{"id":2855,"date":"2025-05-29T19:36:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-29T19:36:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/founderscadev.wpenginepowered.com\/?page_id=2855"},"modified":"2025-09-02T19:52:12","modified_gmt":"2025-09-02T19:52:12","slug":"curriculum","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/foundersclassical.com\/es\/academics\/curriculum\/","title":{"rendered":"Curriculum"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fws_6a59e371a1a83\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-top  right_padding_5vw left_padding_5vw top_padding_phone_20vw right_padding_phone_1vw left_padding_phone_1vw\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding force-desktop-text-align-center inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a59e371a1e9f\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"default\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle right_padding_5vw left_padding_5vw\"  style=\"padding-top: 5vw; padding-bottom: 5vw; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column centered-text el_spacing_50px\"   data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h1 style=\"color: #581110;text-align: left\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading\" >Classical Curriculum<\/h1><div class=\"nectar-responsive-text nectar-link-underline-effect\" style=\"max-width: 1200px;\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Our curriculum is built on the twin pillars of the Core Knowledge sequence and our classical scope and sequence. It offers a clear roadmap for cultivating knowledge, wisdom, and virtue from kindergarten through 12th grade.<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a59e371a26ba\"  data-column-margin=\"default\" data-midnight=\"dark\"  class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row full-width-content vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle  bottom_margin_5vw right_padding_10vw left_padding_10vw right_padding_phone_0px left_padding_phone_0px\"  style=\"padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; \"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\" data-bg-animation=\"none\" data-bg-animation-delay=\"\" data-bg-overlay=\"false\"><div class=\"inner-wrap row-bg-layer\" ><div class=\"row-bg viewport-desktop\"  style=\"\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12 col span_12 dark left\">\n\t<div  class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col no-extra-padding inherit_tablet inherit_phone\"  data-border-radius=\"20px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"false\" data-bg-color=\"\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" >\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t<div class=\"wpb_content_element\" data-interval=\"0\">\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper tabbed clearfix\" data-style=\"minimal_flexible\" data-animation=\"\" data-spacing=\"\" data-icon-size=\"24\" data-full-width-line=\"\" data-color-scheme=\"accent-color\" data-alignment=\"left\">\n\t\t\t<ul class=\"wpb_tabs_nav ui-tabs-nav clearfix\"><li class=\"tab-item active-tab\"><a role=\"button\" href=\"#tab-elementary-school\" class=\"active-tab\"><span>Elementary School<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tab-item\"><a role=\"button\" href=\"#tab-middle-school\" ><span>Middle School<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class=\"tab-item\"><a role=\"button\" href=\"#tab-high-school\" ><span>High School<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-elementary-school\" data-tab-icon=\"\" class=\"wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a59e371a2f62\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"60px\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle desktop-only right_padding_phone_5vw left_padding_phone_5vw\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column centered-text padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-border-radius=\"5px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#581110\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #581110;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #ffffff;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeIn fadeIn\" >Kindergarten \u2013 5th Grade<\/h4><div class=\"nectar-responsive-text nectar-link-underline-effect\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\"><p><em>In the earliest grades, students master reading, writing, and arithmetic while developing an ear for beautiful language and a heart for noble stories.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"none\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"20px\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Phonics and Language Arts:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Traditional orthography and phonics, grammar, handwriting, spelling, copywork, and Greek and Latin roots<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Math:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Singapore Math, emphasizing mastery of concepts and mental computation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Literature and Poetry:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fables, myths, fairy tales, classic children&#8217;s literature, and poetry memorization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>History and Geography:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chronological studies in world and American history with basic geography and civics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Science:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nature studies, biology, earth science, and early principles of physics and chemistry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Fine Arts:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Introduction to classical music, foundational art instruction, and exposure to masterworks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"fws_6a59e371a3480\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"60px\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle mobile-only right_padding_phone_5vw left_padding_phone_5vw\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column centered-text padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-border-radius=\"5px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#581110\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #581110;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #ffffff;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeIn fadeIn\" >Kindergarten \u2013 5th Grade<\/h4><div class=\"nectar-responsive-text nectar-link-underline-effect\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\"><p><em>In the earliest grades, students master reading, writing, and arithmetic while developing an ear for beautiful language and a heart for noble stories.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"none\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"20px\" data-alignment=\"center\"> \n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Phonics and Language Arts:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Traditional orthography and phonics, grammar, handwriting, spelling, copywork, and Greek and Latin roots<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Math:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Singapore Math, emphasizing mastery of concepts and mental computation<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Literature and Poetry:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Fables, myths, fairy tales, classic children&#8217;s literature, and poetry memorization<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>History and Geography:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chronological studies in world and American history with basic geography and civics<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Science:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nature studies, biology, earth science, and early principles of physics and chemistry<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Fine Arts:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Introduction to classical music, foundational art instruction, and exposure to masterworks<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-middle-school\" data-tab-icon=\"\" class=\"wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a59e371a39a0\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"60px\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle desktop-only right_padding_phone_5vw left_padding_phone_5vw\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column centered-text padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-border-radius=\"5px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#581110\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #581110;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #ffffff;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeIn fadeIn\" >6th Grade \u2013 8th Grade<\/h4><div class=\"nectar-responsive-text nectar-link-underline-effect\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\"><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While engaging in logic, middle school students explore deeper relationships between ideas and events.