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SOCIAL STUDIES ENGLISH
WORLD LANGUAGES
ELECTIVES
SCIENCE
FINE ART
MATHEMATICS
HEALTH & P.E.
PROGRAM OF
STUDY KINDERGARTEN—GRADE 12
Our Mission
Engaging global learners in an education that values them as individuals, integrates their
passions and pursuits into academic and career pathways, and fosters inquiry, growth,
mastery, purpose, and independence.
Table of Contents
Lower & Middle School
Kindergarten.................................................................................................................................................4
Grade 1............................................................................................................................................................5
Grade 2...........................................................................................................................................................6
Grade 3............................................................................................................................................................7
Grade 4............................................................................................................................................................9
Grade 5..........................................................................................................................................................10
Grade 6..........................................................................................................................................................12
Grade 7...........................................................................................................................................................13
Grade 8..........................................................................................................................................................14
World Languages......................................................................................................................................17
Electives......................................................................................................................................................22
Microcourses.............................................................................................................................................24
Online Clubs..............................................................................................................................................26
Upper School
English...........................................................................................................................................................31
Social Studies...........................................................................................................................................34
Mathematics..............................................................................................................................................39
Science.........................................................................................................................................................43
World Languages....................................................................................................................................47
Fine Art.........................................................................................................................................................52
Health & Physical Education.............................................................................................................57
Electives......................................................................................................................................................58
Microcourses..............................................................................................................................................74
Online Clubs..............................................................................................................................................75
Academic Programs
The Academy............................................................................................................................................79
Dual Enrollment.......................................................................................................................................80
Postgraduate Program...........................................................................................................................80
Travel Learning......................................................................................................................................81
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Lower & Middle School
Table of Contents
Lower & Middle School
Kindergarten.................................................................................................................................................4
Grade 1............................................................................................................................................................5
Grade 2...........................................................................................................................................................6
Grade 3............................................................................................................................................................7
Grade 4............................................................................................................................................................9
Grade 5..........................................................................................................................................................10
Grade 6..........................................................................................................................................................12
Grade 7...........................................................................................................................................................13
Grade 8..........................................................................................................................................................14
World Languages......................................................................................................................................17
Electives......................................................................................................................................................22
Microcourses.............................................................................................................................................24
Online Clubs..............................................................................................................................................26
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Kindergarten
Text-Based Curriculum Online Curriculum
ENGLISH | TEXT ENGLISH | ONLINE
Students in Kindergarten English will study reading This Kindergarten English course will teach students to
comprehension, phonics, literature, and handwriting. identify and write all letters, produce letter sounds and also
Students will learn many sight words throughout the course. frequently used phonograms. Students will also master
They will also learn to keep a reading journal. Handwriting weekly sight words and reading and comprehension
skills are practiced with an emphasis on legibility and strategies to grow as readers.
consistency of letter formation and spacing.
MATH | ONLINE
MATH | TEXT During the first semester students will learn foundational
Kindergarten Math is designed to provide students with a math facts. They will learn to count to 12, how to compare
strong mathematical foundation. Each lesson is created so sizes, ordinal numbers putting items in order, what a number
that students have multiple opportunities to practice the line is and its uses, basic measurements such as inches
concepts and skills introduced. During this course, students and feet, and how to tell time on digital and analog clocks.
will learn how to represent, count, and write numbers. Students will have many opportunities to practice these new
They will also learn addition and subtraction using models, concepts by interacting with online confirmation exercises
drawings, and number sentences. Later, they will work with and filling out worksheets offline. A special emphasis this
both two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes. The semester is for students to have fun with numbers, finding
course will finish off with the students exploring measurement success with concepts such as bigger and smaller and being
and data. Students will have multiple opportunities to use comfortable in an online environment.Students learn to count
reasoning, modeling, and problem solving throughout the to twenty. They work with comparing objects using the terms
entire course. tall, longer, and shorter as well as comparing two objects
using the terms lighter and heavier. They will continue their
SCIENCE | TEXT exploration of basic geometric shapes such as cones and
Science Fusion promotes a student-centered approach for spheres. The will work with the concept of first, middle, and
learning science concepts and vocabulary, building inquiry, last. Arranging and sorting receive special emphasis this
STEM, and 21st Century skills, and incorporating math and semester. Students will also work on writing numbers with
writing in each science lesson. Students will learn about 3, 4, and 5 given special attention. Students will learn the
animals, plants, and the environments where they live. They concepts of left and right. Coins are also a focus as students
will learn about day, night, the earth’s resources, weather, will count pennies, nickels and dimes. Finally, the number 7
and the seasons. The course will finish with a study of matter, is studied using the colors of the rainbow. Projects include
energy, and motion. making paper fingers and thumbs and creating designs with
them. They will also make the numbers 1-10 out of dough.
