| Main Lesson Subjects
by Grade |
| Grade 1: |
Fairy and folk
tales; foundations of reading and writing; arithmetic;
science through nature stories. |
| Grade 2: |
Fables, lives of the saints, reading
and writing; arithmetic; nature stories. |
| Grade 3: |
Old Testament stories;
reading and writing, grammar; arithmetic including
measurements, practical studies in farming and house
building; gardening. |
| Grade 4: |
Norse mythology; reading; grammar;
composition; arithmetic, including fractions; local
history and geography; study of animals. |
| Grade 5: |
Ancient civilizations
through Greece; reading, grammar, composition; freehand
geometric drawing; arithmetic including decimals;
US geography; botany; Greek Olympics. |
| Grade 6: |
History of Rome and the Middle Ages;
reading; grammar, composition; business math; geometric
drawing; geography of the Americas; mineralogy;
|
| Grade 7: |
History of the Renaissance,
Reformation and Age of Exploration; reading, grammar,
composition; world literature, poetry and drama;
perspective drawing; algebra; European and African
geography; physiology, health and nutrition; physics;
chemistry. |
| Grade 8: |
European History, expansion, revolution
and modern times; American history and literature,
New England Transcendentalists; grammar, composition;
geometry of platonic solids; algebra and volumes;
anatomy and physiology; physics; chemistry; Asian
geography; major dramatic production. |
| After the morning's
Main Lesson, students study the following subjects: |
| Grades 1-8: |
French, German,
poetry and drama, painting and drawing, handwork;
eurthmy, physical education; outdoor adventure,
music |
| Grades 3 and 4: |
Group instruction and stringed instruments |
| Grades 5-8: |
Instrumental ensemble;
chorus; woodworking |
