Curriculum Overviews for the Upper Grades

Fifth Grade

  • Ancient History -
    India
    Persia
    Mesopotamia
    Egypt
    Greece
  • American Geography
  • Botany
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics: Fractions and Decimals
  • Singing and Orchestra
  • Handwork:
    Woodworking
    Knitting
  • Eurythmy
  • English: reading, writing, and grammar
  • Foreign Language
  • Painting
  • Sports


Sixth Grade

  • History - the transition from ancient to modern:
    the decline of Greece,
    the rise and fall of Rome, and
    the effects of these cultures on European civilization up through the Middle Ages
  • World Geography
  • Geology
  • Astronomy
  • Physics:
    Acoustics
    Optics
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics: Percentage and Ratio
  • Singing and Orchestra
  • Handwork: Woodworking
  • Eurythmy
  • English: reading, writing, and grammar
  • Foreign Language
  • Painting
  • Sports


Seventh Grade

  • History - Renaissance and Reformation
  • World Geography
  • Physics:
    Mechanics
    Inorganic Chemistry
    Physiology
  • Geometry
  • Mathematics: Algebra
    Negative Numbers
    Square and Cube Roots
  • Singing and Orchestra
  • Handwork:
    Embroidery
    Carving
    Clay Modeling
  • Eurythmy: ballads, drama, tragedy
  • English including creative writing
  • Foreign Language
  • Painting
  • Sports


Eighth Grade

  • History - the Industrial Revolution to the present day
  • Geography as related to World Economics
  • Physics:
    Acoustics
    Thermodynamics
    Mechanics
    Electricity and Magnetism
    Hydraulics
    Aerodynamics
    Meteorology
    Ecology
    Organic Chemistry
    Physiology
  • Geometry: measurement of surfaces and volume
  • Mathematics: practical applications of arithmetic, algebra, and geometry
    Graphing
  • Singing and Orchestra:
    Elizabethan Music
    American Music
    Symphonic Form
  • Handwork:
    Machine Sewing
    Darning
    Artistic Hand-Sewing Projects
    Soapstone Carvings
    Carpentry
  • Eurythmy: poems with contrasting moods
  • English: the short story, letters, and Shakespearean drama
  • Foreign Language
  • Painting: highlights and shadows in portraits and landscapes
  • Sports