“Meet me at The Quad”

The Quadrilingual Academy is fully licensed (through Bright from the Start) and accredited (by the Georgia Accrediting Commission) for students through the 5th grade, and plan to grow the program through at least the 3rd grade.  

The program offers children instruction in French, Spanish, Chinese, and English.  Unlike most programs that ask families to pick a language track, The Quad strives to make children lifelong learners of all four languages. 

Students entering Kindergarten need to be 5 years old by August 31st.

Elementary Curriculum (Kindergarten-Third Grade) 

The Quadrilingual Academy’s elementary program serves students from Kindergarten through 3rd grade. We are a multilingual school, teaching academic content in Spanish, French, Chinese, and English. The Quadrilingual Academy strives to make lifelong learners of all four languages. To achieve this goal, students will spend and average of 2.5 hours in their homeroom classroom, and 1 hour – 1.5 hours in each of the other languages at the elementary level. In addition, students will attend Physical Education, Technology, and Library class time in French and Art and Music in Spanish during the week.

The homeroom languages for each elementary grade level are as follows:

Kindergarten– Chinese

1st Grade– Spanish

2nd Grade– French

3rd Grade– English

Students entering Kindergarten are required to demonstrate proficiency in all of the languages taught. Due to space limitations, priority enrollment will be offered to children graduating from our Pre-K 4 program with language proficiency and some level of fluency in Spanish, French, English, and Chinese.

As an IB PYP candidate school, we utilize the IB PYP Scope and Sequence in conjunction with the GA Standards of Excellence when planning for instruction. In some cases, our students may work ahead of the grade level guidelines outlined by the state of Georgia due to the rigorous nature of the IB framework. 

Language Arts Curriculum (Kindergarten- 3rd Grade):  

• English Language Arts (Kindergarten through 3rd Grade):
  Students will engage with the McGraw Hill Wonders 2023 curriculum, which emphasizes comprehensive English language skills.
• Spanish Language Arts (Kindergarten through 3rd Grade):
  Students will follow the McGraw Hill Maravillas 2020 curriculum, designed to foster proficiency in Spanish language and literacy. 
• French Language Arts (Kindergarten through 3rd Grade):
  Students will follow the Français Méthode Explicite. It’s based on the teaching strategy of gradual release of responsibility, mostly known as “I do, We do, You do.”  Additionally, students enhance their reading skills through the Reading A to Z program. 
• Chinese Language Arts (Kindergarten through 3rd Grade):
  Students will utilize the Integrated Chinese curriculum in conjunction with the HSK Standard course, and the Sinolingua Reading Tree books. 

Eureka Math Program (Kindergarten – 3rd Grade):

• Students in Kindergarten through 3rd grade will utilize the Eureka Math program, available in both English and the primary language of their homeroom class.
• Math will be taught primarily in the homeroom language. 
• Students will also receive up to one hour weekly of math instruction in English to further reinforce concepts learned in the target languages. 

To learn more about the PYP, please visit the website directly: http://www.ibo.org