The Avalon School 较低的学校: Grades 3-5
Students in Avalon's lower school continue their study of nature, 文学, drawing and sports by teachers serving as enthusiastic role models who are well-versed in the rich heritage of the humanities. The traditional rigors of mathematics and grammar form the counterbalance to varied and frequent adventure trips that afford small classes an opportunity to explore their world.
"He had not yet learned that if you do one good deed your reward usually is to be set to do another and harder and better one.”
--The Horse and His Boy, C.S. 刘易斯
课程
宗教
We have adopted the 伊格内修斯出版社 series for our religion program in grades one through eight. Its authentic teaching and beautiful artwork present wonderfully the richness of the Catholic faith. 在所有的事情上, but especially through our religion program, we hope to form boys into men who will make a more human, more vital society. 文本: Our Life with Jesus, 伊格内修斯出版社 耶稣我们的向导, 伊格内修斯出版社 Credo: I Believe, 伊格内修斯出版社 Students are taught the basic prayers, the various articles of the Apostle’s Creed, major stories from the Old and New Testaments, and lives of selected saints. 数学
The Avalon School has adopted the Saxon 数学 series for our math program. The classes consist of short lectures followed by students working on sample problems. The books are rigorous and there is little "fluff." The learning is incremental with continual review. There is frequent cumulative testing. There is also an emphasis on correcting mistakes, a key area where much learning can take place. The classes will be supplemented with math puzzles, mental math, and topics from the history of math. Saxon books are especially suited for students to advance above grade level and we will do our best to accommodate such cases. 文本: Saxon 数学 54, 65, 76 历史
In the 较低的学校, students continue studying the history of the United States, looking at its inception as a colony up to the Mexican War in 1848. 文本: 三年级 Why America is Free, Mount Vernon Ladies Association 4年级 美国的历史, Oxford University Press, Bks 2 & 3 (The Colonial Period up to the Revolution) 五年级 美国的历史, Oxford University Press, Bks 4 & 5 (Revolutionary War through the Mexican War) Physical Education
Daily physical education for students in grades K-8 allows them to test their physical limits and to test each other. The Avalon School exposes boys to the regular passel of sports that are commonly played, helping them to develop the skills necessary to compete capably, and encouraging the boys to use their imagination and innate competitiveness to develop games of their own. |
自然历史
Science is a hands-on subject. Boys will be encouraged to catch insects, 青蛙, 海龟, snakes and other small animals (little brothers and sisters excluded). We expect them to be able to identify over 50 birds, over 30 trees, and other wild life. Rocks, fossils and artifacts will be observed and collected. 彼得森, 斯托克斯, and the Golden Field Guides will be the students' guides and Anna Botsford Comstock's great opus, Handbook of Nature Study, is the teacher's guide.* In the third through fifth grades, students finish the first and second sections of the 自然历史 curriculum. 诗歌
阅读, memorization and recitation of great poetry is an essential part of the Avalon curriculum and experience and comprises a part of the English 文学 course offerings. Each grade memorizes and recites a number of poems throughout the year. 除了, the competitive recitation of poetry by House representatives is a staple of festival day celebrations. Poet Laureate Contests are held for the Lower and Middle schools each spring. Reading/Phonics/Writing
In grades 3-5, students work on spelling, grammar, phonics, reading and writing. 文本: 第2 / 3年级 The Door in the Wall, Margarite d’Angeli The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame Rikki - Tikki - Tavi, Rudyard Kipling 斯图尔特小, E. B. 白色 Charlotte's Web, E. B. 白色 4年级 Call It Courage, 阿姆斯特朗 Sperry 农民的男孩, Laura Ingalls The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, C. S. 刘易斯 The Horse and His Boy, C. S. 刘易斯 伊索寓言 五年级 钢铁之躯, 霍华德·派尔 《IM体育app下载》, J. R. R. 托尔金 约翰尼人物个性, 以斯帖《IM体育app》 测深仪, 威廉H. 阿姆斯特朗 艺术
艺术 is taught one class period per week in grades 3 – 8. Students learn elements of drawing, from basic three-dimensional shapes to more challenging assignments such as the use of perspective, drawing the human person, 等. Projects include learning about and coloringheraldic shields, understanding the color wheel, and color relationships. Students also will seeand study various great works of art. |