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Kindergarten Social Studies has two components: an inquiry SCIENCE | ONLINE
journal and a research companion. The Inquiry Journal In Kindergarten Science, students in this course will use their
provides students with the opportunity to ask questions, senses to explore their world. Students experience nature
analyze sources, and record information. The Research walks, gardening, and imitative games by exploring varying
Companion requires the students to read nonfiction and concepts.
literature selections, examine primary source materials, and
look for answers to questions. The combination of research SOCIAL STUDIES | ONLINE
and inquiry provides students with a full, well-rounded This course introduces students to their place in the
experience with the content. This course covers topics such community and the responsibilities of being a member of
as: being a good citizen, laws, communities, celebrating society. Great figures of U.S. history such as Pocahontas,
America, the past and present, needs and wants, and jobs. George Washington and Abraham Lincoln are a focus of
learning in this semester. Students will also learn about
everyday heroes, the responsibilities of pet ownership,
the importance of rules, table manners, and eating well. A
skill that students will practice throughout the semester is
retelling stories. Students may do this by recording audio,
retelling the stories orally, or writing their observations. They
will learn how to use details and basics of narratives. Projects
will help students think about what pets need and defining
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emotions. In the second semester students are introduced SCIENCE | TEXT
to map reading skills. They will be taught to read maps of the Science Fusion promotes a student-centered approach for
U.S. and the world. From learning about location to how water learning science concepts and vocabulary, building inquiry,
is represented to floor plans, students are introduced to map STEM, and 21st Century skills, and incorporating math and
skills that will last a lifetime. Students will also learn about writing in each science lesson. Students will learn how to
symbols of the U.S. such as the American flag and the eagle. work like a scientist and how technology is used in our world.
From there students learn about holidays with a particular They will learn about animals, plants, and the environments
focus on Thanksgiving. Another focus is on currency. where they live. Not only will students learn about weather
They will be introduced to what money is, how money can and seasons, but they will also learn about our world and the
be spent, the power of buying locally, and the difference sky. The course will finish with a study of matter, energy, and
between wants and needs. Projects will include a piece on forces.
distinguishing facts from fiction, buying locally, and focusing
on the differences between needs and wants. SOCIAL STUDIES | TEXT
1st Grade Social Studies has two components: an inquiry
HEALTH & WELLNESS journal and a research companion. The Inquiry Journal
Health & Wellness offers a balanced approach to health provides students with the opportunity to ask questions,
instruction that helps students develop a healthy foundation. analyze sources, and record information. The Research
Students learn important life skills, such as how to manage Companion requires the students to read nonfiction and
stress, resolve conflicts, set health goals, and make literature selections, examine primary source materials, and
responsible decisions. The course also focuses on promoting look for answers to questions. The combination of research
health and preventing disease. and inquiry provides students with a full, well-rounded
experience with the content. This course covers topics such
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as: being a good citizen, maps, communities, celebrating
America, the past and present, and goods and services.
Online Curriculum
Text-Based Curriculum ENGLISH | ONLINE
This 1st Grade English course will teach students to identify
ENGLISH | TEXT and write all letters, produce letter sounds and also
Students in 1st Grade English will study spelling, reading frequently used phonograms. Students will also master
comprehension, phonics, literature, and handwriting. weekly sight words and reading and comprehension
Students will demonstrate audible reading and read choice strategies to grow as readers.
books throughout the year while keeping a reading journal.
The English program promotes effective oral and written
communication. The program is based on the writing process MATH | ONLINE
with all grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling skills During the first semester students will build fluency with basic
introduced, practiced and reviewed in the context of writing. math facts. They will learn to count to 100, basic addition
Handwriting skills are practiced with an emphasis on legibility and subtraction facts, and how to add double-digit numbers.
and consistency of letter formation and spacing. Students will be introduced to such new concepts as word
problems, Venn diagrams, and basic geometric concepts.
There is an emphasis on learning practical skills such as
MATH | TEXT reading thermometers, looking at maps, and understanding
1st Grade Math is designed to provide students with a
the value of coins.During the second semester students will
pedagogically sound math program. Each lesson is created
begin counting by twos, fives, and tens. They will learn both
so that students have multiple opportunities to practice the
vertical addition and subtraction. Students are introduced
concepts and skills introduced. During this course, students
to multiplication and division and the signs used in those
will learn operations and algebraic thinking. They will gain an
operations. They will also study even and odd numbers.
understanding of numbers and operations in base ten. Later,
Students continue their exploration of geometric shapes
they will focus on learning about measurement and data. The
through drawing and apply what they learn about shapes by
course will finish off with the students exploring concepts in
sorting various figures in Venn diagrams. They will also use a
geometry. Students will have multiple opportunities to use
balance beam to understand the concept of weight – lighter
reasoning, modeling, and problem solving throughout the
versus heavier.Throughout the course, students will have
entire course.
multiple opportunities to practice new skills and knowledge
through using integrated online practice problems.