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"none\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"20px\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Latin:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Formal study begins and continues through high school<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Logic and Composition:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Students learn to build arguments and write persuasively<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Literature and History:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Great Books and primary sources from ancient to modern times<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Math and Science:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pre-algebra, algebra, foundational natural sciences and the scientific method<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Fine Arts and Music:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Performance, theory, and analysis of visual and musical works<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"fws_6a59e371a3dd1\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"60px\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle mobile-only right_padding_phone_5vw left_padding_phone_5vw\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column centered-text padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-border-radius=\"5px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#581110\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #581110;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #ffffff;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeIn fadeIn\" >6th Grade \u2013 8th Grade<\/h4><div class=\"nectar-responsive-text nectar-link-underline-effect\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\"><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">While engaging in logic, middle school students explore deeper relationships between ideas and events.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"none\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"20px\" data-alignment=\"center\"> \n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Latin:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Formal study begins and continues through high school<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Logic and Composition:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Students learn to build arguments and write persuasively<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Literature and History:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Great Books and primary sources from ancient to modern times<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Math and Science:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Pre-algebra, algebra, foundational natural sciences and the scientific method<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Fine Arts and Music:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Performance, theory, and analysis of visual and musical works<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t\t<div id=\"tab-high-school\" data-tab-icon=\"\" class=\"wpb_tab ui-tabs-panel wpb_ui-tabs-hide clearfix\">\n\t\t\t\t<div id=\"fws_6a59e371a42f1\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"60px\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle desktop-only right_padding_phone_5vw left_padding_phone_5vw\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column centered-text padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-border-radius=\"5px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#581110\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #581110;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #ffffff;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeIn fadeIn\" >9th Grade \u2013 12th Grade<\/h4><div class=\"nectar-responsive-text nectar-link-underline-effect\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\"><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In high school, rhetoric brings all prior learning together.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"none\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"20px\" data-alignment=\"left\"> \n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Rhetoric:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Advanced composition, public speaking, and Senior thesis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Humanities:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deep dives into philosophy, theology, ethics, U.S. government, and world history<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Literature:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shakespeare, Homer, Plato, Austen, and more\u2014studied with depth and seriousness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Math and Science:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Geometry, Algebra II, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics (with collegiate options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Languages:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Latin continues, with opportunities for Greek and modern language electives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Fine Arts:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Advanced art, drama, music theory, and aesthetics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div><div id=\"fws_6a59e371a46a6\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"60px\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle mobile-only right_padding_phone_5vw left_padding_phone_5vw\"  style=\"\"><div class=\"row-bg-wrap\"> <div class=\"row-bg\" ><\/div> <\/div><div class=\"row_col_wrap_12_inner col span_12  left\">\n\t<div style=\" color: #ffffff;\" class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column column_container vc_column_container col child_column centered-text padding-3-percent inherit_tablet inherit_phone\" data-cfc=\"true\" data-using-bg=\"true\" data-border-radius=\"5px\" data-padding-pos=\"all\" data-has-bg-color=\"true\" data-bg-color=\"#581110\" data-bg-opacity=\"1\" data-animation=\"\" data-delay=\"0\" >\n\t\t<div class=\"vc_column-inner\" ><div class=\"column-bg-overlay-wrap column-bg-layer\" data-bg-animation=\"none\"><div class=\"column-bg-overlay\" style=\"opacity: 1; background-color: #581110;\"><\/div><\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wpb_wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<h4 style=\"color: #ffffff;text-align: center\" class=\"vc_custom_heading vc_do_custom_heading wpb_animate_when_almost_visible wpb_fadeIn fadeIn\" >9th Grade \u2013 12th Grade<\/h4><div class=\"nectar-responsive-text nectar-link-underline-effect\" style=\"max-width: 800px;\"><p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In high school, rhetoric brings all prior learning together.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"nectar-fancy-ul\" data-list-icon=\"none\" data-animation=\"false\" data-animation-delay=\"0\" data-color=\"accent-color\" data-spacing=\"20px\" data-alignment=\"center\"> \n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Rhetoric:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Advanced composition, public speaking, and Senior thesis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Humanities:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Deep dives into philosophy, theology, ethics, U.S. government, and world history<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Literature:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Shakespeare, Homer, Plato, Austen, and more\u2014studied with depth and seriousness<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Math and Science:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Geometry, Algebra II, Calculus, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics (with collegiate options)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Languages:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Latin continues, with opportunities for Greek and modern language electives<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400; text-align: center;\" aria-level=\"1\"><em>Fine Arts:<\/em><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Advanced art, drama, music theory, and aesthetics<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n <\/div>\n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div> \n<\/div><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div> \n\t\t<\/div> \n\t<\/div> <div id=\"fws_6a59e371a4b16\" data-midnight=\"\" data-column-margin=\"60px\" class=\"wpb_row vc_row-fluid vc_row inner_row vc_row-o-equal-height vc_row-flex vc_row-o-content-middle right_padding_5vw left_padding_5vw reverse_columns_desktop\"  style=\"padding-top: 5vw; 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