In the last months of 2020, the Lake Havasu City School District, located on the western side of Arizona, decided to make a shift in curriculum. This decision was one that would change the trajectory of the students who attend their six elementary schools and their one middle school. The Superintendent and School Board chose to implement CKLA in grade K-5, CKHG in grade 3-8 and CKSci in grades 3-5 in one massive move for the 2020-2021 school year. With the world turned upside in the mist of the pandemic, this dedicated group of individuals kept to their promise to change instruction in the district by implementing Core Knowledge curricula in August of 2021.
Since then, Lake Havasu City Schools have flourished using Core Knowledge. With the support of the incredible district instructional coaches, Core Knowledge is alive in every classroom and students are reaping the rewards. We had the opportunity to visit classrooms to record exemplar CKHG lessons in grades 3,4,5 and 7. We saw skilled teachers executing lessons with passion and commitment and students who were excited and engaged with the content. We cannot thank them enough for allowing us into their classrooms to record their lessons.
We would like to share with all of you a link to a video of the teachers and students of the Lake Havasu City School District. Please enjoy watching as they talk about the importance of building a strong foundation of shared knowledge.
About the Lake Havasu City School District:
- 5,346 students
- 54.71% free and reduced lunch
- 14% SPED
- 4% Gifted
- 577 staff members
- 27 National Board Certified Teachers