transition to higher education.
Students engage in reading throughout disciplines. Students read informational and expository texts. Teachers ensure that students gain, evaluate, and present increasingly complex information, ideas and evidence through listening and speaking as well as through media. Lessons prepare students for real life experience preparing them for college and 21st century careers. Teachers recognize the importance of developing students to use formal English in their writing and speaking. Students must also be able to make informed, skillful choices among the many ways to express themselves through language.
Using Singapore Math students are exposed daily to math concepts including problem solving, math computation, reasoning, data analysis, measurement, algebra, and geometry. In addition, teachers use other resources to integrate technology and other disciplines.
The science curriculum provides a progressive program that covers a range of scientific topics and concepts. Students learn specific scientific concepts and progress through grade levels where concepts get more complex. Teachers provide instruction of scientific methods, procedures and processes supporting the students’ interests and enthusiasms. Middle grade students conduct hands-on experiments related to concepts and engage in the scientific process through self-guided and teacher-led science projects.
Social studies encompasses a wide range of topics. Students engage in reading information text. Reading levels gradually increase over the course of each grade level. Teachers use researched-based lesson plans with scaffolding and differentiated instruction so that all students succeed. Students are required to write about what they read, conduct additional research, and consider many points of view.
Students are encouraged to express themselves through the arts. Students will increase creativity and self-confidence through art related activities. In addition to specific art instruction, the arts are integrated throughout disciplines.
Promoting a healthy life-style is the goal of the health and physical education curriculum. Through health instruction and physical education, students develop body control, rhythm, flexibility and balance. Students engage in team sports, exercise, safety, nutrition and hygiene. Students create individual health goals and plan ways for them to reach their specific health related goals.
Students in grades fourth through eighth explore culture, vocabulary, grammar, reading, and writing in Spanish. Students engage in related projects and role play.
Students participate in beginning, intermediate or advanced band to enhance skills in listening, music theory and performance.
"My son attended during the 2020 pandemic and the staff did a good job of trying to provide a high quality education even with all of the uncertainties. This place is like a family, with caring teachers and kind students. The culture of excellence is strong and provides a great foundation. Great school in the city of Atlanta!"
"We chose Imhotep Academy because we were looking for a school that would recognize and nourish our sons’ intelligence and energy. Our 3 boys were encouraged to be creative, think critically, and celebrate their heritage. We appreciate all that Imhotep has done to help build 3 confident young men."
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