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TKA provides numerous academic activities in which all students have the opportunity to participate.
Upper School
Upper school students also have the opportunity to represent TKA in the SCISA Regional and State events such as ...
- Art Show
- Literary Meet
- Music Festival
- Math Meet
- Quiz Bowl
Quiz Bowl Time:
How many of these Quiz Bowl questions can you answer? Quick! Only five seconds (20 on math computations) to come up with each answer.
1. What type of muscle tissue requires no neural or hormonal stimulus to contract?
2. Find 4 consecutive integers whose sum is 130.
3. Whose second law states that the mass of an element deposited or liberated during electrolysis is proportional to the chemical equivalent of the element?
4. His father was Odin and his wife was Idun, the goddess of youth. Which Norse god presided over wisdom and poetry?
5. The paintings of this group were spontaneous and made use of bold colors. Name this early-20th century group of artists whose name comes from the French for "wild beasts."
6. Identify the Constitutional amendment that prohibited the "manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors."
7. Convert 2p/4 radians to degrees.
Above are just a few samples of the types of questions our students will be facing in November as our team attempts to win their regional SCISA competition. This year The King's Academy will be hosting the regional competition on November 7th. We look forward to an intense but enjoyable competition.
Last year our students built on our Quiz Bowl winning tradition being undefeated in the regional competition which was held at Trinity CollegiateSchool. This year, our team hopes to do the same not only in the Regional competition but also in the State Competition to be held on Tuesday, November 20th in Orangeburg.
Please join us in praying for our students as they use their God-given gifts bring glory to His name.
Answers to Sample Questions:cardiac tissue/ 31, 32, 33, 34 /(Michael) Faraday / Bragi/ Fauves/ 18th (Amendment)/ 90 Degrees
Middle School
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Fellowship of Christian Athletes
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Science and Invention Fair
- Worship Choreography
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TKA Musicals
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Band
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Operation Christmas Child
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Annual Christmas Program
Middle school students also have the opportunity to represent TKA in the SCISA Regional and State events such as ...
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Art Show
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Literary Meet
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Music Festival
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Spelling Bee
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Science Fair
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Choral Clinic
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Math Meet
- Quiz Bowl
Lower School 
Lower school students also have the opportunity to represent TKA in the SCISA Regional and State events such as...
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Art Show
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Literary Meet
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Music Festival
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Spelling Bee
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Science Fair
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A variety of enrichment courses are offered to students in addition to their academic program.
Students in the lower grades take physical education, art, music, Spanish, computer, and library once a week.
In addition to these classes, students in the upper grades take electives in band, photography, yearbook, chorus, newspaper, Latin, Teacher Cadet, office aide, and drama.
Students in lower school (1st - 5th grade) have the opportunity to visit the computer lab once a week.
Reading is emphasized through a collection of over 9,000 titles in the library and the Accelerated Reading program is available to all students.
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SCISA Spelling Bee - TKA placed first with a total of 38 points.
SCISA Literary Meet - TKA students placed: Storytelling - 3rd Place
Essay Writing for High School - 3rd Place
Extemporaneous Speaking - 1st Place in the Middle School Division
Extemporaneous Speaking - 2nd and 4th Place in the High School division
Oral Interpretation/Humorous Division - Middle and High School Division - two 1st Place and one 3rd Place
"The Veterans of Foreign Wars" Essay
Contest - TKA students placed:
1st, 2nd, and 3rd Place. One student received 1st Place in the local region and 3rd Place in the district.
Optimist Oratorical Contest - one student received 1st place in the "zone" level and qualified to move on to the regional competition.
SCISA High School Math Meet - two students were awarded 1st place on their respective teams. SCISA Upper School Quiz Bowl Competition - placed second in the region for the second year, advanced to the state competition.
SCISA
One-Act Play Competition - TKA middle school team placed first in
the region and moved to state competition.
YMCA Youth
In Goverment Competition -
TKA earned the Premier Delegation award and
several TKA students earned individual awards.
BK Phillips received Outstanding Statesmen in
Premier State, Kacey Caudle received Outstanding
Attorney, and Most Outstanding Newspaper Staff
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| Curriculum |
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The TKA Curriculum includes:
SRA, Silver-Burdett & Ginn, Bob Jones, A Beka, MacMillan/ McGraw Hill, Science and Technology for Children, Prentice-Hall, Scott Foreman, Glencoe, Houghton Mifflin, Summit, and Positive Action for Christ.
Bible Curriculum
The King's Academy uses scripture as the foundation for all Bible classes. Each student will study a Bible curriculum. Students attending TKA come from over 60 different local churches.
The staff represents over 30 different churches. If a question that reflects a denominational difference arises, the staff will answer the question in line with the literal interpretation of the scripture and then encourage the student to talk to their parent or pastor.
In keeping with scripture that teaches us to hide God's Word in our hearts that we might not sin against Him, scripture memorization is an important aspect of the training at TKA. Each week, the students are required to memorize a scripture. Parents are encouraged to review the scripture with their child. Weekly scriptures can be found on the TKA Weekly Sheet and the website.
Fine Arts Curriculum
TKA has an outstanding Fine Arts Department that includes drama, band, chorus, and art. The program seeks to provide opportunities for every student who desires to participate.
