Teachers at Wilson Focus School are given the autonomy to use whatever strategies they believe will best meet their students’ needs and ever-evolving interests. Once they determine what works best for their students, teachers and administrators draw on different curriculum strategies to keep all kids engaged in the classroom.

According to Wilson Focus School administration, parents who choose to send their kids to the school are often most interested in the student engagement, technology, leadership curriculum, longer calendar, making friends from different neighborhoods, and opportunities for students who need to be challenged more.

Students in the robotics enrichment program learn to build different kinds of robots and compete with other students from across the country. Other enrichment classes include leadership council, computer programming, electricity, needlepoint, and Tae Kwon Do, among many others.

Students from sixth grade work in pairs with a third grade buddy to work on reading comprehension skills. The program not only helps third grade students with their reading, but it also gives students the opportunity to interact with schoolmates from different grade levels.

Wilson Focus School teachers use blended learning strategies that fully integrate technology into their traditional classroom lesson plans.

Teachers at Wilson Focus School are encouraged to have their students get up and move throughout the day as needed in order to improve energy, engagement and focus during classroom lessons.

Students at Wilson Focus School prepare and give presentations often in many different classes. Teachers and administrators aim for public speaking to become second nature for their students before they graduate from Wilson Focus School.

Third grade students play “Quiz, Quiz, Trade,” which is a game used to practice spelling words. When a student spells a word incorrectly, their peers coach them to the correct spelling. When a student spells a word correctly, the team celebrates each other.