Christian worldview – teach from the conviction that all truth is God’s truth
History- and literature-based curriculum
- Chronological study of history using primary source documents rather than simply using textbooks
- Timelines and geography used as building blocks
- Living Books – study of the greatest literature of past and present in a way that reinforces the history being studied
- Phonetics-based reading program
Advanced math and science study enhanced with hands-on exercises, manipulatives, and lab work or nature studies for the younger grades
Music and music history (composers of the month and their major works are studied)
Art and art history (artists of the quarter and their major works are studied by grade level)
Foreign language – Spanish for K-3rd and Latin beginning in 4th grade ( after-school Spanish offered in grades 4-6)
Structured physical education, free play, dance and games; athletic teams grades 4-6
Chapel held weekly (will familiarize students with traditional hymns and seasons of the church calendar, and will include scripture reading and memorization)
Recitation assembly each six weeks (students memorize and recite from primary sources, prose, poetry or scripture)
“Living History” Fair, Shakespeare Festival, outdoor adventure trips and other educational extracurricular activities
Our Logic and Rhetoric Schools Curricula
Our Grammar School Curricula
History
- Usborne Book of World History
- Kingfisher Illustrated History of the World
- The Story of the World by Susan Wise Bauer
- Knowledge Quest Maps
- Appropriate historical fiction and reference books
Bible
- Ergermeir Story Bible
- Children’s Illustrated Bible
- A Child’s Story Bible by Catherine Voss
- Victor Journey through the Bible
- Veritas Press Bible Curriculum by Emily Fisher
Mathematics
- Math in Focus
- Lessons from Marilyn Burns
Language Arts
- Spalding Method
- Primary Phonics, Step into Reading Readers
- Literary genres and classics required for older grades
- Shurley Grammar
- Institute for Excellence in Writing
Latin
- Latin Primer A and B
- Ecce Romani
Spanish
- TPR – Total Physical Recall
Science
- Delta Science Units
- Nature Notebooks (individual student books where nature observations are recorded)
- Christian Schools International Life Science for 6th grade
Music
- Composer Studies
- Kodaly hand signs
- Music Notation
- Recorder Studies
Art
- Historically Based Projects
- Artist Studies
- Drawing with Children and How to Teach Art to Children
