Kindergarten

A study of the Old Testament using The Children's Bible in 365 Stories; The Singing Bible, 100 Bible Bible Stories/100 Bible Songs, and 365 Bible Stories for Children In-depth fairytale study reading classic fairytales along with fractured fairytales Sing, Spell, Read & Write Reading Ordinary Parent’s Guide to Teaching Reading Classical Phonics: A Child’s Guide to Word Mastery Victory Drills Students explore their own history and community helpers History/Geography Me on the Map Continents Saxon Math 1 Whole number computation, patterns, introduction to money, Math shapes and spatial relationships, temperature, weight, measurements, probability, strategies for problem solving An Early Childhood Music program, age-appropriately designed to lay foundations for rhythm, pitch, and creativity through activities involving singing, creative movement, and simple Music instruments. The songs sung include spirituals, folk music, Sunday School songs. Stories used are, for the most part, familiar Bible stories from the Old and New Testament.

Weather in Our World Science Basic natural science

Foreign Language Sampling of Spanish and Sign Language

Drawing with Children Art is Fundamental Art Various Authors of Great Painting History Kindergarten Art Cards

Weekly Scripture recitations in class Oral Presentations joint formal recitation with first grade in celebration of Thanksgiving, and weather-, history-, geography-, phonics- and math-themed songs and poems

Field Trips The Apple Farm, Post Office, Leaf Adventure, Fire Department, Local Farm

Daily kinesthetic projects, Cookie party with First Grade, Activities Learning Spanish with Ninth Grade

Community Visits from various Community Leaders

First Grade

Overview of New Testament Bible Traditional Hymns, Reviewing and applying God’s characteristics Student ownership of Bible exploration Rockbridge Phonics Recipe for Reading readers Reading Victory Drills Critical reading from Biblical worldview Sentence writing and classification of parts of speech Grammar/Writing Shurley Grammar Level 1 Creative writing, first paragraphs Maryland History from first English settlements to the Civil War History Maryland Historical figures such as Captain John Smith

Cartography, 50 states names and locations Geography World geography, Maryland geography and diverse landscapes

Saxon Math 2 Math Addition, subtraction, time, money, word problems, identifying and writing fractions, multiplication, and adding larger numbers

Building on foundations laid in Kindergarten Music, students further their exploration of musical concepts and begin to build a staff. Singing, creative movement, playing of simple instruments, Music stories of great composers, introduction to instruments of the orchestra are all included in a developmentally appropriate curriculum

Experiments; Study of the Scientific Method; Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 1: Flying Creatures of the Fifth Day

Latin phrases and roots as related to vocabulary in other subjects; Foreign Language French phrases and culture during Madeleine study

Drawing with Children; Art is Fundamental Art Bible-based crafts; projects in the style of the Masters; First Grade Art Cards

Weekly Bible verse recitations and poetry Oral Presentations Math, history, science, and phonics chants; reading of personal writings

National Zoo, Hansel and Gretel Opera; Nutcracker ballet; Wye Mill, Field Trips Frog and Toad, Maryland Hall

Activities Literature projects, reading to Kindergarteners

History Fair performance about Maryland historical figures and events Community

Second Grade

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards, Genesis through Joshua; Adventure Bible NIV

The Last Quest of Gilgamesh, The Revenge of Ishtar, Mummies and Pyramids, King Tut's Mummy Literature Lost and Found, Vacation Under the Volcano, Pompeii Buried Alive, The Trojan Horse, and much more. We focus on reading with fluency, comprehension, and sequencing. Shurley Grammar 2 Grammar/Writing Victory Drill Daily journaling, begin cursive writing, Rod and Staff Spelling 3

History/Geography Story of the World: The Ancients (Egypt, Mesopotamia, Greece, Rome)

Saxon Math 3 Math Students learn more complex math problems, units of measurement, telling time, fractions, multiplication tables and division.

