Academics
- Core Curriculum
Under the Accelerated Christian Education system, students are placed in cubicles for most of the time in the learning center each day and study through individual booklets on each unit of work known as PACES (Packets of Accelerated Christian Education).
The school consists of four departments, each of which has a head teacher, or a supervisor, and two assistant teachers, or monitors.
Additional non-PACE units of study are also conducted in mini-classes such as Physical Education and Life Skills, where conventional methods of teaching are used.
The core curriculum at the high school-level in L.I.G.H.T. Christian Academy consists of the following PACE subjects:
- Math: Algebra 1, Algebra 2, Geometry, Trigonometry
- English: English 1, English 2, American Literature, British Literature
- Science: Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Physical Science
- Social Studies: Asian History, Economics, Philippine History, Rizal Studies, World History
- Filipino: Filipino 1, Filipino 2, Filipino 3, Filipino 4
- Bible: Life of Christ, New Testament Survey, Old Testament Survey
- Electives: Fine Arts, French, Geography, Health, Spanish, Speech
- Collegiate Level: Accounting, Business Math, Collectivism, College Math, English Composition
- Mini-classes
Mini-classes:
- Chinese
- Arts
- Computer
- Life Skills
- Music
- Physical Education
The school is also unique in one respect: While other A.C.E. schools promote individual response to the PACEs or workbooks, L.I.G.H.T. Christian Academy provides a tutorial system for Mathematics and Science twice a week to provide for adequate learning experience.
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