Curriculum Overview

Singapore Math is used from K-8. It is a phenomenal curriculum that takes math fundamentals a bite at a time. Students will develop true number sense through this curriculum.

We recommend taking the placement tests as earlier as possible. You can find them here: Singapore Dimensions Placement Tests. (If your child is in 3rd Grade, then he would take the 3A test. If he does well, then take the 3B test.)

Rose City includes Latin in the curriculum because it is a precise language that requires attention and clear thinking to master. Latin acts as an exercise that strengthens the thinking muscles for other difficult tasks. Latin acts as a precursor to learning other Romantic languages with ease, and it opens up the canon of Western Heritage to students.

Memoria Press Latin Sequence:

Lingua Angelica I & II

Prima Latina

Latina Christiana

Language

Students need to learn the fundamentals of language, i.e. sounds and letters. Phonograms are the primary tool we give children to start breaking down language into manageable pieces.

Spelling

Spell to Write and Read

Reading and Spelling Through Literature

Reading

Elson Readers

Assorted early readers

Grammar

First Language Lessons (1-4)

Writing With Ease (1-4)

Creation to Resurrection

The Mystery of History curriculum shows the progression of God's story in history quite thoroughly and at a level that is accessible to both younger and older students.

The Early Church and Medieval Era

It is broken down into the four sections of history shown in the titles above. Students interact with each era of history at a Grammar level, then again four years later, and again four years after that.

The Renaissance, The Reformation, and The Growth of Nations.

The Mystery of History text also works in the Scriptural narrative as part of history. Other history options often disregard the faith component or compartmentalize it.

Revolutionary Wars to Modern Times

The goal with history is to give students a framework for all that God has done in history and how ideas have shaped our world. MOH gives that structure by default.

Grammar School

In Grammar School we open the doors to learning. Grades 1 through 4 are where we start to give them the tools and foundations to build the rest of their knowledge on. Professional knowledge and academic knowledge have the same barriers for entry, and that's why students must learn reading, writing, and arithmetic. Proficiency in these three are necessary for moving forward into higher learning, so reading, writing, and arithmetic are the primary skills learned in Grammar School.

Our higher and more ethereal goal in Grammar School is to introduce them to wonder and to authority. Students will also be exposed to history, astronomy, art, music, poetry, Latin, and theology; and they'll start to see how great of an intellectual and spiritual tradition we've been handed.

Most Grammar School students use the bulk of their energy with spelling and math. Then the rest of the day's work falls into place after that. These students spend a lot of time memorizing phonograms, math facts, poems, timelines, and sound-offs for grammar, science, and theology. Students at this age attend class on Mondays and Thursday, then complete assignments at home with parents on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Fridays are used for review, strengthening weak points, and awakening wonder.

Reading

Phonograms, spelling lists, and early readers

Writing

Copy work, handwriting, narration, and dictation

Arithmetic

Math facts, number bonds, word problems, and worksheets

Rose City
Classical Academy

Curriculum Overview

Language

Spelling

Reading

Grammar

Creation to Resurrection

The Early Church and Medieval Era

The Renaissance, The Reformation, and The Growth of Nations.

Revolutionary Wars to Modern Times

Science

Books

Bible

Books

Grammar School

Reading

Writing

Arithmetic