Equipping students for life-long learning.
Portsmouth Christian Academy offers a faith-based education that reveals the specific and general revelation of God. Our Philosophy of Education is based on the Classical Trivium, which means that, in developmentally appropriate ways, we work to equip students for lifelong learning through grammar, logic and rhetoric.
Learning Styles: The Commonsense Learner
Who is the Commonsense Learner? Most people use all the learning styles to some degree, but those whose favored style of learning falls within the hands-on, real-life learning preferences are […]Learning Styles: The Analytic Learner
Who is the Analytic Learner? Learning is a multi-faceted process and the student who knows how to use all learning styles will gain a deeper knowledge. However, while the analytic learner can appear to be […]Learning Styles: The Collaborative Learner
Who is the Collaborative Learner? The Collaborative Learner is a people person who best processes new knowledge by learning alongside others. They are most comfortable grasping the big picture first […]
Our Schools
Preschool
Portsmouth Christian Academy’s Preschool (PCAP) interweaves learning and play through thoughtful learning experiences that promote their academic, social, emotional, and spiritual growth. Our teachers’ meaningful connections with each student help foster their curiosities about the world around them, and challenges them to ask lots of questions about what they’re seeing, reading, and hearing in preschool.
Kindergarten
As students begin to master playing with their peers, kindergarten moves them into an environment where academic content is extended through engaging group activities and short stints of direct instruction. We call this our “just right” approach as it allows teachers to individually mentor each student academically, socially, emotionally, and spiritually.
Primary
As our teachers build on your child’s natural way of learning through experience and play, classroom instruction is designed to encourage children to become engaged learners. Mastering math concepts and literacy are key goals in the primary grades, beginning with may facts, phonics, and active listening, and moving to math functions and in-class math clusters.
Elementary
Elementary learning classes build on your child’s independence as a learner and identity as a child of God. Students move from “learning to read” to “reading to learn,” and the curriculum encourages high levels of decoding, comprehension, word analysis, and writing.
Middle School
A period of time during which the student is undergoing physical, social, cognitive and emotional change, middle school years equip students in critical thinking, formal writing, executive functioning and problem-solving. Students learn metacognitive strategies, Socratic thinking, and community building skills, through thematic units that fully integrate faith and learning.
Upper School
Our Upper School offers a rigorous college preparatory program for students in grades 9 through 12. Under the tutelage of content specialists, students learn the content, writing style and learning strategies of various disciplines, mastering the tools to support future collegiate learning.
See for Yourself!
Schedule an on-campus tour and see first-hand why families choose Portsmouth Christian Academy.