Building on foundations laid in First Grade Music, students further their exploration of musical concepts and begin to build a staff. Singing, creative movement, playing of simple instruments, Music stories of great composers, introduction to instruments of the orchestra are all included in a developmentally appropriate curriculum

Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 2: Swimming Creatures of the Fifth Day

Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Second Grade Art Cards Weekly Bible verse and poem recitations. We perform two formal recitations for families. The Oral Presentations students also perform a play or recitation for all to see at our annual history festival.

National Zoo, local theater productions, Baltimore Aquarium, Chesapeake Bay Environmental Field Trips Center, Camp Wabanna, and mosaic craft (like the ancient Greeks) at a local shop

Creating the Nile, historical figures dolls, mosaics, dioramas, sugar cube pyramids, making Activities fossils, science experiments

We practice and prepare a performance for the annual history fair in the spring. We make a Community class project for the school's auction.

Third Grade

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards, Judges through Kings

Charlotte's Web, Door in the Wall, Robin Hood, From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Literature Frankweiler, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Magician's Nephew, and other medieval-themed at-home reading Shurley Grammar 3, expository and creative writing skills, Rod and Staff Spelling 4, Grammar/Writing Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills

Story of the World Volume 2: The Middle Ages History Map skills

Saxon Math 4 Math Multiply and divide 2- and 3-digit numbers, write numbers to the hundred millions, understand elapsed time Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire

Science Exploring Creation with Zoology 3: Land Animals of the Sixth Day

Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer A

Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Weekly Scripture recitations Oral Presentations Various medieval-themed poems

Field Trips National Zoo, Walter's Art Gallery, Franciscan monastery, Medieval Times

Activities Institute for Cultural Communicators, Beginning Public Speaking

Community History Fair presentation of Medieval history

Fourth Grade

Bible Veritas Press Bible Cards 'Chronicles through Malachi' Weekly Memory Verse

Gentle Ben, The Sign of the Beaver, My Side of the Mountain, The Lion, the Witch, and the Literature Wardrobe, Blackthorn Winter, Calico Captive, the Witch of Blackbird Pond, Anne of Green Gables, as well as supplemental History reading Shurley Grammar Level 4, writing, proofreading, and editing, classification of sentences, weekly Spelling lists, daily Dictation, exclusive use of cursive Grammar/Writing Rod and Staff Spelling 5 Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills Story of the World, Volume 3: Early Modern Times; Exploration, settlement, and expansion of History Early America

Geography Geography of the Thirteen Colonies and Western Europe

Saxon Math Intermediate 5 Math Accurate use of all four operators on fractions; reduce fractions to lowest terms, write decimals as fractions and as percentages, daily Math lesson, weekly Math test Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire

Exploring Creation with Astronomy, individual in-depth lessons for each planet and the sun, Science hands-on experiments and projects

Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer B

Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Weekly Memory Verse recitation, numerous recitations throughout the year of Bible and Oral Presentations History poems, George Washington recitation, History Fair recitation Howard B. Owens Science Center/Planetarium, George Washington's Mount Vernon (Dec. and Field Trips May), Smithsonian Museum of American History, Historic Londontown, Schooner Sultana, NASA Goddard, the Flag House, Fort McHenry Fall Challenge, History Fair, Grandparent's Day, Activities Veterans Day, Science Fair, Wreath-Laying at Washigton’s Tomb

Community Operation Christmas Child Shoeboxes, Non-Perishable Food Drive

Fifth Grade

Bible Memoria Press Christian Studies III: all major New Testament stories

Amos Fortune, Rifles for Watie, Caddie Woodlawn, The Horse & His Boy, Running Out of Literature Time, Behind Rebel Lines, The Phantom Tollbooth, Number the Stars, and supplemental history reading Shurley Grammar Level 5, editing and proofreading, dictation, sentence diagramming Rod and Staff Spelling 6 Writing: expository paragraph, persuasive paragraph, oral history narrative, Harriett Grammar/Writing Tubman research essay, Civil War Letter project, creative writing project, also special emphasis on writing narrative and key word summaries Keyboarding: weekly at-home typing practice, all major projects typed, instruction in formatting