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Grade 1
SCIENCE | ONLINE MATH | TEXT
In First Grade Science, students in this course will complete 2nd Grade Math is designed to provide students with a
projects that are designed to allow for exploration and pedagogically sound math program. Each lesson is created
discovery. Students observe their surroundings and through so that students have multiple opportunities to practice the
observations of the natural world conduct inquiries into concepts and skills introduced. During this course, students
topics related to their healthy development.Students in will learn number sense and place value. They will gain
this course will complete projects that are designed to an understanding of addition and subtraction. Later, they
allow for exploration and discovery. Students observe will focus on learning about measurement and data. The
their surroundings and through observations of the natural course will finish off with the students exploring concepts
world conduct inquiries into topics related to their healthy in geometry and fractions. Students will have multiple
development. opportunities to use reasoning, modeling, and problem
solving throughout the entire course.
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Students will explore basic fundamentals of social studies SCIENCE | TEXT
including map skills, cardinal directions, and will begin to Science Fusion promotes a student-centered approach for
examine maps of the U.S. and the globe. They will also be learning science concepts and vocabulary, building inquiry,
introduced to important figures from American history such STEM, and 21st Century skills, and incorporating math and
as Pocahontas, George Washington, Abraham Lincoln, and writing in each science lesson. Students will learn how to
Clara Barton. A skill that students will practice throughout the work like a scientist and how technology is used in our
course is retelling stories. Students will also make maps of world. They will learn all about animals, plants, and the
their homes, neighborhoods, as well as a personal timeline. environments where they live. Not only will students learn
The second semester has a focus on introductory economics. about weather, they will also learn about our world and the
They will study bartering, goods and services, jobs in the other planets in the solar system. The course will finish with a
community, and how the marketplace works. Another focus is study of matter, energy, and magnets.
on positive character traits such as honesty, what the aspects
of personal responsibility are, and how to help and respect SOCIAL STUDIES | TEXT
others. 2nd Grade Social Studies has two components: an inquiry
journal and a research companion. The Inquiry Journal
HEALTH & WELLNESS provides students with the opportunity to ask questions,
Health & Wellness offers a balanced approach to health analyze sources, and record information. The Research
instruction that helps students develop a healthy foundation. Companion requires the students to read nonfiction and
Students learn important life skills, such as how to manage literature selections, examine primary source materials, and
stress, resolve conflicts, set health goals, and make look for answers to questions. The combination of research
responsible decisions. The course also focuses on promoting and inquiry provides students with a full, well-rounded
health and preventing disease. experience with the content. This course covers topics such
as: people of the past and present, geography, economics,
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governments, and people who make a difference in the
world.
Online Curriculum
Text-Based Curriculum ENGLISH | ONLINE
The second grade English course will teach students to spell
ENGLISH | TEXT and write vocabulary, read more fluently, apply grammar
Students in 2nd Grade English will study spelling, reading concepts, and participate in handwriting and writing activities
comprehension, writing, literature, and handwriting. Students through thematic units. Students will also continue to
will demonstrate audible reading and read choice books master weekly sight words and reading and comprehension
throughout the year while keeping a reading journal. strategies to grow as readers.
The English program promotes effective oral and written
communication. The program is based on the writing process SOCIAL STUDIES | ONLINE
with all grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling skills Students in this course will begin to explore the basic
introduced, practiced and reviewed in the context of writing. fundamentals of social studies including culture, geography,
Handwriting skills are practiced with an emphasis on legibility and economics. They will explore the Ancient Cultures of
and consistency of letter formation and spacing. China, Africa, and the Celts. Students will learn how to locate
boundaries while using a world map. They will develop a
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rudimentary understanding of map symbols as they locate
continents, the equator, and oceans. Students will also learn
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to identify on a road map where they live, rivers, mountain
ranges and lakes nearby their homes. The second semester
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begins by introducing learners to economics and the role Students in 3rd grade English will study spelling, writing,
that money plays in every civilization. Students learn the reading, grammar, literature, and cursive handwriting.
difference between natural, human, and capital resources. Students will demonstrate audible reading and read choice
The end of the course asks learners to examine the diversity books throughout the year while keeping a reading journal.
of the community they live in. They will be asked to recognize The English program promotes effective oral and written
the different types of people around them. Students should communication. The program is based on the writing process
gain an appreciation for the differences around them and how with all grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling skills
having respect for others and being honest will contribute to introduced, practiced and reviewed in the context of writing.
society as a whole. Handwriting skills are practiced with an emphasis on legibility
and consistency of letter formation and spacing. Students
MATH | ONLINE continue the transition from manuscript (printing) to cursive
In this class, students will learn all about math through writing.
illustrated, step-by-step lessons that take their skills to
surprising new levels. They will see numbers from a whole SOCIAL STUDIES | TEXT
new point of view, and learn how to use measurements, This year, students will learn about different communities.
