While students will learn at different paces, we believe that true education is a matter of development over time and within a stable community. At Archway Arete we give our students individualized attention, but always within a common, one-track curriculum.
| Classes / Year | K | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th |
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| English | Phonetics, Spelling & Vocabulary Reading & Literature Grammar & Composition |
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| History | Core Knowledge History & Geography | |||||
| Math | Singapore Math | |||||
| Science | Core Knowledge Science | |||||
| Foreign Language | French | |||||
| Fine Arts | Art, Music Theory and Performance | |||||
| Athletics | Physical Education | |||||
Great Hearts K-5 Reading List:
Kindergarten: Little Bear • Mouse Soup • Mike Mulligan • The Velveteen Rabbit • Mr. Popper’s Penguins • Little Bear’s Visit • Father Bear Comes Home • Grasshopper on the Road
1st Grade: Owl at Home • Frog and Toad Collection • A Bargain for Frances • Sam the Minuteman • My Father’s Dragon • The Bears on Hemlock Mountain • George the Drummer Boy • The Tale of Peter Rabbit • Keep the Lights Burning, Abbie • Bedtime for Frances
2nd Grade: Boxcar Children • Charlotte’s Web • Little House in the Big Woods • Cricket in Times Square • Sarah, Plain and Tall • The Courage of Sarah Noble • The Hundred Dresses • Elmer and the Dragon • The Dragons of Blueland • The Borrowers
3rd Grade: The Little House on the Prairie • The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe • Pinocchio • Trumpet of the Swan • The Little Prince • The Real Thief • The Moffats • The Horse and his Boy • Stuart Little • Paddle to the Sea • Bambi • Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
4th Grade: Prince Caspian • Carry on, Mr. Bowditch • The Princess and the Goblin • The Adventures of Robin Hood • Wizard of Oz • King Arthur and His Knights of the Round Table • Pollyanna • Peter Pan • The Silver Chair • Island of the Blue Dolphins • Farmer Boy • Bud, Not Buddy
5th Grade: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader • Where the Red Fern Grows • Secret Garden • Across Five Aprils • The Jungle Book • The Phantom Tollbooth • A Wrinkle in Time • The Wise Woman • The Magician’s Nephew • My Side of the Mountain • Little Women • Through the Looking Glass
*academies will choose works from the above lists
Supplemental Reading Lists:
