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Overview of Grades

Grade 1

  • Pictorial & phonetic introduction to letters
  • Reading through writing
  • Arithmetic: addition, subtraction, multiplication, & division
  • Fairy tales, folk tales, & nature stories

Grade 2

  • Reading & writing
  • Multiplication tables
  • Number patterns, forms, & values
  • Legends & fables
  • Nature stories – as a foundation for science

Grade 3

  • Reading & Spelling
  • Composition, grammar, & punctuation
  • Parts of speech & cursive writing
  • Multiplication of higher numbers
  • Weight, measurement, & money
  • Time & calendar
  • Farming, housing, & clothing
  • Stories from the Hebrew books of the Bible

Grade 4

  • Composition
  • Grammar & spelling
  • Introduction to fractions
  • Zoology – the animal kingdom
  • Local history
  • Norse myths & sagas

Grade 5

  • Composition & grammar
  • Letter writing
  • Research & library skills
  • Fractions & decimals
  • Freehand geometry
  • Botany – the plant kingdom
  • Physical & economic geography
  • Ancient civilizations – India through Greece

Grade 6

  • Essay writing
  • Earth science & astronomy
  • Business math, pre-algebra, & geometry
  • Physics
  • Physical & economic geography
  • Roman & Medieval history

Grade 7

  • Creative writing, essays, & grammar
  • Algebra & geometry
  • Physics & chemistry
  • Biology – human physiology & health
  • Cultural geography
  • Renaissance, Reformation & Age of Discovery

 
  • Grade 8
  • Creative & expository writing
  • News reporting
  • Algebra & geometry
  • Physics & chemistry
  • Biology – human anatomy
  • Cultural geography
  • History – 1600 to present
  • Student designed individual study

 

Subjects of Special Study

Foreign Languages: Spanish and German.
Handwork: knitting, crochet, cross stitch, basic weaving, toy making, woodworking.
Music: chorus, pentatonic flute, recorder, stringed instruments.
Art: wet-on-wet watercolor painting, form drawing, beeswax and clay modeling, perspective drawing.
Movement: eurythmy, Bothmer gymnastics, group games, basketball and baseball for the older children.