Kindergarten
Bible: The Bible curriculum, written by the Association of Christian Schools International, is rich in teaching of Bible heroes, and strong on application as God’s word pertains to five year-olds. Daily Bible time is for building foundational truths in an age/developmentally appropriate manner. Our teachers put a strong focus on guiding students to “encourage one another in the Lord” as they develop relationships with their classmates.

Handwriting: D’nealian manuscript is introduced.

Mathematics: Mathematics is taught through a hands-on, activity approach. Students explore geometry, measurement, time periods, whole number operations, patterning, and many other number concepts as they develop a foundation for higher mathematics in future grades.

Language Arts: Kindergarten students are introduced to the wonderful world of language through the Orton-Gillingham Multi-sensory approach to teaching language, phonics, reading, writing, and spelling. Coupled with a desire to instill a love of printed and oral language, students develop strong decoding skills and phonemic awareness, while enjoying a wide variety of activities, experiences, and field trips to enrich their language experience.

Social Studies: Kindergarten students “tour the world” as they simulate airplane trips to various nations. Taught from a Biblical perspective in order to begin developing a “heart for the world that God has created,” students have an “all senses experience” as they are introduced to different cultures. Focus is also placed on becoming a “good citizen.”

Science: Students participate in “hands-on/minds-on” science activities with a fun approach to light, living things, and graphing, among other topics. Students begin developing a scientific approach to age/developmentally appropriate experiments.

Readiness
Bible: Bible is taught daily and focuses on the life of Bible heroes including Daniel, Moses, Jacob and others from the Old Testament. An age/developmentally appropriate introduction to the life of Jesus from the New Testament engages students in their need for a Savior.

Handwriting: D’nealian manuscript is mastered.

Mathematics: Mathematics is taught through a hands -on activity approach, as well as guiding students to develop mastery of computation and math skills through the use of paper/pencil tasks. Topics include addition, subtraction, patterns, geometry and fractions among other units.

Language Arts: Readiness students continue to develop language skills through the use of the Orton-Gillingham Multi Sensory approach. This methodology entices each learning style to excel and master skills in phonics, language, reading, writing and spelling. Coupled with a desire to instill a love of printed and oral language students develop, for mastery, decoding skills and phonemic awareness while enjoying a wide variety of activities including reading groups, individual phonics assessments, centers and field trips in order to enrich their reading and writing skills. Literacy theme units are included during the course of the year.

Social Studies: Taught from a Biblical perspective, social studies in the readiness classroom includes studies in American history including Colonial Days, Pilgrims, the Wild West and many presidents including our current White House resident. A unit of study on African American History includes historical figures from the present and past.

Science: Students participate in “hands-on/minds- on” activities with a fun approach to science. Students will participate in experiments in the science lab while studying several topics, such as rocks and minerals, weather and other units. Science is taught from a Biblical perspective encouraging readiness students to explore the world God has created.

First Grade
Bible: The first grade Bible curriculum written by the Association of Christian Schools International focuses on Bible Heroes, as well as, teaching relational skills with an understanding of the Bible as “God’s instruction book” to us. Taught daily, the curriculum includes Bible memory work each week.

Handwriting: D’nealian manuscript is mastered.

Language Arts: The language arts thread of first grade is taught through a multi-sensory approach to reading, phonics, grammar, writing, and spelling. The writing process is introduced, and a variety of novels and biographies, among other genres, enhance the total reading/language program. Spelling is taught with the emphasis on spelling patterns/rules, and on correct usage.

Mathematics: A hands-on and written work approach to math is used to help students develop concrete mathematical concepts in preparation for advanced math studies. Concepts include fractions, computation, number systems, geometry, money, measurement, and time, along with place value and critical thinking skills.

Science: First grade science, taught from a Biblical worldview includes unit studies on the scientific/research methods, plants, magnets, animal groups, (their characteristics and how they grow), weather, seasons, and scientific instruments. Age/developmentally appropriate labs/experiments are used throughout the studies.

Social Studies: First grade social studies, taught from a Biblical worldview, includes unit studies on North and South America, Mexico, American symbols, map skills, and American holidays, among other topics. An introduction to democracy helps students develop an understanding of citizenship.

Second Grade
Bible: The second grade Bible curriculum, written by the Association of Christian Schools International, is a focused study of Bible heroes and heroines including David, Esther, Job, Miriam, Joshua, and Moses, among others. An understanding of godly character and the “blessing of obedience” is a primary theme through out the year. Taught daily, the curriculum includes Bible memory work each week.

Handwriting: D’nealian cursive is taught.

Language Arts: Second grade language arts is taught through a multi-sensory approach, which includes continued phonics development, reading and writing within a variety of genres, grammar, spelling, and in-depth comprehension skills. An increase in the teaching of the writing process, as well as, recognizing a number of literary forms, provides a rich, well-balanced language arts program, complete with many hands-on activities. Spelling is taught with the emphasis on spelling patterns/rules, and on correct usage.

Mathematics: Second grade mathematics continues the use of manipulatives, and written work to teach whole number computation, including division and multiplication basic facts, measurement, time, money, probability and estimation, geometry, reasoning, critical thinking and problem solving, among other concepts.

