“When I look back, I am so impressed again with the life-giving power of literature. If I were a young person today, trying to gain a sense of myself in the world, I would do that again by reading, just as I did when I was young.”
Maya Angelou
INTENT
The English curriculum at Atlantic Academy Portland is designed to unite the important skills of reading, writing and speaking. Contributing to students’ understanding of and communication within their world, language and literature are vital, essential tools that allow students to access other subjects.
Through providing an outstanding English curriculum, including nurturing a love of reading for pleasure and teaching core knowledge, students are enabled to achieve at the highest possible standard.
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