History Veritas History Cards 1820s-Modern Times, American History, Pioneer Day

Geography The 50 states and their capitals, major geographic features of the United States

Saxon Math Intermediate 5: fractions, decimals, percents, ratios, word problems, order of Math operations and basic pre-algebra functions. Focus on multi-step problems. By the end of the year, students should be able to explain all the steps of a problem to the class. Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire Exploring Creation with Botany Plant journaling, identification of different parts of plans including leaves, seeds, and Science flowers. Flower dissection, plant-growing projects, hands-on activities

Foreign Language Latin for Children Primer C

Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Weekly memory verse recitation, Bible facts recitation, Science Fair, Gettysburg Address Oral Presentations recitation, creative writing oral recitation, oral history individual narrative recitation, History fair recitation Adkins Arboretum, Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, Smithsonian Air and Field Trips Space Museum, U.S. Botanical Gardens, Gettysburg, C&O Canal, Antietam Battlefield, Smithsonian American History museum

Activities Kinesthetic History projects, outdoor classrooms

Sixth Grade

Bible Memoria Press Christian Studies IV: Chronological overview of the Bible

Wrinkle in Time, Children’s Homer, The Hobbit, selected poetry, Julius Caesar, Literature Quintus, Detectives in Togas, The Bronze Bow, Prince Caspian, Horatius at the Bridge

Grammar/Writing Shurley English 6, Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills

History History of the Ancients: Egypt, Greece, and Rome

Geography Study of ancient geographical maps

Saxon Math Course 2 Math Numbers and operations, pre-Algebra, measurement, problem-solving, word problems, data analysis and probability, geometry Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire

Science Human Anatomy and Physiology, Lyrical Life Science, Human A&P Science Journal

Latin Alive I Foreign Language The Greek Alphabet

Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Latin Recitation Oral Presentations Horatius at the Bridge Various poems and memory verses

Walters Art Gallery Field Trips Institute of Egyptian Art and Archaeology virtual field trip

Seventh Grade

Life of Christ: Christ’s interactions as man and God, Bible and how students can apply to their own lives Middle Ages, Renaissance, and Reformation. Literature Beowulf, The Song of Roland, Rolf and the Viking Bow, The Prince and the Pauper, The Canterbury Tales, The Master Puppeteer, Julius Caesar, and selected poetry Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills Writing/Grammar Classical Vocabulary Grammar Medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation. The Church in History, Streams of Civilization, Western History Civilization, The Middle Ages, The Son of Charlemagne, The Magna Charta, Joan of Arc, Morning Star of the Reformation, Luther’s 95 Theses, and selected writings and speeches. Saxon Math Course 3 Math Problem-solving and equations built on numbers and operations, algebra, geometry, measurement, data analysis, and probability with an algebra appendix for advanced learners. Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire Exploring Creation with General Science Systematic introduction to the sciences. Topics include dendrology, the history of science, the Science scientific method, designing experiments, the atom, acids and bases, simple machines, archeology, geology, paleontology, and biology

Foreign Language Latin Alive 2

The Fallacy Detective Logic The Thinking Toolbox Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Institute for Cultural Communicators Young Speakers Guild Oral Presentations Informative and persuasive speeches

Medieval Times, National Cathedral, Folger’s Theatre, Maryland Science Center Field Trips Smithsonian Museum of Natural History

Activities Beowulf project, Shakespearean play, Trebuchet project

Eighth Grade

Portraits in the Old Testament Bible A look at the Old Testament characters, gleaning life principles from their shortcomings and successes Explorers through 1815 Literature The Pilgrim’s Progress, The Legend of Sleepy Hollow, The Christmas Carol, The Scarlet Letter, Tom Sawyer, Robinson Crusoe, The Taming of the Shrew, and selected poems Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills Grammar Grammar/Writing Classical Vocabulary Writing poetry, essays, applying Classical composition skills Early U.S. and World History, 1450-1865 A History of the United States, Books 1-5, Heritage of Freedom, Poor Richard’s Almanac, Rules of History Civility, The Story of the Thirteen Colonies, The Great Republic, Landing of the Pilgrims, The Witchcraft of Salem Village, My Brother Sam is Dead, Landmark: Revolution, The Mayflower Compact, Declaration of Independence, The Constitution, The Federalist Papers