patterns, shapes and sizes in all parts of their lives. During Students will read about what it was like to live in a different
the first semester, students will build fluency with basic time. They will meet people from communities in other states
math facts, and add and subtract within 100 to solve word and countries. They will visit many places to find out how
problems using strategic methods. Students will also people in different communities live. Students will study
manipulate numbers to 1000 using knowledge of hundreds, history, artifacts, biographies, and maps in their study of
tens, and ones. They will also demonstrate arrays with communities. Students will learn to think like a historian as
repeated addition. During the second semester, students will they study the history of their community.
use place value to add and subtract within 1000. Students
will measure and compare length and represent it on a
number line. They will work with money and time to compare
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value. Lastly, they will recognize common 2-dimensional and Students will review the various mathematical operations of
3-dimensional shapes by specific characteristics. addition and subtraction, then continue with more advanced
operations. The topics covered include most of the strands
SCIENCE | ONLINE of mathematics: geometry, algebra, fractions, measurement,
Second Grade Science introduces students to the process of data and graphs, and probability. Each chapter begins with a
observation and how important it is to the study of science. Show What You Know section, contains a series of sequential
Learners will identify their five senses and why they are lessons on the topic including a Mid-Chapter Checkpoint,
critical to observation. Students will use these observation and concludes with a review/test section. Each chapter is
skills throughout the course as they examine many different also interspersed with problem-solving activities for real-life
types of animals and their environments. Students will come application.
to understand plant and animal rhythms and will perform
small experiments with plants. During second semester, SCIENCE | TEXT
students will come to understand the different groupings The performance expectations in third grade help students
of animals including those with vertebrates, invertebrates, formulate answers to questions such as: “What is typical
warm- and cold-blooded animals, carnivores, herbivores and weather in different parts of the world and during different times
omnivores. They will also learn how animals communicate of the year? How can the impact of weather-related hazards be
and the relationship between animals and humans. The reduced? How do organisms vary in their traits? How are plants,
course ends with the students taking a closer look at the animals, and environments of the past similar or different from
characteristics of reptiles, insects, birds of prey, and fish. current plants, animals, and environments? What happens to
organisms when their environment changes? How do equal
HEALTH & WELLNESS and unequal forces on an object affect the object? How can
2nd Grade Health and Wellness helps young learners magnets be used?” The crosscutting concepts of patterns;
establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health. cause and effect; scale, proportion, and quantity; systems and
Students focus on the various aspects of their health and system models; interdependence of science, engineering,
how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include and technology; and influence of engineering, technology,
mental, emotional, family, and social health; growth and and science on society and the natural world are called out as
nutrition; personal health and safety; drugs and disease organizing concepts for these disciplinary core ideas. In the
prevention; and community and environmental health.
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Grade 3
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third grade performance expectations, students are expected to This research-based course focuses on computational
demonstrate grade-appropriate proficiency in asking questions fluency, conceptual understanding, and problem solving.
and defining problems; developing and using models, planning Students will review addition and subtraction with models,
and carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data, and then will learn what multiplication and division means
constructing explanations and designing solutions, engaging before practice finding products and quotients with single
in argument from evidence, and obtaining, evaluating, and digit multipliers and divisors. Students will learn about
communicating information. Students are expected to use these volume, weight, and time as well as finding the area and
practices to demonstrate understanding of the core ideas. perimeter of common shapes. Students will end the course
learning basic elementary statistical ideas within a financial
Online Curriculum lesson.
ENGLISH | ONLINE SCIENCE | ONLINE
This course provides structured lessons on reading, spelling, This research-based course provides structured lessons
writing, vocabulary, grammar, and cursive handwriting. designed to introduce students to general science principles
Students study parts of speech including nouns, verbs, in a variety of science disciplines. Student study topics in
and adverbs. Students will go through the writing process earth/space science including our solar system, the water
creating a variety of genres, such as narratives, cause/effect, cycle, and volcanoes. In environmental science, students look
compare/contrast, biographies, and much more. In addition, at food chains. Students study plants and animals, and their
appropriate spelling words will be studied throughout the differences, as part of the biology topics. Students finish up
course. looking at the physical science topics of matter, force, energy,
sound, and light.
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HEALTH & WELLNESS
In this course learners will begin to explore the fundamentals 3rd Grade Health and Wellness helps young learners
of social studies including geography, civics, and economics. establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health.
Learners will begin by looking at the beginning of civilization Students focus on the various aspects of their health and
and examining the ancient Hebrew civilization, the how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include
Phoenicians, and the Kush tribe of ancient Africa. They will mental, emotional, family, and social health; growth and
then move on to examining the Native American tribes of the nutrition; personal health and safety; drugs and disease
Cherokee, Sioux, and Hopi. Students will also look at the first prevention; and community and environmental health.
explorers of the Americas and learn about the beginning of
the United States.
