{"id":16,"date":"2024-03-26T20:03:19","date_gmt":"2024-03-26T20:03:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/texas.ptaa.org\/north-dallas\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2024-04-17T15:42:31","modified_gmt":"2024-04-17T15:42:31","slug":"academics","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/texas.ptaa.org\/north-dallas\/about-us\/academics\/","title":{"rendered":"Academics"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"16\" class=\"elementor elementor-16\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3a94c2 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"a3a94c2\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04888ef e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"04888ef\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-619363f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"619363f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: var(--base-font-family-book); font-size: 18px; >PTAA\u2019s approach to education is focused on college preparation for all students. Curriculum includes not just the textbooks and lesson plans we use, but also the culture we provide. Self-determination, responsibiltiy, life-long learning are values that are modeled and relayed to students through academic and behavioral expectations.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: var(--base-font-family-book); font-size: 18px; color: #333333; background-color: #fafafa;\">PTAA\u2019s middle school and high school instruction is based on college prep curriculum. Our STEM integration approach centers on Engineering and Information Technology courses along with more advanced courses in science, math, language, history and global economics. Our English Language Arts curriculum integrates reading, writing, presentation and speaking skills development. Working with our community college partners, our students are able to earn college credits for their advanced classes. For specifics about the curricula we use, see the related links on the left for textbook descriptions and scope and sequence documents.<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: var(--base-font-family-book); font-size: 18px; color: #333333; background-color: #fafafa;\">BRICS nation Foreign exchange program: As a part of our global focus, our students take 7 years of both Spanish and Chinese Mandarin language. PTAA\u2019s Foreign Exchange Program provides a unique opportunity for students tobecome acquainted with other students from our partner countries \u2013 China, India and Brazil. PTAA students will not only have exposure to students from other countries, but also have the opportunity to study within our partner countries. The primary purpose of this program is to expose, challenge and mentor our students with their international peers in the fastest growing economies in the world.<\/p>\n\n<blockquote style=\"padding: 10px 20px; margin: 0px 0px 20px; font-size: 17.5px; border-left: 5px solid #eeeeee; color: #333333; font-family: 'Futura PT Medium'; background-color: #fafafa;\">\n<p style=\"padding: 0px; margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: var(--base-font-family-book); font-size: 18px;\">Over the next decade, the demand for college-educated talent is estimated to exceed the growth in supply for most of the developed world. 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