Standards of Learning: In Middle School we start the children with the basics of
a well-rounded education in order to develop a well-trained mind. Because each student learns at his
or her own pace, no calendar is included and when the curriculum is completed an evaluation will be
made by the Professors of BiblioTronix, whether a complete calendar school year has past or not. Middle
School children are required, just as in the higher grades to take: English, Math, History, Science,
Foreign Language, and an Elective. These are the years in which logic, or ordering of facts,
will be developed.
English: In English, we continue to develop an appreciation for literature as well as
developing their communication skills, by way a verity of presentations. Writing will be increased
by the students planning, rough drafting, editing and rewriting reports in a typed format. Emphasis
on logical presentation of facts will be emphasised. Library and location of information in
reference materials will be expanded from print to non-print sources. Reading of varied sources will
allow for the student to distinguish between fact and opinion.
History: History will include the geographic, economic, governmental, and
cultural concepts within the communities studied and in a historical context. This will include
readings from speeches and persuasive documents that are the foundation of many country's ideals.
Emphasis will be on primary sources and simulations.
Math: Requirements for math in middle school are more involved. Emphasis on
logic and equation based data will be added to the math symbols and vocabulary to engage the use of
math as a problem solving skill.
Science: Science emphasizes concepts of validation of data. Skills such as
questioning and testing those questions will be developed in the process of gathering facts.
Questioning, forming hypotheses, predictions and experimentation will be now charted against,
defining dependent and independent variables, making prediction in the form of graphs, and analyzing
data. This data will then be put into a logical sequence to explain the event to others. The
Scientific Method will be emphasized at this stage.
Foreign Language: Middle School children have
reached the Logic stage of the Trivium, in which they will begin, their study of Latin.
Arts: The Elective requirement for any middle school
level can be met by taking any of the following: Art, Classical Ballet, Fencing, or Music.
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