College Preparatory Program
Covedale offers a college preparatory program for students in fourth through sixth grade. In the college preparatory classes, basic skills are enriched and extended through:
- Developing study and research skills
- Promoting creative writing that is structurally sound and grammatically correct
- Sharpening listening techniques
- Providing opportunities for the development of poise and self-confidence in the art of oral expression
- Fostering an appreciation for mathematics and the investigative procedures of the scientific methods
- Enhancing an awareness of current events
- Introducing and refining computer skills
- Developing a knowledge of and appreciation for good literature through reading and studying challenging novels
- Fostering the use of technology for extended learning opportunities
- Providing stimulating activities for our gifted students