The goal of TKA's Fine Arts Department is to encourage and strengthen students' gifts and talents, to acknowledge that their talents are from the Lord and to encourage students' to use these talents to God's glory.
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Students 5K-4th grade take a music appreciation class
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5th grade students choose between chorus and band
- 3rd grade students learn to play the flutophone
- 4th grade students learn to play the recorder then are ready (reading notes and understanding basic music theory) so that they are prepared to begin a band instrument in the 5th grade.
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Middle and Upper School elective classes include drama, chorus, music appreciation, art and band.
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Performances, plays, art shows, concerts and participation in SCISA competitions serve to highlight the students' musical, artistic, and dramatic gifts.
The Annual Christmas program involves students in the Lower, Middle, and Upper Schools.
Spring Music and Fine Arts Festival involves students in the Lower, Middle, and Upper .
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The King's Academy has adopted the State of South Carolina's Uniform Grading System. An average of points is used in determining grade point averages. Grades earned in all classes are used to compute GPA's that appear on the transcript.
Grading Scale
A - 93 - 100
B - 85 - 92
C - 77 - 84
D - 70 - 76
F - 0 - 69
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| Graduation Requirements |
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To be eligible to graduate from The King's Academy, a student must earn 24 units consisting of academic credits, elective credits, and a Bible credit for each year a student attends TKA.
In the Math and English departments, students have the option of enrolling in either the college prep track or the honors track.
Following are the academic courses a student must have to graduate.
COURSE |
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ENGLISH |
4 |
English I, II, III, IV
Dual Credit ENG 101 and ENG 102
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MATH |
4 |
Algebra I & II, Geometry, Pre-Cal,
Dual Credit MAT 120, MAT 130, MAT 140, Financial Applications |
SCIENCE |
4 |
Physical Science,
Biology I, Chemistry I, Chemistry II, Physics or Biology
II |
SOCIAL SCIENCE |
3 |
World Geography (as a transfer credit), or World History; US History, Government/Economics |
FOREIGN LANGUAGE |
2 |
Spanish I, II, III |
COMPUTER SCIENCE |
1 |
Word Processing and Data Processing |
PHYSICAL EDUCATION |
1 |
Taken Freshman year |
BIBLE |
2 |
Depending on years of attendance |
ELECTIVES |
2-4 |
Band, Art, Drama, Yearbook, Advanced Computer, Office Aide, Advanced PE, Sociology, Newspaper, Teacher Cadet, Quiz Bowl, Latin, Youth in Government, Speech (9 th only), Life Skills (10 th only), SAT Prep/Current Events (11th only) |
General Diploma (SCISA approved)
English -4 units
Math -3 units
Science -3 units
Social Studies -3 units
Electives -5 units - (Discovery-1 per year)
Bible- 4 units
Computer -1 unit
PE/Health -1 unit
Study Hall
*Two units of the same foreign language may be substituted for two of the following three units:
1 unit of Science
1 unit of Math
1 unit of Social Studies
Students who require 1-1 instruction in a particular course (after at least 1 quarter in a regular class) will be allowed to take the course under a different arrangement.
a. must be taught by an instructor acceptable to school administration
b. may be granted accommodations/modifications in accord with learning difference
c. modifications to course requirements will be noted in transcript
d. time and place must be arranged with Discovery director; may be during school hours and on campus if space and schedule allow
e. cost for additional curriculum/resources will be responsibility of parent
f. fees for private instruction will be the responsibility of parent
Students who require additional instruction to successfully complete a particular course may receive tutoring by a Discovery Program instructor, tutor, or student tutor.
a. may be during the school day if schedules and space allow
b. cost for additional curriculum/resources will be the responsibility of the parent
c. an additional fee will be charged for tutoring
d. curriculum modifications may be up to 50% in a particular course
e. modifications to course requirements will be noted in transcript
f. curriculum accommodations will be made in accord with individual student's needs.
Students who require a different academic program (i.e. remedial math or English), restructuring of yearly requirements (i.e. one year of courses completed in two years, or repetition of a course, not due to failure but to work on solidifying foundational concepts) must meet basic requirements agreed upon by TKA Administration, Discovery Director, and parents. If a student is unable to meet the requirements for a General Diploma, a Certificate of Graduation (indicating that he/she has completed four years of academic study) may be awarded.
Testing
All applicants to the Kindergarten program are given a Kindergarten Readiness Test. Students in the 2nd through 8th grade are administered the Stanford Achievement Test and the Otis Lennon Ability Test in the spring. These tests serve to strengthen our curriculum and meet each student’s individual needs. Kindergarten students take the Metropolitan Readiness Test in the spring to determine readiness for first grade.
In the Upper School, the PSAT is administered to 9th and 10th graders. Juniors and seniors take the SAT although it is not administered at TKA. All juniors are required to take one semester of SAT Prep, a course designed to assist students in their performance on the SAT. Below is a compilation of test scores from the 5 classes that have graduated from The King’s Academy.
SAT Scores
2001 – TKA Mean 1044; National Mean 1017; SC Mean 966
2002 – TKA Mean 1059; National Mean 1020; SC Mean 981
2003 – TKA Mean 1089; National Mean 1026; SC Mean 989
2004 – TKA Mean 1072; National Mean 1026; SC Mean 986
2005 – TKA Mean 1037; National Mean; SC Mean - unpublished at time of printing
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