Curriculum Scope
SCIENCE: Each semester we try to focus on one main science discipline to give our students time to really delve into the topic deeply. We have tried to make sure that we cover all the main science disciplines throughout our Five Year Sequence as well as all of the main topics within those disciplines. We have also attempted to pair life sciences with physical sciences each year with the hope that one or both of the sciences covered will be enjoyable to all the students. There are a few topics we've chosen to skip purposely, such as reproductive organs in anatomy and earth-age in geology, to give parents the ability to introduce these ideas in the way they see fit. The plan is to do a Five Year Sequence. If your child stays in the coop from K through 8th grade, he/she will receive basic science information about each science discipline for five years. Then, he/she will begin to repeat those topics in more detail and at a higher cognitive level. No matter when your child e