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Grade 4
Text-Based Curriculum concepts for these disciplinary core ideas. In the fourth
grade performance expectations, students are expected
to demonstrate grade-appropriate proficiency in asking
ENGLISH | TEXT questions, developing and using models, planning and
Students in 4th grade English will study spelling, writing,
carrying out investigations, analyzing and interpreting data,
reading, grammar, literature, and cursive handwriting.
constructing explanations and designing solutions, engaging
Students will demonstrate audible reading and read choice
in argument from evidence, and obtaining, evaluating, and
books throughout the year while keeping a reading journal.
communicating information. Students are expected to use
The English program promotes effective oral and written
these practices to demonstrate understanding of the core
communication. The program is based on the writing process
ideas.
with all grammar, usage, mechanics, and spelling skills
introduced, practiced and reviewed in the context of writing.
Handwriting skills are practiced with an emphasis on legibility Online Curriculum
and consistency of letter formation and spacing. Students
complete transition from manuscript (printing) to cursive ENGLISH | ONLINE
writing.
This course provides structured lessons on reading,
writing, grammar, and research. Students study parts of
SOCIAL STUDIES | TEXT speech including verbs, adverbs, adjectives, pronouns, and
Fourth Grade History is based upon the Houghton Mifflin prepositional phrases. The course spends time focusing on
Social Studies Series. It covers the various regions of our plot, setting, themes, and points of view. In addition, students
country from their early beginnings through their most will be able to identify different text structures: chronological,
important contributions to our shared history. The course comparison, cause/effect, and problem solution. Students
covers our land and its resources, the economy, the people, will go through the research process of planning, gathering
and the biographies of significant individuals, as well as information, analyzing information, and then presenting
our place in the world. Students will learn to think critically, information in a multimedia format.
analyze and compare events, and apply these skills in written
evaluations and timelines.
SOCIAL STUDIES | ONLINE
MATH | TEXT In this course learners will use their understanding of social
Students will review the various mathematical operations of studies skills to explore their local states and communities.
addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, then continue Learners will also research local animals and gain an
with more advanced operations. The topics covered include understanding of local Native American ground in their
all the strands of mathematics: geometry, algebra, fractions, part of the country. This course walks students through the
decimals, measurement, data and graphs, and probability. Each research and report writing steps that will be vital to their
chapter begins with a Show What You Know section, contains continuation of social studies. They will continue to focus
a series of sequential lessons on the topic including a Mid- on their individual states as they do projects based on local
Chapter Checkpoint, and concludes with a review/test section. geography, state capitals, as well as nearby natural wonders
Each chapter is also interspersed with problem-solving activities and landforms. The course uses video, enrichments activities,
for real-life application. and project-based learning to enhance the student’s social
studies skills.
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The performance expectations in fourth grade help students MATH | ONLINE
formulate answers to questions such as: “What are waves This research-based course focuses on computational
and what are some things they can do? How can water, ice, fluency, conceptual understanding, and problem solving.
wind and vegetation change the land? What patterns of Students will learn addition and subtraction with fractions
Earth’s features can be determined with the use of maps? and decimals, and then will use multiplication and division
How do internal and external structures support the survival, to solve problems involving numbers up to the thousands
growth, behavior, and reproduction of plants and animals? place. Students will learn the names of various addition
What is energy and how is it related to motion? How is and multiplication properties. Students will be introduced
energy transferred? How can energy be used to solve a to formal geometry by learning various terms and how to
problem?” The crosscutting concepts of patterns; cause measure an angle. Students will also start to learn algebraic
and effect; energy and matter; systems and system models; ideas including the idea of a variable and how to use it to
interdependence of science, engineering, and technology; solve problems.
and influence of engineering, technology, and science on
society and the natural world are called out as organizing
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SCIENCE | ONLINE fractions, decimals, measurement, data and graphs, and
This research-based course provides structured lessons probability. Each chapter begins with a Show What You Know
designed to introduce students to general science principles section, contains a series of sequential lessons on the topic
in a variety of science disciplines. Student study topics including a Mid-Chapter Checkpoint, and concludes with a
in biology including types of plants and types of animals. review/test section. Each chapter is also interspersed with
In environmental science, students look at ecosystems. problem-solving activities for real-life application.
Students study weather, rocks, and the moon as part of
earth/space science topics. Students finish up looking at the SCIENCE | TEXT
physical science topics of machines, electricity, and waves. 5th Grade Science uses Harcourt’s Science Fusion textbook
to introduce a wide array of topics from cell structures to
HEALTH & WELLNESS planets. Throughout the year, students will learn to think and
4th Grade Health and Wellness helps young learners act like scientists. Not only will students learn about many of
establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health. life’s wonders, but they will also get the chance to learn about
Students focus on the various aspects of their health and some influential scientists of today. This course is driven
how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include by investigation, and students will have many opportunities
mental, emotional, family, and social health; growth and to design and implement their own experiments. These
nutrition; personal health and safety; drugs and disease investigations will aid in comprehension and will give
prevention; and community and environmental health. students the chance to explore science as opposed to
only reading about the concepts. Weekly assignments may
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include reading from the textbook, answering questions,
conducting an experiment, or completing a quick Insta-Lab.
Additional materials will be necessary for some of the labs,
but most materials are readily available in your home or in a
local store for minimal cost.
