Philosophy

Christian Academy believes each child is a unique individual, infinitely valuable because he/she is made in the image of, and valued by God.

All children have unlimited God given potential when given the opportunity and specific stimulation. Learning is dependent upon the level of efficiency and organization of the central nervous system.

Just like academics the brain develops in an orderly, sequential manner; one level building upon the next. When the foundation is shaky or dysorganized the upper levels (cortex) will struggle to learn, focus or sit still, follow directions, understand consequences and social cues. The brain has two hemispheres each with four sensory (sensation, visual, auditory and emotional) and four motor (use of hands, feet, language, and social) channels. Its function is to: receive, process, store and use information from its environment. The brain processes information in the condition received from the sensory channel.

Each student has a daily body/brain workout. Some students haven’t established a dominant side of the brain so we need to retrain the brain’s secretary, some have poor short term memory, some need visual and/or auditory processing skills strengthened, some missed primitive or postural reflexes which are foundations for all motor skills and some just don’t know what to do with sensory information. We help students reorganize their brain so learning, behaving, attending and social skills become easier.

Christian Academy doesn’t use specific grade levels but rather lower elementary (grades K-3), upper elementary (grades 4-6), Jr. High (7-8) and High School (9-12). Each level is limited to not more then eight to ten students. Accelerated students are able to participate in a higher class subject. In the event more then ten students register for a level they will be on a waiting list

To mark the end of the school year students are promoted. Promotion isn’t based on academic grades the student advances to the next sequential skill level after mastery. A yearly ‘right of passage’ celebration will end the school year. Graduation will formally be recognized in sixth, eighth and twelfth grades.

The CAN LEARN Philosophy implies—

Human development is on a continuum of function ranging from a low of coma to a high of genius. All humans are on this continuum. All children have unlimited potential when given the opportunity and specific stimulation.
Each individual is perceived and provided with opportunities based on a perception of unlimited potential
Lack of function or development is not perceived as a lack of potential
Function provides a mirror from which the level of development may be evaluated and
The development of the system follows an orderly sequence.
Plasticity—the brain’s ability to assume the function for a hurt or non-functioning area and to modify or reorganize its structure and performance in response to its environment.
Branching affect-- The brain can make new dendrites (connections) to ‘detour’ completely around a hurt or non-functioning area, even crossing hemispheres.
The brain (CNS) will only change with specific stimulation in a consistent frequency, intensity and duration. Frequency means how often the stimulation must occur. Intensity refers to the fun stimulation itself; and, Duration refers to number of minutes the stimulation is done.
Specific stimulation increases the number of connections within the brain; and, as they increase so does efficiency and organization improving function and development. The brain doesn’t stop developing new neurons as once believed.
When children with developmental or learning struggles are given the opportunity and specific stimulation will, in most cases, reach their fullest potential to lead a happy and productive future.
When the brain receives enough input, it will give the output
The most credible experts of any child are their parents.

Mission

Can Learn Foundation is a non-profit 503c project of The National Heritage Foundation.

We help support siblings of special needs children.

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We also help Normal, Gifted and Accelerated Learners