The Foundation Academy is proud to maintain an integrated curriculum in grades 9th through 12th. The terms HILI and MASC, History/Literature and Math/Science, stand in for the course names. Two teams of four teachers meet weekly to collaborate on this program, which crosses teams, a history and an English teacher with a math and a science teacher.

Students in grades 9 and 10 study World History, World Geography, Literature including writing, Algebra I, Geometry, Marine Science and Biology. Students in grades 11 and 12 learn American History, American Government and Economics accompanied by American literature including writing, Algebra II, Trigonometry, Chemistry and Physics. An advanced math class allows students to explore higher mathematics such as pre- calculus and college algebra. Electives are required from the following courses: foreign language, visual arts, performing arts, computer science, humanities, forensics, senior institute, junior institute, surfing, physical education, community outreach, life skills and apprenticeships.

HILI and MASC

What do students learn at The Foundation Academy?

HILI = HISTORY AND LITERATURE, an integrated curriculum

MASC = MATH AND SCIENCE, an integrated curriculum

MASC/ HILI = an integrated curriculum of Math, Science, History and Literature

HILI 1- 4 and MASC 1- 4 = Ninth and Tenth Grades

HILI 5- 8 and MASC 5- 8 = Eleven and Twelfth Grades

DIFFERENTIATION = Learning styles are accommodated.

A word of explanation concerning Foundation Academy’s acronyms:  HILI stands for Literature/ English and History while MASC stands for Math and Science.  The goal is to integrate the English course with the history course and the math course with the science as well as the two sets together.  In grades 9 and 10, students will study English with Dr. Kathryn Hutchinson, World History and Geography with Ms. Gill, mathematics with Mr. Clifford and Marine Science and/ or Biology with Mrs. Clifford.

11th and 12th graders will study English with Ms. Reggie, American Government, Economics and American History with Ms. Trendel while Ms. Harrison teaches them mathematics and Mr. Osentowski teaches physics and chemistry.

The first weeks of school emphasize the general policies of Foundation and the specific procedures in each class.  Students learn how a good team functions, the Love and Logic philosophy of the school and what is meant by the Work Place Rubric.  While these  items may not sound like academics, they are crucial to the success in school and life.