Text-Based Curriculum
Online Curriculum
ENGLISH | TEXT
Students in 5th grade English will study spelling, writing, ENGLISH | ONLINE
reading, grammar, and literature. Students will demonstrate This course provides structured lessons on reading,
audible reading and read choice books throughout the writing, grammar, and research. Students study parts of
year while keeping a reading journal. The English program speech including verbs, adverbs, adjectives, pronouns, and
promotes effective oral and written communication. The prepositional phrases. The course spends time focusing on
program is based on the writing process with all grammar, plot, setting, themes, and points of view. In addition, students
usage, mechanics, and spelling skills introduced, practiced will compare different types of drama and various forms of
and reviewed in the context of writing. poetry. They will learn how to read and gather information
from scientific articles and historical accounts. Students
SOCIAL STUDIES | TEXT will go through the research process of planning, gathering
Fifth Grade History is based upon the Houghton Mifflin Social information, analyzing information, and then presenting
Studies Series. It covers the history of the United States information in a multimedia format.
from the early beginnings through our interaction with other
nations around the globe. The course covers our land and SOCIAL STUDIES | ONLINE
its earliest inhabitants, the exploration and settlement of this This course combines the study of United States History
land by the Europeans, wars that shaped our history, and the through the Civil War with a geographical exploration of
biographies of significant individuals, as well as our place in the United States and what it has to offer. Students will use
the world. Students will learn to think critically, analyze and their understanding of social studies skills and concepts as
compare events, and apply these skills in written evaluations they study the development of the United States. Video,
and timelines. creative projects involving technology, journaling, and varied
assessments will be used throughout the course.
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Students will review and show their fluency with whole
numbers and decimals. Students will continue learning
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This research-based course focuses on computational
operations with fractions before moving on to the last critical
fluency, conceptual understanding, and problem solving.
area, geometry and measurement. The topics covered
This interactive course features new graphics, learning tools,
include all the strands of mathematics: geometry, algebra,
and games; adaptive activities that help struggling students
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master concepts and skills before moving on. This course
builds on student understanding of numbers and operations
by making connections between place value, decimals,
and fractions; introducing multiplication and division of
decimal numbers; and extending understanding of fraction
operations. The course enhances fluency of operations with
whole numbers, fractions, and decimals through application
in the solving of measurement, geometry, and data-analysis
problems using mathematical problem-solving techniques.
Students continue to develop algebraic thinking as they work
with variables and formulas to solve multistep word problems;
they further study patterns and rules; and they are introduced
to representing problems graphically using the coordinate
plane.
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This research-based course provides structured lessons
designed to introduce students to general science principles
in physical science including topics in energy, force and
motion as well as energy resources. Students study topics in
earth science related to the structure of the earth and rocks
and minerals. Basic chemistry lessons include the periodic
table and compounds and mixtures. Students explore
astronomy with units in outer space and space exploration.
Students learn biology topics such as cells and kingdoms.
Lastly, students are introduced to the study of ecology and
ecosystems.
HEALTH & WELLNESS
5th Grade Health and Wellness helps young learners
establish a basic understanding of the aspects of health.
Students focus on the various aspects of their health and
how they can make healthy choices. Topics of study include
mental, emotional, family, and social health; growth and
nutrition; personal health and safety; drugs and disease
prevention; and community and environmental health.
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Text-Based Curriculum Online Curriculum
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In this course, students explore, analyze and interpret This research-based course provides structured lessons
literature in a thematic-based collection ranging from the on reading comprehension, critical reading and analysis,
classics of ancient literature to modern works. The thematic composition, vocabulary, grammar, usage, and mechanics.
topics of the course include: Facing Fear, Animal Intelligence, Lessons are designed to develop comprehension, hone
Dealing with Disaster, Making Your Voice Heard, Decisions critical reading skills, build vocabulary, and help students
that Matter and What Tales Tell. The students will work with evaluate and apply the ideas they have learned from their
a variety of genres including fiction, non-fiction, poetry, reading. Students practice writing throughout the course
drama and essays both in analysis, history and science. The using analysis and critical thinking skills.
course introduces and reinforces close reading, vocabulary
and language skills as well as a variety of essay writing
forms and project-based assignments that range with
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the readings to include a variety of cultures, styles and Ancient Civilizations
perspectives reflecting both ancient and modern populations. Students in grade six expand their understanding of History,
This foundational course prepares students for continued Civics and Government, Geography, Economics, and
analysis of literature and writing skills at the middle school or Individuals, Society, and Culture by studying the people and
traditional junior high level, with ongoing practice in writing, events that ushered in the dawn of the major Western and
reading strategies and speaking skills. non-Western ancient civilizations. Geography is of special
significance in the development of the human story. Students
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about the history, culture, citizenship, economy, religions, and
Ancient Civilizations government of the different cultures present at that time. In
Ancient Civilization focuses on many places around the world. doing so, the students will utilize math, science, technology,
Students will discover the places where ancient civilizations and critical thinking skills in daily learning. Students analyze
began, how geography influenced early cultures, and how the interactions among the various cultures, emphasizing
early cultures have helped shape the world today. Some of their enduring contributions and the link between our World
the main places students will study are Mesoamerica, Rome, today and these ancient worlds.
