BROOKLYN
WHAT IS A FOUNDATIONS CYCLE? OVER A PERIOD OF THREE YEARS WE STUDY
CYCLE I CYCLE 2 CYCLE 3
HISTORY AND GEOGRAPHY
SCIENCE
TIMELINE
ART
ENGLISH
LATIN
MATH
BIBLE MEMORY
I am the parent of three kids, and while watching the Olympics our youngest, who is 8, heard that the games were being held in Sochi on the Black Sea. He excitedly ran to a map and exclaimed, "I know where the Black Sea is, so I know where they are mom!"
-dsb,NY
WORLD:HISTORICAL EMPIRES, PEOPLES AND COUNTRIES (ANCIENT THROUGH MODERN)
BIOLOGY, EARTH SCIENCE, RELATED EXPERIEMENTS
CREATION
MASTERS, DRAWING
VERBS, PREPOSITIONS
NOUN ENDINGS (DECLENSIONS)
MULTIPLICATION
EXODUS 20 (10 COMMANDMENTS)
PRE-REFORMATION WORLD THROUG TODAY
ECOLOGY, ASTRONONOMY, AND PHYSICAL SCIENCE
TO MODERN
IMPRESSIONISTS, DRAWING
PRONOUNS, ADVERBS, CONJUGATIONS
VERB ENDINGS CONJUGATIONS)
TABLES, CONVERSIONS,
EPHESIANS 6
U.S.: COLUMBUS TO CURRENT EVENTS
ANATOMY, CHEMISTRY
AMERICA
AMERICAN MASTERS DRAWING
PARTICIPLES, IRREGULAR VERB TENSES, AND CLAUSES
TRANSLATE JOHN 1
GEOMETRIC FORMULAS
JOHN 1:1-7
COMMUNITY DAY SCHEDULE
9:00
9:30
12:00
1:00-3:00
LARGE GROUP OPENING Student/parent led prayer. Scripture memory recitation, family presentations and Director announcements.
CLASSES Students receive instruction in core subjects, participate in hands-on fine arts and science projects, and give a presentation. For older children, the presentation is generally on a history topic they researched the previous week. For younger children, presentations are similar to show-and-tell.
LUNCH All families eat lunch together; some stay for more classes and others are finished for the day.
ESSENTIALS PROGRAM Students receive instruction in english grammar, play games to strengthen mental math, and work through a writing curriculum.