The Kindergarten classroom is limited to 15 students. These children are taught by Mrs. Judith Hall. Over the course of the year, they learn all the symbols necessary for beginning reading and numeration. Children will also enjoy play activites that facilitate learning.
The First and Second grades are in separate rooms taught by a teacher, Mr. Keith Knowlden and overseen by a full time aide, Mrs. Diana Dallachiesa. In each classroom the teacher teaches the concepts and the aide reinforces the concept through drill work and memorization. That allows the students to excel in reading writing and number concepts.
Our Third and Fourth grades are combined into one classroom. The teacher, Miss Jenn Sheridan, capably teaches one grade while the other works independently on assignments. These students are masters of memorization of historical documents, lists of parts of speech and math multiplication facts.
In Fifth and Sixth grade, the classroom is combined as well and under the tutelage of Mr. Daniel Boehret, a teacher with over twenty-seven years of experience here. He leads fifth graders through their first term paper and shows students the grammar maps that allow them to understand parts of speech with ease. Latin for sixth graders is also an option.
Each grade has the appropriate subjects of reading, writing and arithmetic as well as history, science, health, spelling, grammar, conversational Spanish, gym, music and art. This time-proven curriculum gives students an advantage in taking the Stanford Achievement Tests allowing many students to score post-high school by the time they are in sixth grade.
Students in the Seventh and Eighth grades work together in a combined classroom where the teacher, Mr. Randy Boston, ably teaches one grade while the other does their work. Students gain further understanding of all eight parts of speech in grammar, read more complex literature, work on term papers, study life and earth science, study eastern hemisphere geography and history, and are placed in appropriate classes for math ranging from basic math, and pre-algebra to algebra I. Conversational Spanish, music, art and gym round out the weeks activities. Students may also try out for a place with the string philharmonic program, speech meets, Tone Chimes or 7-12 grade choir which meet during the school day. The eighth graders also participate in a Leadership Group each week that is to prepare them for high school. These students also have opportunity to participate in many extra-curricular activities. Boy’s and girl’s basketball, spring track and field events, drama, Orchestra, and chess club. They also may serve as a class representative to the student council.
The high school program is a unique small-group experience that allows students to enjoy relationships with all four grades. History classes are offered so that students are exposed to World History, World Geography, American History, and American Civics over the course of four years. The literature course is divided into two two-year cycles. They read through classic pieces of literature such as Beowulf, Spencer’s Fairie Queen, Milton’s Paradise Lost, and several dramas by William Shakespeare. They also are exposed to more current works as well. Speech, composition and term papers are all part of the English cycle as well. Mr. Craig Riggall is the main teacher for these classes. Science courses are challenging and include Chemistry and Physics. These are primarily taught by Mr. David Kapuschinsky. He also teaches the rigorous math courses of Algebra I and II, Geometry, Trigonometry and Calculus. Students who follow through with all these classes are well prepared for college and often excel in the math portion of the college SAT’s. Other part-time teachers fill in the course work with classes in Physical Science, Biology, Fundamentals of Algebra, Problem Solving, Spanish, Art or Art Appreciation, Choir or Music Appreciation, Chamber Choir, and Physical Education. Non-graded classes include Publications where students help publish the school newspaper, magazine and yearbook. Also, a STEP (senior-teen exchange program) class allows students to visit a nursing facility and visit the same resident weekly through a semester. Other courses are offered as schedule allows. The high school atmosphere includes after-school activities (see student life page) as well as the yearly city-trip to a major city in the east. Prayer breakfast, morning call, where students recite the school motto, Christian worldview series, and chapel are designed to give students opportunities to express and increase their love for God. All of these things are intentionally designed to instill a biblical worldview as students live together in community to understand their Creator.
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