Greece, China, India, Eastern Mediterranean, Mesopotamia,
Egypt and Kush. These are key places where ancient peoples
created the first complex societies, cities, governments, and
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6th Grade Math is designed to provide students with a
empires.
pedagogically sound math program. Each lesson is created
so that students have multiple opportunities to practice the
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6th Grade Math is designed to provide students with a will connect ratio and rate to whole number multiplication
pedagogically sound math program. Each lesson is created and division and use concepts of ratio and rate to solve
so that students have multiple opportunities to practice the problems. They will gain an understanding of division of
concepts and skills introduced. During this course, students fractions and extend the concept to the system of rational
will connect ratio and rate to whole number multiplication numbers, which includes negative numbers and mixed
and division and use concepts of ratio and rate to solve numbers. Students will write, interpret, and use expressions
problems. They will gain an understanding of division of and equations throughout the course. Last, they will develop
fractions and extend the concept to the system of rational
an understanding of statistical thinking.
numbers, which includes negative numbers and mixed
numbers. Students will write, interpret, and use expressions
and equations throughout the course. Last, they will develop
an understanding of statistical thinking.
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Earth Science
Earth Science explores how the Earth’s systems function as
an integrated whole. Topics include rocks, minerals, and soil;
erosion; earthquakes and volcanoes; weather and climate;
ecosystems; and energy. The course contains a combination
of reading, review questions, research, experiments, projects,
and tests.
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6th Grade Science is the first in a series of three consecutive SOCIAL STUDIES | TEXT
science classes. It introduces middle school students to World History
the disciplines of life science, physical science, and earth- World History focuses on many places around the world.
space science. In addition, technology, engineering, and Students will discover the history of places all around the
mathematics (STEM) concepts are integrated throughout the world. They will learn about geography, religions, cultures,
course. The lessons make real-world connections and require and much more. Throughout the course, students will get to
students to apply STEM skills like analysis, problem solving, travel all over the globe from Europe to Asia to Africa and
science knowledge, and engineering practices. Hands-on more.
and laboratory investigations are included throughout the
course to provide students opportunities for exploration
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through scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem
solving, and experimental procedures. By the end of the The Pre-Algebra program provides students with a solid
course, students will be practicing, experimenting, thinking, preparation for algebra and geometry. Students will build
and talking like a scientist! on previously developed arithmetic skills to expand their
algebraic thinking skills. Students will cover topics including
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION solving equations and inequalities containing fractions and
decimals, ratios, linear functions, graphing, spatial thinking,
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The Health/Physical Education course for 6th grade triangles. The course also provides numerous opportunities
combines the examination of important health-related topics to assess basic skills along with abundant remediation and
with the practice of physical activities of the student’s choice. intervention activities found throughout the course. In all, this
Students investigate a wide range of health topics including is a comprehensive program that will provide students with a
physical health, puberty, disease prevention, exercise, solid foundation for higher level math courses.
diet, dental hygiene, injuries and wounds, ear and skin
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health resources on the Internet. To fulfill physical education
requirements, students choose one or more fitness activities Life Science
to learn and practice during the year. Students are offered Students study the scientific method; properties of light; cell
many creative and interesting ways to enjoy and report on structure, function, processes, and energy; genetics and
their chosen fitness activities. heredity; agricultural technology and genetic engineering;
evolution and classification of organisms; geology, plate
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tectonics, seismology and geotechnical engineering; viruses,
bacteria, protists and fungi; the structure and function
of plants; fossil fuels; invertebrates; vertebrates; and the
structure and function of the human body, including the
skeletal and muscular systems, circulation and respiration, the
Text-Based Curriculum nervous system, the endocrine system, human reproduction,
and the long-term effects of drug and alcohol abuse.
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In this course, students explore, analyze and interpret Online Curriculum
literature ranging from the classics of ancient literature to
modern works. This course introduces and reinforces close ENGLISH | ONLINE
reading, vocabulary, and language skills. Students complete a This research-based course provides structured lessons
variety of essay writing forms and project-based assignments on reading comprehension, critical reading and analysis,
that include a variety of cultures, styles and perspectives, composition, vocabulary, grammar, usage, and mechanics.
reflecting both ancient and modern populations worldwide. Lessons are designed to develop comprehension, hone
The topics of this course include: Bold Actions, Perception critical reading skills, build vocabulary, and help students
and Reality, Nature at Work, Risk and Exploration, The Stuff evaluate and apply the ideas they have learned from their
of Consumer Culture and Guided By-A-Cause. Students reading. Students practice writing throughout the course
also work with a variety of genres including fiction, non- using analysis and critical thinking skills.
fiction, poetry, drama and essays both in analysis, history
and science. This foundational course prepares students for
continued analysis of literature and writing skills with ongoing
practice in writing, reading strategies, and speaking skills.