Social Studies: Taught from a Biblical worldview, second grade social studies encompasses studies of the Colonial Period beginning with the first British settlement in 1609 to the early stages of the Revolutionary War. Colonial Days held on the Providence campus is a highlight of the second grade year.

Science: Taught from a Biblical wordview, second grade science includes continued development of research skills and safe laboratory practices. Units of study include an in-depth study of plants, animal habitats, and an introduction to the study of the earth and the solar system. Integrated within each unit is a focus on God as the creator of the universe.

Third Grade
Bible: The third grade Bible curriculum, written by the Association of Curriculum Schools International, focuses on the book of Acts, the life of Christ, and missions. Students study heroes of the faith, while learning to discern god-honoring character traits and behaviors. Taught daily, the Bible curriculum includes weekly Bible memorization.

Handwriting: D’nealian cursive is used in all written work.

Mathematics: Third grade math includes complete mastery of all multiplication and division facts, an introduction of fractions and decimals, along with continued development of higher-level thinking and reasoning skills. Activities that include work in the area of statistics, probability and geometry help students develop a strong foundation for higher-level mathematics.

Language Arts: Language arts in the third grade culminate in total mastery of all decoding and phonetic strategies. Third graders develop the ability to research and gather data, as well as, read a variety of literary forms, along with the reading text. Writing for excellence in content and proper mechanics, including spelling, is a cornerstone of the third grader’s day. Expanding the vocabulary and refining comprehension strategies envelopes the entire language arts scope of third grade. Spelling is taught with an emphasis on spelling rule/patterns, with focus on correct usage across the disciplines.

Social Studies: Third grade social studies, taught from a Biblical worldview, focuses on map skills, civics, laws, government, and a strong emphasis on Georgia History. Students culminate these studies with a Georgia Day celebratory feast. The teachers stress leadership, and the responsibilities that Christians have to be involved in government.

Science: Third grade science, taught from a Biblical worldview, teaches units of study on photosynthesis, movement, light, life processes in the human body and animal, and plant life cycles. Research and observation methods are explained and used with appropriate hands-on experiments.

Fourth Grade
Bible: The fourth grade Bible curriculum, written by the Association of Christian Schools International, is a study of basic Bible doctrine. Topics include God, His Word, Christ, the Holy Spirit, the church, salvation, heaven, and hell. As well as doctrine, students are encouraged to apply Biblical principles to their behavior and relationships in everyday life. Taught daily, the curriculum includes Bible memory work each week.

Language Arts: The language arts curriculum in fourth grade focuses on developing writing skills. Along with basic grammar, students develop the basic structure of a paragraph by practicing compositions with topic sentences and supporting details. Fourth graders also work on story structure and parts of speech to enhance their writing. Spelling is taught with the emphasis on spelling patterns/rules, and on correct usage.

Reading: The reading curriculum in fourth grade is designed to help students transition from introductory comprehension skills, to higher-level thinking skills. Through a variety of literature in both an anthology and selected novels, students begin to respond to literal, inferential, and evaluative questions from their reading, as well as determining an author’s point of view and perspective.

Mathematics: Fourth grade mathematics is a transition from basic math facts, to more complex arithmetic and problem solving. Students use manipulatives to reinforce basic math concepts, and provide a firm foundation for building future math skills. They practice computation with more complex addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division, as well as, work with time, fractions, decimals, and geometry. Problem solving is practiced weekly in cooperative learning groups.

Science: Fourth grade science, taught from a Biblical worldview, involves hands-on learning experiences of such topics as water, magnetism, sound, insects, planets, plants, oceanography, and electricity. Students are taught how to manage their time step-by-step through long-range projects. They also learn proper safety procedures and laboratory practices as they participate in hands-on experiments in the Science Lab.

Social Studies: Fourth grade social studies encompass a varied scope of topics, all taught from a biblical worldview. The students focus on United States history, including the American Revolution, the Constitution, Bill of Rights, Declaration of Independence, War of 1812, and Civil War. The curriculum includes geography, map skills, economics, and civics, as well as current events supplemented by a news magazine written from a Christian perspective.

Keyboarding: Keyboarding is taught in fourth grade in order to prepare students to be equipped in the area of technology. Students are taught proper technique through a structured 18-week program where they are required to demonstrate proficiency in keyboarding skills.

Fifth Grade
Bible: The Bible curriculum in fifth grade, written by the Association of Christian Schools International, focuses on Old Testament people and events. Students examine the choices Old Testament characters made and how those decisions affected their lives. Along with Bible knowledge, students are encouraged to apply biblical principles to help them make wise decisions. Taught daily, the curriculum includes Bible memory work each week.

Language Arts: In fifth grade, students focus on becoming fluent writers as they correctly handle grammar usage. Students review the parts of speech and develop their writing skills by writing various types of paragraphs, including personal narratives, instructions, descriptions, and persuasive paragraphs. Spelling is taught with the emphasis on spelling patterns/rules, and on correct usage. The culmination of writing skills will be used as students learn the step-by-step process of writing a research paper in an interdisciplinary missions project.

