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Junior Kindergarten (JK)

Foundations of Faith and Learning

  • Explore letters, sounds, and storytelling with movement and art
  • Introduction to number sense, shapes, and patterns in God's creation
  • Develop fine/gross motor skills, social cooperation, and curiosity
  • Daily prayer, saint stories, and learning the beauty of God’s world
  • Play-based readiness for Kindergarten
Kindergarten – 2nd Grade (K–2)

Foundations in Literacy, Faith, and Math

  • Build vocabulary, grammar, and writing through the Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Program.
  • Read classical children’s literature (Ferdinand, Frog and Toad, etc.)
  • Begin cursive handwriting (2nd grade)
  • Memorize prayers, Latin vocabulary, and poems
  • Grow from number recognition to fluent addition/subtraction
  • Discover Ancient Greece, Rome, and Egypt
  • Field trips to museums to see God’s beauty in art and history
  • Deepen understanding of God’s love and our neighbor
3rd – 5th Grade

Academic Growth & Moral Formation

  • Expand writing with IEW: drafting, editing, and publishing
  • Read classic literature (Chronicles of Narnia, Old Yeller, Aesop's Fables)
  • Study Virginia and U.S. history, government, presidents, and founding documents
  • Explore science through the lens of God’s creation
  • Strengthen math: multiplication, division, fractions, decimals
  • Learn about saints, Scripture, and Church teachings
  • Begin intentional use of technology for writing, research, and presentations
  • Field trips to historic and cultural sites
6th – 8th Grade (Middle School)

Formation of Mind, Faith, and Character

  • Complete IEW Program: Includes advanced grammar and vocabulary instruction
  • Research & Writing: Students write MLA-formatted research papers on historical topics
  • Classical Literature: Deep reading and discussion of time-honored works (see grade-level lists below)
  • Theology: Study of the Gospels, Church doctrine, and moral/social teachings
  • Academic Development: Learn to manage multiple classes, midterms, and final exams
  • High School Preparation: Rigorous academic foundation grounded in faith

Science Sequence

  • 6th Grade: Life Science
  • 7th Grade: Physical Science
  • 8th Grade: Earth Science

Math Tracks: Standard Track

  • 6th: Math 6
  • 7th: Math 7
  • 8th: Pre-Algebra

Math Tracks: Advanced Track

  • 6th: Math 6
  • 7th: Pre-Algebra
  • 8th: Algebra I

Middle School History Curriculum
Our middle school history program builds chronological understanding and civic awareness:

  • 6th Grade: U.S. History from Reconstruction through the 20th Century
  • 7th Grade: Civics and Economics — Foundations of Government and Financial Literacy
  • 8th Grade: World History to 1400 — A 9th-Grade Credit Course Exploring Early Civilizations

Middle School Theology

  • 6th grade: Sacred Scripture (Old Testament and the Gospel according to St. Matthew), salvation history, moral law, Catholic social teaching, and Theology of the Body.
  • 7th grade: Sacred Scripture (New Testament and the Gospel according to St. Luke), the doctrine of grace, the Sacraments, the virtues, Catholic social teaching, and Theology of the Body.
  • 8th grade: Sacred Scripture (the Gospel according to St. John), the Church, vocations, Catholic social teaching, and Theology of the Body.
     

Middle School Latin

  • 6th grade: 1st and 2nd declensions, present and imperfect tenses, and reading of adapted Latin prose.
  • 7th grade: 3rd and 4th declensions, future and perfect tenses, and reading of adapted Latin prose.
  • 8th grade: 5 declension and pronouns, pluperfect and future perfect tenses, and reading of adapted Latin prose.
     

Literature by Grade Level (The following highlights the wonderful texts and selections our middle school students will read and discuss in their English and Seminar classes.)
6th Grade: 

  • The Golden Goblet by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
  • A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  • The Iliad for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church
  • King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table by Roger Lancelyn Green
  • "'Hope' is the thing with feathers" by Emily Dickinson
  • "The Road Not Taken" by Robert Frost
  • "Nothing Gold Can Stay" by Robert Frost
  • "Trees" by Joyce Kilmer
  • "Annabel Lee" by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "The Hitchhiker" by Lucille Fletcher
  • "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
  • "All Summer in a Day" by Ray Bradbury
  • "The Wish" by Roald Dahl 

7th Grade:

  • The Eagle of the Ninth by Rosemary Sutcliff
  • Select Sherlock Holmes stories by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
  • The Odyssey for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church
  • The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
  • "O Captain! My Captain!" by Walt Whitman
  • "I Hear America Singing" by Walt Whitman
  • "The Charge of the Light Brigade"
  • "Thank You, Ma'am" by Langston Hughes
  • "Flowers for Algernon" by Daniel Keyes
  • "The Pit and the Pendulum" by Edgar Allan Poe
  • "The Open Window" by Saki

8th Grade:

  • The Giver by Lois Lowry
  • The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy
  • The Aeneid for Boys and Girls by Alfred J. Church
  • Select canti from Dante Alighieri’s Inferno, Purgatorio, and Paradiso
  • The Screwtape Letters by C.S. Lewis
  • "The Allegory of the Cave" by Plato
  • "Man or Rabbit" by C.S. Lewis
  • "The Selfish Giant" by Oscar Wilde
  • "Lepanto" by G.K. Chesterton
  • "Letter From a Birmingham Jail" by Martin Luther King Jr.
  • "Ulysses" by Alfred Lord Tennyson
  • Excerpts from the Rule of St. Benedict
Graduation Goal:

By the end of 8th grade, students are faith-filled, classically educated, articulate, and intellectually prepared to meet the challenges of high school—rooted in truth, beauty, goodness, and the Catholic faith.

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