Achieve Charter Schools

Wit & Wisdom is a knowledge-rich, content-focused literacy curriculum that brings the joy of reading to life for students in grades 3-8. By exploring authentic texts and rich, thought-provoking themes, Wit & Wisdom builds students’ knowledge across a wide range of topics, enhancing their comprehension, critical thinking, and writing skills. Through in-depth study, students develop a stronger understanding of literature, history, and the world around them, which empowers them to become more thoughtful, informed communicators. Highlights of Wit & Wisdom include:

Wit & Wisdom is designed to inspire curiosity and deepen students’ understanding, laying a strong foundation for academic success and a lifelong love of learning.

Our school’s curriculum is supported by Gradient Learning, a comprehensive, whole-student system that is designed to meet the unique needs of each student. This approach combines high-quality academic resources, data, mentoring tools, and support services tailored to foster student growth. With a strong emphasis on individualized learning, our curriculum provides a rich, engaging experience that builds both academic and life skills to enhance personal development, lifelong learning, and positive life outcomes. Our whole-student approach integrates academics with essential life skills to foster a stronger sense of self, empower learning capabilities, and equip students with the tools for successful futures.

Our curricula is as follows: 

 

Our Foundations of Early Literacy program provides young learners in grades K-2 with the essential building blocks needed for strong reading, writing, and language skills. Early literacy is crucial to academic success, as it equips students with the fundamental skills that empower them to access and engage with all areas of learning. Each campus offers a specialized program tailored to meet the unique needs of our students and foster a deep love of reading and comprehension.

Achieve Chico Campus – University of Florida Literacy Institute (UFLI). UFLI is a research-driven literacy intervention program that focuses on phonemic awareness, systematic phonics, and fluency. Students gain foundational skills through structured practice and engaging literacy activities.

Concepts covered in UFLI:

 

Achieve Paradise Campus – ISME (Innovative Solutions in Multi-Sensory Education) ISME uses a multi-sensory approach to teach reading by engaging visual, auditory, and kinesthetic-tactile pathways to enhance learning and retention.

Concepts covered in ISME:

Our Foundations of Literacy programs provide students with a well-rounded, research-based foundation in reading, giving them the confidence and skills needed for future learning.

Achieve creates a personalized learning plan (PLP) for each student. We design these plans with student, parent, and teacher input. Each year, we have three PLP Conferences we ask parents to attend: before the school year begins and after the first and second trimesters.

During each PLP, we:

The goal of every PLP is to figure out how to help students succeed. They’re a great way to check in with each student and determine what that means for them. PLP conferences also facilitate parent, student, and teacher communication—a crucial aspect of the curriculum at Achieve.