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Our Curriculum

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.

2010-2011
Four year rotation 2009-2010 2011-2012 2012-2013
World History and Literature Age of Exploration
(1450-1775)		 Prehistoric
(through 5000BC)		 Ancient Civilizations
(5000BC-1000AD)		 Medieval/ Renaissance
(1000-1450)
American History and Literature Modern History
(1935-2000)		 Birth of Our Country
(1775-1800)		 Expansion of the Nation
(1800-1875)		 The Rise of Industrialism
(1875-1935)
Geography North, Central, South America Antarctica
Australia
13 Colonies		 Fertile Crescent
Asia
Africa		 Europe
50 States and Capitals
Science:Life Invertebrates
Kingdoms of Life		 Evolution
Vertebrates		 Biomes
Fungi 		Humans
Plants
Physical Periodic Table Structure of Matter Simple Machines Forces &Energy
Earth Astronomy Weather & Natural Forces Solar System Rocks & Minerals
Technology Nuclear Age Tools of Early Man Agriculture Industrial Revolution
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

Explore some of our curriculum resources online through these links:

Developmental Math
ETA/Cuisenaire
-- Cuisenaire rods, Base 10 blocks, Factor City, Rainbow Fractions, Algeblocks and Relational Geosolids
Hands-On Equations
Read America: Reading Reflex
Easy Grammar Systems
Vocabulary from the Classical Roots
The Critical Thinking Co.
Handwriting Without Tears
Wheelock's Latin

The following books can easily be found on Amazon and similar sites:

"How to Read a Book" by Mortimer J. Adler & Charles Van Doren
"Study is Hard Work" by William Howard Armstrong
"The Harp and Laurel Wreath" by Laura M. Berquist


 

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