Elementary school
Students delight in learning and grow in faith.
Children at this age are curious, eager to learn about the world around them, delight in stories and chants, and are ready to be invited into a love of learning. Our teachers meet students with joy and personalized attention to train minds and transform hearts.
Joyful Academics For Curious Minds
We use gospel-centered, joyful learning (the classical approach), which teaches students how to learn and how to think. School students build a factual foundation for every subject reading, writing, arithmetic, history, science, literature and also engage in music, physical education, and art since these help shape who we are and what we love. Students enjoy reading rich stories and great works of literature, with an emphasis on daily reading and study of the Bible.
Gospel-Centered Character Formation
Character and virtue are of paramount importance—it influences every aspect of a person’s life. Teaching with wisdom and virtue in mind (rather than knowledge alone) alters the focus of education to who we become, not simply what we know. Alongside rich academics, we use liturgy, love, and example to cultivate affections. With the Gospel at the center, our students learn stewardship, honor, wisdom, and self-control. Thoughtful, disciplined, inspired minds influence how we live our lives, from how we solve a math problem, to how we understand and love our neighbors.
Embedded Biblical Perspective
God and His Word serve as the lens through which our students experience their lessons, their education, and their world. We believe a comprehensive education is one where the Bible is embedded into every aspect of learning, not merely layered on top of the curriculum. Our students engage deeply with history, art, music, mathematics, literature, and science – all taught in light of God’s existence and His revelation through Jesus. This approach teaches their students to think well, with Christian presuppositions in all areas of their lives, preparing them to be discerning as they navigate the complexities of the world.
Grammar School curriculum guides by grade:
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Kindergarten students must be 5 years old by August 31.
Bible: Jesus Storybook
Phonics: Saxon
Handwriting: D’Nealian
Math: Math in Focus, Every Day Counts
Science: Animals
Social Studies: Study of the Continents
Literature: Folk Tales and Poems
Virtue Formation: Stewardship, Self-Control, Wisdom, and Honor
Specials: Music, Art, P.E., and Creative Dramatics
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Bible: Overview of the Bible
Handwriting: D’Nealian
Phonics: The Spelling to Write and Read (SWR)
Math: Math in Focus
Science: Care of Me, Body, Senses, Nature Studies related to Seattle and Washington State.
Social Studies: God Made Me, God Made My Family
Literature: Great Children’s Stories
Virtue Formation: Stewardship, Wisdom, Honor,
Language: Latin
Specials: Art, P.E., and Music
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Bible: Old Testament Genesis to Ruth
Phonics: The Spelling to Write and Read (SWR)
Handwriting: D’Nealian
Math: Math in Focus
Science: Plants, Animals, and Biomes
History: Ancient Egypt
Literature: Frog and Toad, Nate the Great Goes Uncovered, Helen Keller and others
Virtue Formation: Stewardship, Self-Control, Wisdom, and Honor
Language: Latin
Specials: Art, PE, and Music
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Bible: Gospels and Acts
Spelling: Spelling to Read to Write
Handwriting: D’Nealian
Math: Math in Focus
Science: Human Body and Geology
History: Greece and Roman
Literature: The Whipping Boy, The Odyssey, Charlotte’s Web, and others
Virtue Formation: Stewardship, Self-Control, Wisdom, and Honor
Language: Latin
Writing and Rhetoric: Fables/Institute Excellence of Writing
Specials: Art, PE, and Music
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Bible: Judges-I and II Kings
Spelling: Spelling to Read and Write
Handwriting: D’Nealian
Math: Math in Focus
Science: Botany, Brain, Astronomy
History: Middle Ages, Renaissance and Reformation
Literature: My Side of the Mountain, Door in the Wall, Voyage of the Dawn Treader, and others
Virtue Formation: Stewardship, Self-Control, Wisdom, and Honor
Language: Latin
Writing and Rhetoric: Chreia and Proverb, Institute of Excellence of Writing
Specials: PE, Music, and Art
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Bible: Major and Minor Prophets
Spelling: Spell to Read to Write
Math: Math in Focus
History: Explorers to 1815
Literature: Carry On My Bowditch, Tempest, and The Silver Chair and others.
Language: Latin
Writing and Rhetoric: Refutation and Confirmation, Curriculum Related Projects
Virtue Formation: Stewardship, Self-Control, Wisdom, and Honor
Logic: Fallacy Detective
Specials: PE, Music, and Art
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Bible: New Testament
Spelling: Spell to Read and Write
Math: Math in Focus
History: 1815 to Present
Literature: The Adventure of Tom Sawyers, Across Five Aprils, Journey to the Center of the Earth and others
Virtue Formation: Stewardship, Self-Control, Wisdom, and Honor
Language: Latin
Writing and Rhetoric: Encomium and Vituperation, Institute of Excellence in Writing
Logic: Red Herrings Workbook 1
Specials: PE, Music, and Art
