ACADEMICS
CLASSICAL DEFINED
The Trivium
We believe that the “classical” trivium is the best methodology for schooling. As first formulated by Cassiodorus, and as later revived and explained by Dorothy Sayers, the trivium seeks to teach toward the strengths of the child. The grammar, logic, and rhetoric of the trivium are the “three ways” in which the student is taught.
The grammar stage (K-6) emphasizes the facts to be known.
The logic stage (7-9) concentrates on the way those facts relate to one another.
The rhetoric stage (10-12) develops the winsome presentation of those facts.
We believe in continual reformation toward the image of God and are always seeking new insights into biblical methods of teaching.
CHRISTIAN DEFINED
An education that neglects submersion in God’s Word can hardly be called Christian and it cannot prepare a child for life. Our students and instructors are students of the Bible. We read, sing, pray, and reason from the Word. The students’ identities are shaped by the story and the reality of the Gospel. The narrative of the Bible is the center and foundation for all disciplines. Every subject at Geneva Academy is taught in the light of God’s Word. So whatever we are reading or studying—Aristotle or Augustine, Dante or Darwin—we examine everything using the Bible as our guide and final authority.
CURRICULUM
Pre-K4
Phonics - Spaulding/Alpha - Phonics
Math - Saxon K
Bible - Stories
Reading - Story - time
Kindergarten
Reading / Phonics - Saxon K
Latin - Oral Latin I
Math - Saxon 1
Bible - Stories, Songs
Art - Various
Catechism - Schlect child catechism
1st Grade
Reading / Phonics - Saxon 1/ Veritas Readers
Math - Saxon 2
History - Louisiana History / US History and Geography
Bible - Stories and Art
Catechism - Schlect child catechism
Latin - Oral Latin I
Memory - Science, Catechism, Geography, Latin
2nd Grade
Phonics - Saxon 2
Literature - 2nd Grade quality literature
Spelling - Logos
Grammar - Shurley 2
Math - Logos 2
Bible - Genesis - Joshua / Catechism
History - OT & Ancient Egypt / Veritas
Memory - Geography, Psalms, Science, Latin
3rd Grade
Literature - 3rd Grade quality literature
Spelling - Logos 3
Grammar - Shurley 3
Writing - Writing Trails
Math - Logos 3 - Saxon 54
Cursive - Classically Cursive I-III
Bible - Classical Academic Press, Bk II (Ruth to end of OT)
History - Greece, Rome, NT / Veritas
Latin - Latin for Children I
Memory - Science, Catechism, Geography, Latin
4th Grade
Literature - 4th Grade quality literature
Spelling - Logos 4
Grammar - Shurley 4
Writing - Writing Trails
Math - Saxon 54 / Saxon 65 / Math Sound-off
Bible - Classical Academic Press, Bk II (Ruth to End of OT)
History - Greece, Rome, NT / Veritas
Latin - Latin for Children II
Memory - Science, Catechism, Geography, Latin
5th Grade
Literature - American / Explorers - 1815
Spelling - Logos Program
Latin - Lingua Latina
Grammar - Shurley 5
Math - Saxon 7/6
Bible - New Testament I
History - Explorers – 1815 / Veritas
Writing - Excellence in Writing / Imitations in Writing
Memory - Science, Catechism, Geography, Latin
6th Grade
Literature - American / 1815-Present
Spelling - Logos Program
Latin - Lingua Latina
Grammar - Shurley 6
Math - Saxon 8/7
Bible - New Testament II
History - 1815-Present / Veritas
Writing - Excellence in Writing / Imitations in Writing
Memory - Science, Catechism, Geography, Latin
SECONDARY CURRICULUM
| COURSE | GRADE |
CLASS | |
| Bible | 7 |
Old Testament Survey | |
8 |
New Testament Survey | ||
9 |
Pentateuch | ||
10 |
History & Wisdom | ||
11 |
Prophets | ||
12 |
New Testament | ||
| Science | 7 |
General Science | |
8 |
Astronomy/Geology | ||
9 |
Biology | ||
10 |
Chemistry | ||
11 |
Physics, Chemistry II, Anatomy / Physiology | ||
12 |
Physics, Chemistry II, Anatomy / Physiology | ||
| Mathematics | 7 |
Pre-Algebra | |
8 |
Algebra I | ||
9 |
Geometry | ||
10 |
Algebra II | ||
11 |
Advanced Math / Calculus / Trigonometry | ||
12 |
Advanced Math / Calculus / Trigonometry | ||
| Omnibus (Humanities – History and Literature) | 7 |
Ancient I | |
8 |
Medieval I | ||
9 |
Modern I | ||
10 |
Ancient II | ||
11 |
Medieval II | ||
12 |
Modern II | ||
| Languages | 7 |
Latin I | |
8 |
Latin II | ||
9 |
Greek I | ||
10 |
Greek II | ||
11 |
Hebrew / Modern I (if previous languages are complete) | ||
12 |
Modern II | ||
| Rhetoric / Logic / English Grammar | 7 |
Reading (Adler, Strunk and White); Introductory Logic | |
8 |
English Grammar; Intermediate Logic | ||
9 |
Rhetoric I / Progymnasmata (Cicero, Postman) | ||
10 |
Rhetoric II / Progymnasmata (Dabney, Aristotle, Augustine) | ||
11 |
Rhetoric III / Apologetics (Frame, Van Til, Wilson) | ||
12 |
Rhetoric IV / Thesis (Barzun, Chesterton) | ||
| Fine Arts | 7-12 |
Choir, Art, Music Theory & Appreciation |
