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School
of Grammar
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of Rhetoric
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in progress.
| School
of Grammar |
| Kindergarten
| Enrichment Program |
| Kindergarten
runs 9.00 to 11.30 AM, and consists each day with
instruction in writing, reading, mathematics, and
art and music every other day. At this age, students
learn how to learn, how to interact with other students
and adults, and set the foundation for their academic
lives. Regular activities include kinesthetic projects,
especially in the afternoon Enrichment program.
Kindergarten Enrichment continues through 3.40 pm,
and students participate in additional language
arts instruction, have reading time, recess, as
well as projects which take them deeper into the
curriculum. |
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| Grade
1 |
| First
grade starts Nova students on their course in formal
academics. Students receive instruction in art,
music, and physical education every other day. Much
of the day focuses time and effort in developing
the language skills needed in spelling, reading
and writing.
The
adopted curriculum and strong phonetic methodology
for language arts is based on The Writing Road
to Reading and GrammarWorks programs.
Mathematics instruction follows the Singapore
Math series. Units of study in ancient history
and science alternate. Our historical frame begins
in The Fertile Crescent and ends with the power
of the Roman Empire. First graders work hard but
also relax and play during two snack breaks and
two recess periods everyday.
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| Grade
2 |
| Second
grade intensifies the Nova students on their course
of daily instruction and begins to teach them more
independence in completing their work. Our day focuses
a lot of time and effort of developing the language
arts skills of writing and reading in every subject.
Our teaching approach is phonics-based, and our
curriculum is based in The Writing Road to Reading
and GrammarWorks. We use the skills and knowledge
developed through these programs to strengthen the
students’ comprehension as they read books
at their ability level and to extend their writing
skills. Our mathematics instruction uses Nova's
adopted math program, Singapore Math, and students
are ability-grouped in mathematics to maximize the
instruction they receive. We also learn about the
period of history which frames our studies; the
fall of the Roman Empire through the high Renaissance.
Students also have instruction in art, music, science
and physical education every other day. Highlights
of each day include reading (supervised and independent)
and the many connections the students make between
the stories they read, the events we study in history,
and their own lives. |
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| Grade
3 |
| In
third grade students learn about the time period
from the Renaissance through the Industrial Revolution.
Our day focuses a lot of time and effort on developing
the language arts skills of writing and reading:
we practice more complex, multi-letter, and rare
phonograms each day, and have routine spelling quizzes.
We also begin to diagram sentences. Our approach
remains based on The Writing Road to Reading
and GrammarWorks. Reading becomes more complex,
and we expect students to be able to work independently,
with oversight. Our mathematics instruction uses
Nova's adopted math program, Singapore Math, and
students are ability-grouped in mathematics to maximize
the instruction they receive. Students also have
instruction in art, music, science and physical
education every other day. Highlights of each day
include reading (supervised and independent) and
the many connections the students make between the
stories they read, the events we study in history,
and their own lives. |
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| Grade
4 |
| In
the fourth grade the Nova student is expected to
demonstrate language arts mastery and to display
the ability to investigate issues independently
regularly. As with all grades, language arts instruction
remains the center of the curriculum, and students
master multi-letter phonograms and rarely occurring
ones. Students continue to have instruction in art,
music, and physical education every other day. Fourth
grade continues daily instruction in Latin, focusing
on understanding the forms learned the previous
year. Our day focuses a lot of time and effort of
developing the language arts skills of writing and
reading. The period of history which frames the
course of study in the fourth grade goes from the
Industrial Revolution (1850) thorough the present. |
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| Grade
5 |
| In
the fifth grade the Nova student is making a transition
from the grammar to the logic stages. Students are
expected to have a mastery with language arts and
are able to argue clearly and effectively in writing
and in the spoken word. In grade 5 the schedule
changes to a hybrid between the daily schedule of
the younger grades and the period-based rotation
of the middle school grades although, as with all
grades, language arts instruction remains the center
of the curriculum. Students continue to have instruction
in art, music, and physical education, but for longer
periods twice per week. Science is taught daily
in a pull-out science class by a separate teacher.
The period of history which frames our study is
pre-history through the fall of the Roman empire,
with a focus on reading as many primary sources
as possible. Some highlights of each day include
the read-aloud activities and history classes. |
School of Logic |
| Grade
6 |
| Forthcoming. |
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| Grade
7 |
| Forthcoming. |
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| Grade
8 |
| Forthcoming. |
School
of Rhetoric
As
Nova prepares to open its doors to our first freshman
class, we have already been busy talking to students
and parents about what they hope to see. Parents and
adminsitrators have been working over the past three
years to conceptualize and build not only an excellent
high school, but also the culminating component of the
classical model of education.
Please
visit our School of Rhetoric
information site for ongoing and up-to-date information.
In
the interim, please feel free to peruse our idea of
a Day in the Life
of a student in the School of Rhetoric.
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