Academics
A Complete, Classical, And Christian K-12 Education
Saint Paul’s Classical School offers a unified K–12 program that integrates rigorous academics with a deeply Christian vision of reality. Our aim is to form students in Christian wisdom and virtue so that they may love God and neighbor faithfully, not merely to prepare them for employment.
Primary School (K–2)
Students cultivate piety and wonder while learning how to “be at school,” forming the early habits that support later study. They learn to write (manuscript to cursive), to read through precise phonics and spelling rules, to study basic grammar, and to master addition and subtraction in real‑life contexts.
Grammar School (3–6)
Students delight in facts, songs, and recitation as they build knowledge across the disciplines. They continue formal grammar and composition, begin formal Latin, and advance in arithmetic through fractions, decimals, percentages, and introductory statistics and probability, with foundational geometry.
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Dialectic School (7–8)
Students begin to ask how things relate, moving from “what” to “why.” They study Pre‑Algebra and Algebra I, write longer essays in Literature, History, Natural Philosophy, and Theology, and begin formal Logic to recognize valid arguments and fallacies.
Rhetoric School (9–12)
Students learn to speak and write with beauty, coherence, and purpose, bringing together the knowledge of the Grammar years and the reasoning of the Dialectic years. A mature Rhetoric student reads great works attentively, speaks persuasively, calculates with precision, and lives through faith, service, humility, and love.
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Proverbs 22:6
Our Entire Curriculum
| Subject | K - 2nd | 3rd - 6th | 7th - 8th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 12th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathematics | Number sense; addition/subtraction; time & money. | Arithmetic through fractions, decimals, percentages; intro geometry & statistics. | Pre‑Algebra, Algebra I. | Algebra I or Geometry. | Geometry or Algebra II. | Algebra II or AP Pre‑Calculus. | AP Pre‑Calculus, AP Calculus AB/BC. |
| English | Intensive phonics; early readers; handwriting; copywork; oral narration; beginning spelling & grammar. | Formal grammar; dictation; structured composition; classic children’s literature. | Deeper literature; multi‑paragraph essays; stronger grammar; emerging speeches. | English I: Ancient Literature + composition. | English II: Medieval Literature + composition. | English III: American Literature + composition and speeches. | English IV: Modern & Classical Masterworks + advanced writing. |
| History | Bible & Western stories; simple timelines & maps. | Grammar‑level Western & American history; chants, timelines, maps, biographies. | Western Civilization with growing analysis & primary sources. | Western Civilization I: Greece & Rome. | Western Civilization II: Middle Ages. | Western Civilization III: American History. | Civics & Economics |
| Natural Philosophy | Nature study; basic observation & classification. | Science through time; simple experiments with biographies of famous scientists | Life Science or Physical Science with developing lab skills and written labs. | Biology w/Lab. | Chemistry w/Lab | Earth & Space Science | Physics w/Lab |
| Theology, Bible & Classical Studies | Daily chapel; Bible stories; catechism; virtues; church year. | Bible readings; catechism; virtues; feasts; preparation for formal theology. | Bible & theology integrated with formal Logic. | Classical Studies I: Dogmatic Theology & Ancient Philosophy. | Classical Studies II: Historical Theology & Medieval Philosophy. | Classical Studies III: Moral Theology & Rhetoric I (Junior Thesis). | Classical Studies IV: Apologetics & Rhetoric II (Senior Thesis). |
| Latin | Informal exposure (prayers/chants as used). | Formal Latin begins: forms, vocabulary, basic translation. | Ongoing Latin grammar & translation toward authentic texts. | Latin I or II. | Latin II or III. | Latin III or IV. | Latin IV or AP Latin. |
| Fine Arts | Singing in chapel; seasonal art; simple recitation. | Music; visual art; class drama; recitation days. | Concerts, drama, and arts integrated with humanities. | Drama I or Art I or Choir I and other school fine art events. | Drama II or Art II or Choir II and other school fine art events. | Drama III or Art III or Choir III and other school fine art events. | Drama IV or Art IV or Choir IV and other school fine art events. |