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Subjects Studied
Grade 1
Main Lesson Subjects:
Fairy tales; language arts including foundations of reading and writing; numbers and
four arithmetical processes: addition, subtraction, multiplication, division; science through
observation of nature
Subjects studied after the Main Lesson:
Spanish, German, Eurythmy, watercolor painting, form drawing (straight/curved lines and
forms), beeswax modeling, pentatonic flute, knitting, class play, outdoor games
Grade 2
Main Lesson Subjects:
Fables and legends; lives of the saints; language arts including reading and writing;
arithmetic including multiplication tables and numerical patterns; nature projects
Subjects studied after the Main Lesson:
Spanish, German, Eurythmy, watercolor painting, form drawing (symmetry), beeswax
modeling, pentatonic flute, crocheting, class play, outdoor games
Grade 3
Main Lesson Subjects:
Old Testament Stories; language arts including reading, grammar, and composition;
arithmetic including weights and measures; practical studies in house building and
carpentry, farming and gardening
Subjects studied after the Main Lesson:
Spanish, German, Eurythmy, watercolor painting, form drawing (radial symmetry),
beeswax modeling, pentatonic/diatonic flute and stringed instrument, chorus, knitting,
class play, outdoor games/gym, class trip (week at Hawthorne Valley Farm)
Grade 4
Main Lesson Subjects:
Norse mythology; language arts including grammar, writing and composition; arithmetic
including fractions; Connecticut history and geography; map making; study of the human
being and animal kingdom
Subjects studied after the Main Lesson:
Spanish, German, Eurythmy, painting, form drawing (braiding designs), clay modeling,
diatonic flute/recorder, stringed instrument, chorus, cross-stitch, class play, gym
Grade 5
Main Lesson Subjects:
Ancient civilizations including Greece, India, Persia and Egypt; language arts including
grammar, book and main lesson reports; mathematics including fractions, decimals and
introduction to geometry; geography of North America; botany; Olympic "Pentathlon"
festival
Subjects studied after the Main Lesson:
Spanish, German, Eurythmy, watercolor painting, freehand geometric drawing,
woodworking, recorder, stringed instrument, chorus, four-needle knitting, class play, gym
Grade 6
Main Lesson Subjects:
Ancient Rome & the Middle Ages, language arts including reading, grammar and
composition; mathematics including business math; geography of South America;
sciences including geology, mineralogy, physics of sound, light, heat and magnetism;
introduction to astronomy
Subjects studied after the Main Lesson:
Spanish, German, Eurythmy, watercolor painting, geometric drawing, woodworking,
clay modeling, recorder, orchestra, chorus, handwork (stuffed doll), class play, gym
Grade 7
Main Lesson Subjects:
Renaissance, Reformation and Age of Discovery; language arts including reading,
grammar and composition; algebra and Euclidean geometry; astronomy; geography
of Europe; physics of electricity and mechanics, physiology, health and nutrition,
introduction to chemistry
Subjects studied after the Main Lesson:
Spanish, German, Eurythmy, watercolor painting, black and white perspective drawing,
woodworking, clay modeling, recorder, orchestra, chorus, hand-sewn garment, class
play, gym
Grade 8
Main Lesson Subjects:
American History; American, French and Industrial Revolutions; Shakespeare; language
arts including reading, grammar, composition and poetry; biography; mathematics
including algebra and solid geometry; geography of Africa and Asia; sciences including
anatomy, physics, organic chemistry, meteorology
Subjects studied after the Main Lesson:
Spanish, German, Eurythmy, watercolor painting, black and white perspective drawing,
sculpture/modeling, recorder, orchestra, chorus, machine-sewn garment, drama, gym,
class trip, graduation project
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