Our school follows a unique curriculum in which each student works at her own pace in the basic subjects. These consist of math, grammar (literature and reading instruction), logic (critical thinking), rhetoric (handwriting and composition) and foreign languages. Each child is kept to basic age-appropriate standards while being allowed to delve as deeply as desired into subjects of interest.
Meanwhile in the sciences, history, and literature we follow a rotating four year curriculum. The whole school studies the same subjects each year creating many opportunities for learning between older and younger children and for exploring subjects at an individual pace. At the end of twelve years the students will have progressed through this cycle three times at a greater depth each time.
What follows are tables which provide examples of our four year cycle of study balanced with our "basic" requirements at each grade level.
| Four year
rotation |
2006-2007 |
2007-2008 |
2008-2009 |
2009-2010 |
| World History and Literature |
Prehistoric
(through 5000BC) |
Ancient Civilizations
(5000BC-1000AD) |
Medieval/ Renaissance
(1000-1450) |
Age of Exploration
(1450-1775) |
| American History and Literature |
Birth of Our Country
(1775-1800) |
Expansion of the Nation
(1800-1875) |
The Rise of Industrialism
(1875-1935) |
Modern History
(1935-2000) |
| Geography |
Antarctica
Australia
13 Colonies |
Fertile Crescent
Asia
Africa |
Europe
50 States and Capitals |
North, Central, South America |
| Science:Life |
Evolution
Vertebrates |
Biomes
Fungi |
Humans
Plants |
Invertebrates
Kingdoms of Life |
| Physical |
Structure of Matter |
Simple Machines |
Forces &Energy |
Periodic Table |
| Earth |
Weather & Natural Forces |
Solar System |
Rocks & Minerals |
Astronomy |
| Technology |
Tools of Early Man |
Agriculture |
Industrial Revolution |
Nuclear Age |
| The Basics |
K-2 |
3-5 |
6-8 |
| Math |
Developmental Math
Cuisenaire Rods
Base 10 Blocks |
Developmental Math
Factor City
Rainbow Fractions |
Developmental Math
Pre Algebra
Art of Problem Solving |
| Grammar |
Reading Reflex |
Easy Grammar
Editor in Chief |
Vocabulary From the Classical Roots
Easy Grammar
Daily Grams
Editor in Chief |
| Logic |
Mazes
Patterns
Classifying |
Building Thinking Skills |
Building Thinking Skills
Formal Logic |
| Rhetoric |
Copybooks
Handwriting without Tears |
Comprehensive Composition
HWT: Cursive
Journals |
Study is Hard Work
How to Read a Book
Formal Essays
Research Papers |
| Languages |
Vocabulary
Memorization through songs
and games |
Latin formal study begins |
Wheelock's
Latin
|
| High
School |
9th and 10th |
11th and 12th |
| Math |
Algebra
Geometry |
Pre-Calculus and Calculus
Statistics
Symbolic Logic
Applied Mathematics |
| Science |
Topics in Science
Biology |
Chemistry
Physics |
| Foreign Language |
Latin
Greek |
Latin
Spanish |
| Literature And Rhetoric |
American Literature
World Literature
Rhetoric and Composition |
American Literature
World Literature
Rhetoric and Composition
12th: Senior Thesis |
| History and Government |
American History
World History |
American History
World History |
| Religion and Philosophy |
History of Philosophy |
Comparative Religion
|
