Author: Director

Excitement is in the air at Sophia Academy as we move to new classrooms, add new students, meet new teachers, and add new subjects to our curriculum. Our move to 5500 Tabor Avenue began in June and was complete by the second week of September. Classrooms that are bright, airy, and painted a calming light yellow have had an obvious impact as students have thrown themselves willingly into work as varied as Latin and Logic, Government and Geometry. 

Our newest teacher, Ms. Spearman, has students loving both Drama and history class, where she uses the History Alive curriculum, while our Math tutor and PE teacher provides fun as well as academic success. Best of all, we welcome a new class of ninth graders who have bonded well with our current students.  Their presence keep us on track for our growth projections for our third year.

EBLI (ebli.com) stands for Evidence Based Literacy Instruction that is suitable for any reader: young, old, elementary, high school, slow, fast, whatever.  All students at Sophia Academy @ ICHS will have EBLI instruction as part of their English class.  We expect to see quick gains in comprehension as shown by the material our students are able to conquer. According to the EBLI research and data collection, the average student gains almost three grade levels with only 9 hours of instruction!  It increases reading accuracy, reading speed, and reading comprehension for all students from the lowest to the highest reader in the class, by building a strong foundation (phonemic awareness, EBLI concepts and skills), solid walls(vocabulary, fluency, spelling and writing), and an impervious roof (reading text and Guided Reading) to our literacy house. We encourage you to visit the website ebli.com to watch the videos and learn more.

 Creative Teacher?

Sophia Academy @ICHS,  an arts-based school providing multi-sensory and personalized education for bright students with language-based learning difference, seeks an exceptional, renaissance teacher to provide engaging instruction in multiple subjects.

Job Description

• Cultivate a learning environment that encourages discovery, creativity, and student growth through a rigorous, hands-on, and inquiry-driven approach.
• Offer positive feedback and coaching to promote student confidence and high academic outcomes.
• Demonstrate awareness of students’ backgrounds, skills, proficiency levels, interests, learning styles, and special needs in lesson planning, pacing, and presentation.
• Employ innovative instructional methods and adjust instructional strategies to meet each student’s learning needs.
• Utilize a variety of creative assessments to track student learning
• Meet all teaching and job expectations with positive professionalism.
• Willingly take on other duties as assigned.

Required Qualifications

• Clear Christian testimony
• Bachelor’s degree or higher in primary subject
• Effective classroom experience
• A love of exploration, discovery, and creativity
• Willingness to build new skills through college courses or professional development
• Maintain compliance with state and federal laws; pass pre-employment background check.
• Able to teach combinations of subjects

Desired Qualifications and Attributes:

• Pennsylvania Teaching Certification
• Visionary
• Organized
• Experience or training with students with dyslexia or dyscalculia

If interested, complete our application

Sophia Academy @ ICHS is a Christian arts-based high school serving bright students with language-based learning differences. All classes are taught using our successful multi-sensory and personalized approach. We are searching for an exceptional part-time Educational Aide who will provide engaging, one-on-one instruction in reading and math.

Job Expectations

• Cultivate a learning environment that encourages discovery, creativity, and student growth through a hands-on approach.
• Offer positive feedback and coaching to promote student confidence and high academic outcomes.
• Demonstrate awareness of student’s background, skills, proficiency levels, interests, learning style, and special needs in lesson planning, pacing, and presentation.
• Employ innovative methods and adjust instructional strategies.
• Promote positive professionalism in all communications involving students, parents, staff, and visitors.
• Eagerly engage in professional development to learn more about teaching students with dyslexia or dyscalculia.
• Other duties as assigned.

What qualifications are needed?

• Bachelor’s Degree or higher
• PA teaching certificate preferred but not required
• Special Education coursework preferred but not required
• Available to work Monday through Friday with part-time hours
• Maintain compliance with state and federal laws; pass pre-employment background check.

If interested, call Sophia Academy at 267-595-4723. For an application, click here

A tradition at Sophia Academy is for World Cultures students to learn the concept of culture by participating in an archeological dig while studying ancient history. Our 2017-18 DIG began in the beginning of the year as we learned to think like historians and archeologists. Next, we studied the concept of culture and seven key markers that reveal culture as we looked at the civilizations of the Ancient Near East. After that, we created our own cultures, including a Rosetta Stone that provided the key to our language. On one rainy day in early November, we buried our cultures and left them to be found by our fellow archeologists. When they were dug up, some of our artifacts had been destroyed by the ravages of time (3 days!) while others were in great shape. Each student had enough artifacts, however, to ably analyze and decipher the unknown culture.

Creating a Rosetta Stone and laying out our plots.

       Looking for hope and help in educating your child with language-based learning disabilities? Sophia Academy @ ICHS hosts an open house for prospective students and parents on NOVEMBER 6, 2017 FROM 9:00 AM TO 10:30 AM. 267-595-4723