Technology
Student learning and spiritual growth are at the heart of everything we do at Weston Christian Academy. Technology is viewed as a tool to improve the student’s learning experience. Technology is integrated into the academic subjects to increase productivity, improve logical thinking skills, develop collaboration skills, improve research skills, organize thoughts, improve problem-solving skills and produce high quality aesthetically pleasing products. WCA is committed to using technology in developing academically strong God honoring students.
Weston Christian Academy’s desire is for students to become technologically literate life-long learners. Students will skillfully use technology to access, analyze, and present information in the field of their calling. To help us accomplish these goals, Weston Christian provides teachers with tools such as Interactive Displays, Smart Boards, and document cameras. The teachers are trained in the use of each of these devices and use them in their daily lessons to enhance learning. Students and teachers also have access to Chromebooks and a computer lab.
WCA offers many computer classes to help develop the student’s skills. Students from 1st-5th grade have computer class every week. They are taught many aspects of technology including: computer basics, keyboarding, research and reference, and cloud applications like Google Docs, and Adobe CC. Also a big part of the curriculum is LEGO Robotics, with which they experience the Design Engineering Process by understanding a problem, imagining possible solutions, creating models to solve that problem, improving the models and sharing their findings. Sixth Grade students take Introduction to Computer Science, besides continuing with a big emphasis on keyboarding skills, students build a computer and learn how computers work, they perform basic electrical circuitry and programming in a project-based environment.
Middle school students have an opportunity to serve on the school’s Tech Team for up to four semesters during their Middle school elective class. It also gives the students a rare opportunity to learn how to plan and run the technical aspects involved in producing WCA’s weekly chapel. This involves learning how to run the sound system, lighting, producing digital presentations, and creating a program.
Another elective offered at WCA is Middle School Robotics, where students can continue to expand what they learned in Elementary School with LEGOS EV3 Mindstorms. This class teaches the students how robots are used in everyday life and how they can be God’s servants in the future by following his mandate to subdue the earth and have dominion over it to God’s glory!
