Curricula Scope and Sequence Overview:
Pillar/Strand | Pre- Grammar Ages 3-6 | Lower Grammar Grades 2-3 | Middle Grammar Grades 4-5 | Upper Grammar Grade 6 | Lower Dialectic Grade 7 | Upper Dialectic Grade 8-9 | Rhetoric Grades 10 and up |
Christian Virtue/Piety | Scholé virtues lessons in Opening Assembly and then applied and integrated throughout curricula Wonder leading to Wisdom; Discovery of Truth & Goodness; Governed by sound Biblical Theology | Scholé virtues/Piety integrated throughout the curricula. Opportunities provided to put virtues into action through Service Club. Wonder leading to Wisdom; Discovery of Truth & Goodness; Governed by sound Biblical Theology | |||||
Liberal Arts: Trivium Grammar, Logic, Rhetoric | Memory Work , Presentations, English Grammar, & Writing imitation leading to art | **Logic Instruction & Application Logic I & II classes offered most years. Debate, Mock Trial, and Theater to be offered on a rotating cycle 2017-2018 Mock Trial will be offered Dialogue, Thinking , Socratic Common Topics integrated into core subjects **Rhetoric Instruction As need and resources permit, classes in Rhetoric will be offered | |||||
Language Arts: Great Books Writing English Grammar | Five in A Row Integrated approach to develop a delight and wonder for language | Language Arts Integrated approach to literature, writing & grammar Grades 2-3-IEW for Writing; Grades 4-6, a combination of IEW and Writing & Rhetoric, and Grammar Revolution | Literature/Writing Classes at progressively deeper levels of applying the skills and arts of the Trivium; Entering the “Great Conversations” | ||||
History *All levels will rotate together through 4 yearly cycles | History Projects & Exploration 2017-2018 The Twentieth Century | History Projects, Exploration PLUS Added light reading, homework and study skills to prepare for Dialectic School | History Classes at progressively deeper levels of applying the skills and arts of the Trivium; 2017-2018-The Twentieth Century | ||||
Science | Experiments, Demonstrations, Projects, Journaling | Experiments, Demonstrations, Projects, Journaling PLUS Dialectic School Prep | Anatomy & Physiology 2017-2018 Various sciences offered | Biology (2017-2018) Physical Science Alternating years | Physics (2017-2018) Chemistry, and Adv. Science Offered as needed | ||
Foreign Languages | Song School Latin I & II | Latin for Children A | Latin for Children B | Latin I, II & III (as needed) Spanish I, II & III (as schedule permits) Possible Greek class (as interest and schedule permits) | |||
Fine Arts Art, Music, Drama | Various class offerings in Art, Music & Drama Discovery of Beauty; imitation leading to art | ||||||
Math | Primarily taught at home; Opportunities for exploration and games at Scholé | Primarily taught at home; Possible opportunities for problem solving, games, discussion, and Math focused study halls at Scholé | |||||
Gymnastic | Training the Body: Varying opportunities for movement, gross motor & athletic development |