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World Cultures
This course is an exploration into the exciting world we live ENGLISH | TEXT
in. Students will explore the various cultures and geographic In this course, students explore, analyze and interpret
regions, and analyze how they affect the people who live literature ranging from the classics of ancient literature to
around the world. The goal in World Cultures is to broaden modern works. This course introduces and reinforces close
our knowledge; and, gain better understanding of our reading, vocabulary, and language skills. Students complete a
neighbors wherever they may live on this place called Earth. variety of essay writing forms and project-based assignments
that include a variety of cultures, styles and perspectives,
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The thematic topics of the course include: Culture and
Pre-Algebra Belonging, The Thrill of Horror, The Move Toward Freedom,
The Pre-Algebra program provides students with a solid Approaching Adulthood, Anne Frank’s Legacy. Students
preparation for algebra and geometry. Students will build also work with a variety of genres including fiction, non-
on previously developed arithmetic skills to expand their fiction, poetry, drama and essays both in analysis, history
algebraic thinking skills. Students will cover topics including and science. This foundational course prepares students for
solving equations and inequalities containing fractions and continued analysis of literature and writing skills with ongoing
decimals, ratios, linear functions, graphing, spatial thinking, practice in writing, reading strategies, and speaking skills.
finding area and volume of geometric figures, and right
triangles. The course also provides numerous opportunities
to assess basic skills along with abundant remediation and SOCIAL STUDIES | TEXT
intervention activities found throughout the course. In all, this U.S. History
is a comprehensive program that will provide students with a 8th grade United States history focuses on the political,
solid foundation for higher level math courses. cultural, and social development of the United States. The
course begins with a brief review of early exploration and
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settlers. The English colonies are investigated through their
7th Grade Science is a comprehensive science including
interactions with Native Americans, their English rulers, and
the disciplines of life science, physical science, and earth
other economic trading partners. Conflicts with Britain and
space science in addition to, technology, engineering and
Enlightenment ideas lead to the American Revolution, and
mathematics (STEM) concepts. The course is designed for
the course examines both the broader implications of the
middle school students. The lessons provide real world
war on the United States and the pivotal events and people
connections through the application of STEM problem
involved. Independence leads to an examination of the U.S.
solving, science knowledge and engineering practices.
Constitution and the Bill of Rights. Western expansion is
Laboratory investigations are included throughout the course
examined with a clear portrayal of the positive economic
and provide students opportunities for exploration through
results it had on the country and the negative impact it
scientific inquiry, research, measurement, problem solving,
had on Native American people and the environment. The
and experimental procedures.
course continues with the causes and results of the Civil War,
immigration, industrialization, progressive reform, civil rights,
HEALTH & PHYSICAL EDUCATION and much more.
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7th Grade Health/P.E. combines the study of various aspects MATH | TEXT
of human health with the practice of physical activities to Students select either Pre-Algebra or Algebra 1.
promote physical well-being and health. Students learn
about various body parts and systems, diet, social-emotional
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health issues, and the human senses. Students select one or
The Pre-Algebra program provides students with a solid
more physical activities to focus on for the year. Students set
preparation for algebra and geometry. Students will build
personal fitness and skill attainment goals for their chosen
on previously developed arithmetic skills to expand their
activities and report on those goals as they progress through
algebraic thinking skills. Students will cover topics including
the year.
solving equations and inequalities containing fractions and
decimals, ratios, linear functions, graphing, spatial thinking,
finding area and volume of geometric figures, and right
triangles. The course also provides numerous opportunities
to assess basic skills along with abundant remediation and
intervention activities found throughout the course. In all, this
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is a comprehensive program that will provide students with a SCIENCE | TEXT
solid foundation for higher level math courses.
Physical Science
Physical Science is a study of the relationship of matter
Algebra 1 to energy. Beginning with the basic building blocks of
Algebra I is the foundation of upper school math. The skills
matter, lessons describe how matter and energy interact
acquired in this course contain the basic knowledge needed
and investigate the physical laws that govern our universe.
for all future math courses. The content in this course is tied
Students explore examples of how physical laws affect our
to real-world applications like sports, travel, business, and
world in lessons dealing with chemistry, motion, energy,
health. This course is designed to give students the basic
states of matter, friction, gravity, pressure, fire, atoms, and
skills and problem solving strategies to work through many
outer space. This course includes exploratory labs that
types of mathematical problems using critical thinking skills.
demonstrate the various concepts addressed in the lessons.
Topics include: basic operations, modeling, algebraic
properties, functions, expressions, equations and
inequalities, polynomials, factoring, exponents, radicals,
linear, exponential and quadratic functions, systems, intro
to statistics and word problems. Students are assessed
throughout each module to demonstrate their mastery of the
course content.
Prerequisite: Pre-Algebra
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