Logic Traditional Logic Books 1 and 2

The Original Thirteen Colonies Geography European countries

Math Saxon Algebra I

Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire Exploring Creation with Physical Science Physical Science with Earth Science Science Earth’s atmosphere, hydrosphere, and lithosphere; weather, motion, Newton’s Laws, gravity, the solar system, electricity, light, waves, atomic structure, nuclear reactions, stars, and galaxies

Foreign Language Latin Alive 3

Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History

Oral Presentations Recitation of The Raven, Shakespearean play

Field Trips Londontown Publik House, Smithsonian Air and Space Museum, Ford’s Theatre, Mount Vernon

Ninth Grade

Bible Pauline Epistles I

Romeo and Juliet, Julius Caesar, Pride and Prejudice, Animal Farm, Uncle Tom’s Cabin, Literature Frankenstein, The Great Gatsby, and selected short stories and poetry Institute for the Excellence of Writing Skills Grammar/Writing Classical Vocabulary Writing original poetry and essays U.S. and World History, from Civil War to World War I History A History of the U.S., Heritage Freedom, The Great Republic, Night, Harriet Beecher Stowe and The Beecher Preachers, The Red Badge of Courage, The Jungle

Math Saxon Geometry

Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire

Logic/Rhetoric Material Logic: A Course in How to Think

Exploring Creation with Biology Campbell Essential Biology Science Scientific method, the five-kingdom classification scheme, microscopy, biochemistry, cellular biology, molecular and Mendelian genetics, evolution, dissection, and ecosystem

Foreign Language Spanish or Latin

Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Gettysburg Address Oral Presentations Institute for Cultural Communicators Young Speakers Guild Debates Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center, Smithsonian Museum of American History, Field Trips Folger’s Theater, Ford’s Theater, Gettysburg, Antietam

Activities Terrapin Park, Shakespearean play

Community Stevensville Senior Center, Christ Church Day School

Tenth Grade

Bible The City of God (Memoria Press)

History History of the Ancient World (Bauer)

Math Algebra II

Iliad, Odyssey, Creation and Flood myths, Herodotus Histories, Plato’s Republic Literature Virgil’s Aeneid Selections from Aristotle, Sophocles, Aristophanes Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire Exploring Creation with Chemistry Introductory Chemistry Science Significant figures, units, classification, mole concept, stoichiometry, thermodynamics, kinetics, acids and bases, redox reactions, solutions, atomic structure, Lewis structures, molecular geometry, the gas laws, and equilibrium

Rhetoric The Art of Practical Debate

Foreign Language Elective Spanish

Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History

Oral Presentations Assorted debates and presentations based on the Great Works

Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, Walters Art Museum, Field Trips Chesapeake Bay Environmental Center

Eleventh Grade

Bible Westminister Confession of Faith

History US/American History (Reformation to Present Day)

Algebra II Math Pre-Calculus

Anti-Federalist Papers, Federalist Papers, Of Plymouth Plantation, Literature The Social Contract, Foundational American Documents, Enlightenment Thinkers, Lincoln's Speeches, The Great Gatsby, Uncle Tom's Cabin

Assorted recorder literature, progressive music theory studies Music Great Composers, Music History through the Ages, and assorted vocal & instrumental repertoire

Science Physics

Rhetoric Classical Rhetoric (Memoria Press)

Foreign Elective Spanish Language Drawing with Children Art Art is Fundamental Various Authors of Great Painting History Oral Assorted debates and presentations based on the Great Works Presentations

Field Trips Smithsonian Museum of American History, National Cryptologic Museum