The Middle School for Dialectic seeks to promote independent learners by providing instruction and support for students who are developing study habits. Parents of middle school students routinely sense that their children are less engaged with them at home, and some discplines, such as Latin, are far beyond a parent’s ability. As students advance in middle school, New Covenant provides support through advisory, while at the same time providing instruction through multiple teachers and limited class changes. The chart below provides an overview of New Covenant’s middle school program.
Typical Course of Study
Fifth Grade | Sixth Grade | Seventh Grade | Eighth Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
Latin & English Grammar | Latin & English Grammar | Introductory Latin (Henle) | Introductory Latin (Henle) |
| Language Arts & Reading | Language Arts & Reading | Excellence in Writing & Language Arts | Excellence in Writing & Language Arts |
Saxon Math 6/5 | Saxon Math 7/6 | Algebra 1/2 | Algebra I |
Band, Violin or Chorus | Band, Violin or Chorus | Band, Violin or Chorus | Band, Violin or Chorus |
Art Media | Art Media | Art Media | Art Media |
| Drama | Drama | Drama | Drama |
History: Age of Exploration through 1865 | History: US History, 1865-present | World Geography 1 | World Geography 2 |
| Science | Science | Earth Science | Earth Science |
| Bible: Prophets & St. Luke | Bible: Pauls' Journeys & St. John | Old Testament Survey | New Testament Survey |
| Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education | Physical Education |
Chapel | Chapel | Chapel | Chapel |
| Advisory | Advisory | Advisory | Advisory |
| Exploratory | Exploratory | Word Processing | Logic |
| Intramural Athletics | Intramural Athletics | Intramural Athletics | Intramural Athletics |
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