Developmental Responsiveness

Pinnacle Academy’s middle school recognizes that young adolescents need to be provided with an environment that is aware of and responsive to their developmental needs. Pinnacle Academy is proud to have procedures in place that ensure the following:

• A personalized environment that supports each student’s intellectual, social, and physical development.
• Access to comprehensive services to foster healthy physical, social, emotional, and intellectual development.
• A teaching staff that fosters curiosity, creativity, and the development of social skills in a structured and supportive environment.
• A curriculum that is both socially significant, and relevant to the personal and career interests of young adolescents.
• An interdisciplinary approach to reinforce important concepts, skills, and address real-world problems.
• Opportunities to develop citizenship skills, to use the community as a classroom, and to engage the community in providing resources and support.
• Age-appropriate, co-curricular activities to foster social skills and character, and to develop interests beyond the classroom environment.