sixth – EIGHTH grade

Logic School

Sixth - EIGHTH Grade

Logic School

Christ Classical Academy maintains that God is a rational God, and that humans created in His image are rational beings. We believe that God reveals Himself to humans in rational ways through His Word and nature. Christianity, the way of life through which humans enjoy fellowship with God as their Heavenly Father, is therefore a rational lifestyle. Clearly, Christain parents desire their children to know the truth of Christianity. The goal is to educate students, teaching them how to know, through concurrent instruction in subjects such as logic, Bible, and science, rather than merely telling them what to know.

ACADEMIC STRUCTURE

How is Logic Different?

The transition from grammar school to logic school can be characterized by a transition from knowledge to understanding. In grammar school, students are able to memorize a lot, and they do. They memorize a lot by singing, chanting, and repetition. Beginning in the logic school, students are much more ready for the challenge of understanding. Students in logic school begin to ask why? and they begin to be able to understand why? They still memorize a lot, but they discuss what they know, ask and get asked probing questions, argue, debate, and reason. They are capable of higher levels of independence both in and outside the classroom, and they are given the responsibility exercising that independence with maturity and grace.

Well-Rounded

Curriculum

In sixth grade, students complete the study of American history which they began in fifth grade. In seventh and eighth grades, students are called to take their citizenship seriously. Our students are citizens of two kingdoms: the kingdom of God and these United States. So in seventh grade they take a course called Church history and citizenship, and in eighth grade they take a course called U.S. history and citizenship. They learn about the foundations of these two institutions by studying foundational Christian texts like Scripture, the creeds, and important works of theology and by studying foundational American documents like the US constitution, the declaration of independence, and significant supreme court decisions. The goal of these two courses is to impart to our students identities in these two kingdoms and to challenge them to meet the great responsibilities of citizenship graciously.

Students read texts of literature that relate thematically to their studies in history. For example, in literature class, seventh graders studying church history and citizenship, read the Bible as literature, The Book of the Dunn Cow, Arthurian legends, and missionary biographies. Eighth graders studying U.S. history and citizenship read stories with themes related to the need for and the challenges with government—The Lord of the Flies, “Antigone,” and The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.

Christ Classical Academy teaches science with the goals of wonder, integration, and mastery. Sixth graders study life science. Seventh graders study physical science. Eighth graders study Earth science. The study of science should always begin with wonder. The world is a stunning place, full of surprises and jaw-dropping phenomena. But there are many factors standing in between our students and the world they might otherwise become fascinated with. Only if they know the world will students begin to love it and begin to skillfully exercise the dominion god has called them to.

Students are placed in math classes according the their placement. The grade level sequence is Pre-Algebra in seventh grade and Algebra I in eighth grade followed by more advanced math classes in the rhetoric school. Students begin learning Latin songs and chants in third grade. Fourth and fifth grade students study Latin vocabulary and grammar through Latin for Children, Book A.

Students continue their study Latin, focusing on translating texts from mythology, philosophy, history, and poetry, both from the Roman era and from the Christian Latin era.

Students continue their study of music, focusing on music literacy, sight-singing and ear-training, and vocal production and performance. The learn to sing psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, and they prepare for performances of classical choral music, folk music, and musical theater. They also learn to listen to classical music and become well acquainted with master composers and their works from medieval, renaissance, baroque, classical, and twentieth century music.

Students in art pursue mastery of a broad array of skills of the artist including drawing and shading, blending, color theory, watercolor and acrylic painting, three-dimensional art, and much more. They learn to observe and interpret the visual world by focusing on the elements of art—line, shape, form, color, value, texture, and space. And they study and replicate master works from the full span of art history ranging from the Lascaux cave paintings to modern masters.

Christ Classical Academy

Christ Classical Academy

Logic School

Logic School

How is Logic Different?

Curriculum

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