Religion

Daily emphasis is on learning and showing ways to demonstrate our role as Christians. Activities with others aids in gaining respect for life, importance of our call to service and an understanding of how Jesus can be seen in others.

The New Testament textbook, along with the Bible, creates an understanding of how God reveals Himself and His plan of salvation. The students are offered lessons and activities on ethical decision making, parables and how they can apply to daily life, and interpreting and applying scripture to daily life, just to name a few.

The students gain an understanding that prayer and faith in God is a way of life.

Language Arts

Reading - Character analysis, identifying themes, different points of view, vocabulary development, plot structure and conflict are concepts covered when reading short stories and novels.

Writing - The students have opportunities to journal, and explore descriptive, expository and persuasive writing.

Grammar - Through writing assignments and daily oral language, the students learn spelling, the part of speech and sentence structure.

Social Studies

The 7th grade history curriculum consists of U.S. history. Major topics of
study include the American Revolution, American Government and the
Constitution, Presidents, the Civil War, Westward Expansion, Immigration, and Reform, WWI, the 1920's, the Great Depression, and WWII.

Math -6th 7th 8th grade

All three grades cover a specific core:
*place value *whole numbers *decimals *fractions *geometry *measurement *graphing *probability *problem solving *algebra *estimation

As the student is promoted to the next grade, the level of detail, depth and expectations for each area increases.

Hands on activities, online projects, group and individual problem solving are emphasized in all the middle school grades.

Science

Students in grade seven focus on life science using textbooks entitled Human Biology and Health and Animals. Some of the highlights of seventh grade science are learning about the human body, a neuroscience unit with a brain assembly and exhibits, building a habitat for and observing an animal, and designing an experiment with mealworms.

All students in jr. high learn from both textbooks and hands-on lab experiences to build knowledge and inquiry skills. Students also participate in the science fair which is held in the spring. Students select their own topics and work alone or in partners. Throughout the year, students use the scientific method in all lab experiences and in the science fair.

Class Schedule