Grade 6
As students in the 6th grade begin the body changes of puberty, there is often a loss of the harmony and grace of the 5th grade. The skeletal changes at this age bring shifts in the very structure of the body. It is at this stage that physics and geology are first introduced.
The world is delineated in absolutes with more inclusive thinking still in the future. In bringing education to this developmental stage, the curriculum focuses on Roman law, black and white drawing, specific gym exercises involving overcoming obstacles and teaching through the method of “compare and contrast.”
Where geometric shapes have been drawn freehand in earlier grades, the 6th grader learns exact construction with compass and straightedges as well as the mathematical properties of these shapes. Business math and perimeter and area are also introduced.
Concepts of physics are explored through phenomenological observation of acoustics beginning with music and expand into study areas of heat, cold, light, sound and electricity. Astronomy is approached from a geocentric perspective, providing the concept of orientation between earth and sky.