Programs
Programs by stage
Children move through grammar, dialectic and rhetoric, learning what is so, why it is so, and how to say it well.
- 01
Grammar
Kindergarten to grade 3SkillsLatin chants and a first vocabulary
Poems, songs and math facts said aloud and kept
Stories read aloud, then read alone
History told as a story along one long timeline
Moving upChildren move up with their class. Teachers and families talk in the winter about what the next year asks.
- 02
Dialectic
Grades 4 to 6SkillsLatin grammar and short passages to translate
Logic: a claim, a reason and a gap in the reasoning
Paragraphs and short essays with a plan
Math that asks for the reason as well as the answer
Moving upThe class stays together, and the teachers change. Each child keeps a reading journal that travels with them.
- 03
Rhetoric
Grades 7 and 8SkillsLonger essays and a spoken defense of an argument
Latin readings in the original
A weekly seminar on a text the whole class has read
Science and math written up like a lab notebook
Moving upGrade 8 ends with a spoken piece before families, and the school helps each family look at what comes next.
Sample levels.
Classes
Classes by grade and by day
Each grade is one class. Hours and days are the same for every stage unless a note says otherwise.
| Ages | Class size | Monday to Thursday8:15 am to 3:15 pm4 days | Friday8:15 am to 12:15 pm1 day | Before care7:30 am to 8:15 am5 days | After care3:15 pm to 5:30 pm5 days |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grammar stageKindergarten to grade 3Friday lessons are music, art and a long read-aloud. | 14 | Offered | OfferedEnds after lunch | Offered | Offered |
| Dialectic stageGrades 4 to 6 | 16 | Offered | OfferedEnds after lunch | Offered | Offered |
| Rhetoric stageGrades 7 and 8Friday afternoon is a seminar. | 16 | Offered | OfferedSeminar until 2:30 pm | Offered | OfferedStudy hall |
Fees and what each is for
- Application
- Covers reading the application and meeting the child. Due when a family applies.
- Enrollment
- Holds a place after an offer is accepted.
- Books and supplies
- The texts and materials for the year, ordered by the school.
- Uniform
- The dress code pieces on the office's list, bought from any shop.
- Before and after care
- Billed by the month for the days a family uses.
- Field trips
- A few day trips in the year, billed when a family signs the permission slip.
Sample programs.
What children study
Five subjects, taught every week
We say what children read, make and practice, and we show you the work at the visit.
Latin
Children chant and recite in the early grades, then learn grammar and translate short passages. By grade 8 they read the poets.
Logic and writing
Children name a claim, give a reason and find the gap in an argument. They write paragraphs, then essays, and read them aloud.
The reading life
A shared reading list, set by the teachers, with books read aloud in class and books read alone at home. Each child keeps a journal.
Math and science
Facts said aloud in the early grades, then problems that ask for the reason as well as the answer, and a notebook for each experiment.
History, art and music
One long timeline from kindergarten to grade 8, with drawing, singing and an instrument every week.
Seminar
Once a week the class sits around one table with one text. The teacher asks, and the children talk to each other.
See a class at work
Book a visit day and sit in on a morning lesson.