Reading: The fifth grade reading curriculum includes a variety of textbooks and novels. As students read selections from an anthology, as well as two novels, they are exposed to a variety of literary genres, including historical fiction, tall tales, mysteries, myths, biographies, poetry, and fantasy. Emphasis is placed on reinforcing basic reading skills, as well as, transitioning into analysis, inference, and critical thinking skills.

Mathematics: In fifth grade, the emphasis in mathematics is on reinforcing and developing basic math skills such as long division, multiplication of multiple digit numbers, fractions, decimals, percent, graphing, and statistics. Students are encouraged to apply math to everyday situations as they continue to develop critical thinking and problem solving strategies.

Science: Fifth grade science, taught from a biblical worldview, focuses on investigating God’s world. The curriculum is taught on the foundation of God as creator of life, intellect, and order. Students are taught proper laboratory techniques and safety as they complete activities in the Science Lab. The science curriculum is supplemented by one quarter of health, where students learn proper care of the bodies God has given them.

Social Studies: The fifth grade social studies curriculum, taught from a biblical worldview, focuses on 20th century history through the study of geography, economics, culture, and government. Topics include changes in transportation, World War I, the Great Depression, the Stock Market, World War II, the Civil Rights Movement, the Cold War, and the Space Race, as well as a brief unit on the Civil War. The textbook is supplemented with a news magazine to discuss current events from a Christian perspective. The social studies curriculum culminates in an overnight trip to Charleston, S.C., where the students spend three days and two nights aboard the USS Yorktown.

Sixth Grade
Bible: Students in sixth grade study the New Testament through the use of an inductive method of Bible study. Students are challenged to apply biblical principles to their lives as they move from a precept-based study of basic Bible study methods, to a study of the book of James, and finally a topical study of prayer. Taught daily, the curriculum includes Bible memory work each week.

Language Arts: During the sixth grade year, students study basic grammar skills and sentence structure, as they learn to communicate their thoughts, feelings, ideas, and beliefs in written form. Students explore many different styles of writing, such as expository, poetic, short story, descriptive, and persuasive, culminating in a research paper.

Reading: Reading in sixth grade includes a variety of textbooks and novels. Vocabulary foundations are stressed through a study of Greek and Latin roots. As well as, reading selections from an anthology, sixth grade students read and study three novels, representing three different literary genres. Basic reading and thinking skills are reinforced with an emphasis on fluency and comprehension, while analyzing literature from a Christian worldview.

Mathematics: Students in sixth grade mathematics begin the transition from basic math computation and skills to abstract applications. The curriculum expands the students’ knowledge of fractions, decimals, integers, algebra, geometry, and statistics, as well as, continuing to emphasize critical thinking skills and problem solving strategies.

Science: Sixth grade science, taught from a biblical worldview, focuses on observing God’s world. The curriculum covers plants, space, matter, chemistry, and invertebrates. Each topic of study offers a rich base for understanding our world, as well as, understanding biblical perspectives. Content is supplemented, with hands-on lab activities, in the Science Lab. As part of the science curriculum, students participate in a three-day, two-night trip to Space Camp in Huntsville, Ala.

Social Studies: The sixth grade social studies curriculum focuses on the study of Ancient Cultures and Civilization from a biblical worldview. Students begin their study with Mesopotamia in 3000 B.C. and travel through time to Ancient Egypt, China, Syria, Greece, Rome, Africa, and India. Each culture and civilization is a unique study, and offers a rich base for understanding today’s culture, as well as, increased understanding of biblical events.

Seventh Grade
Bible: The seventh grade Bible curriculum focuses on the life of Christ through a harmony of the Gospels approach. Students are encouraged to apply biblical principles to their lives as they study the New Testament. Taught daily, the curriculum includes Bible memory work each week.

Language Arts: The language arts curriculum in seventh grade is comprehensive in nature, including grammar, composition, classic literature, and vocabulary building. The textbook presentation of essential basics of grammar, sentence structure, and other conventions, is carefully balanced with units that teach the writing process as it applies to stories, essays, persuasive writing, and finally, an interdisciplinary research project.

Reading: Reading in seventh grade includes detailed comprehensive strategies, and developing techniques in analyzing literature from a Christian worldview. Basic skills are reinforced along with vocabulary development through Greek and Latin roots. Students read selections from an anthology, as well as, several novels representing a variety of literary genres.

Mathematics: Pre-algebra in the seventh grade is an integrated transition to algebra and geometry. Students use review of previous concepts, as well as, learning new concepts in preparation for high school. In addition to concepts being taught, critical thinking and story problem skills are emphasized.

Science: Seventh grade science, taught from a biblical worldview, includes an introduction to physical science, classification, cells, plants, the human body, science and creation, and much more. Along with learning new concepts, students explore these topics further through hands-on activities, while developing research and safe laboratory practices in the Science Lab.

Social Studies: Seventh grade social studies encompass a varied scope of topics, all taught from a biblical worldview. Along with map skills and geography, students are encouraged to develop an understanding of the world they live in, including the languages, cultures, and religions of different people groups. Students explore the political system in the United States, the election process, and an on-going awareness of local, national, and global current events.