Hawai’i Curriculum
Adventure Learning Labs by Venture Upward
Venture Upward’s Adventure Learning Labs are custom-designed core curricula that blend captivating video content with enriching literature-based activities and hands-on projects. Each lab offers an immersive educational experience where students embark on exciting adventures through carefully crafted multimedia content, fostering a deep understanding of key concepts. From interactive experiments to engaging projects, Adventure Learning Labs inspire curiosity, critical thinking, and creativity while making learning an enjoyable journey. Join us as we venture upward into the realms of knowledge and discovery!
Venture Upward offers optional resources to families to use at their discretion. Please see a full list of those options below. These resources are supplemental and cannot replace work required in the Adventure Learning Lab Modules or High School core curricula.
Grades: 3-8
Subjects offered: language arts, math, science, social studies
Study.com’s courses are based on engaging video lessons with quizzes, and chapter tests created by qualified instructors.
Grades: 1-8*
Subjects offered: language arts, math, science, social studies
(*Kindergarten is offered in language arts and math only.)
MobyMax is a standards-aligned learning platform for math, language arts, science, and social studies equipped with adaptive tests, test-prep lessons, and motivational tools. Students work through lessons to achieve proficiency, which earns them playing time in the site’s game area.
Grades: K-8
Subjects offered: language arts, math, science, social studies
In this option, students complete pacing in workbooks instead of an online curriculum. *Internet access and a device that can photograph or scan pages is required. The workbooks used vary by subject and grade level, and include:
Spectrum Summer Bridge 180 Days Twain Workbook
Grades: K-6
Subjects offered: science and math
Generation Genius brings school science and math standards to life through fun and educational videos paired with lesson plans, activities, quizzes, reading material and more. Our videos are produced in partnership with the National Science Teaching Association.
generationgenius.com Technical requirements: web browser
Grades: K-6
Subjects offered: science and social studies
Studies Weekly utilizes a web-based newspaper format to engage students in science and social studies. It provides multimedia resources to keep students engaged and teach standards. Students read the periodical and then take a quiz to demonstrate knowledge.
Grades: K-8
Subjects offered: language arts, math, science and social studies
*note: Science and social studies not available for K-1
IXL provides unlimited practice problems with meaningful, up-to-date tracking on your child’s progress. Learn thousands of K-12 topics online. Get detailed feedback and guidance.
Grades: K-6
Subject offered: language arts
Imagine Learning accelerates language arts proficiency by providing instruction and practice in all four domains of literacy—reading, writing, listening, and speaking. As students explore and practice skills, their individualized learning sequence adjusts dynamically to maximize their engagement and progress, accelerating to match a cognitive leap, or adjusting to accommodate unfinished learning.
(*Please note that this curriculum requires Chrome browser, an iPad, or Android tablet)
Grades: 2-6
Subject offered: math
Beast Academy is an engaging and fun math curriculum that leads students through comic-book style materials, which provides comprehensive instruction. The practice materials provide hundreds of exercises, problems, puzzles, and games to reinforce the lessons.
Grades: K-8
Subject offered: math
CTC Math features video tutorials, interactive questions, printable worksheets, and weekly revision tasks to help students gain confidence in math.
Grades: K-8
Subject offered: math
DreamBox intelligently adapts to each child, letting them drive their own learning while giving parents and teachers in-the-moment data and valuable insights to ensure success.
Grades: K-3
Subject offered: math
Mathseeds combines highly structured lessons with fun motivational elements that keep children engaged and keen to learn. These highly interactive and rewarding lessons can be used anytime and anywhere there is a computer or an iPad.
Grades: 3-8
Subject offered: math
Teaching Textbooks utilizes an interactive app to teach and test student knowledge in mathematics. This program was designed specifically for homeschoolers and is easy for students to do on their own.
Students in grades K-3 reading below a 4th grade level also work in their choice of early literacy programs, which are provided by Venture Upward:
Reading Eggs is an award-winning online reading program created by experienced teachers based on scientific research for ages 2-13. We utilize Reading Eggs primarily with our K-3rd grade students to support early literacy. Students are guided through lessons that feature fun games, colorful animations, and catchy songs to engage them in learning.
Explode the Code® is an award-winning traditional phonics reading program that uses multisensory instruction in their series of 14 workbooks to increase reading comprehension and fluency through phonics. These engaging workbooks are a hit among elementary aged students!
Venture Upward is committed to strengthening communities through academic excellence and community building, which is why we have made several of our academic resources available at minimal or no cost to any Hawai’i family! Please contact us at contact@ventureupward.org to find out more!