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Core Curriculum
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Logic
Schaeffer Academy follows the Trivium, a method of instruction first used in medieval times.  Its three stages (Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric) correspond to a child's developmental stages.  By the middle years (grades 7-8), building on the facts and rules gained in the grammar stage, our students progress to learning logic, defined as the rational use of concepts within the content of a subject.   In later grades they move to rhetoric, the persuasive use of ideas and argumentation relating to a subject. In addition, the students have room in their schedule for two electives (click on electives>>).
 
Here are the core subjects studied in grades 7 and 8:
Grade
English
Language 
Math
Science
History
Bible
 
Logic and
Rhetoric
Music
Art
 
Seventh
Elements of Writing/Literature
Latin 1A (1 semester)
Pre-Algebra
Life Science
World History
Old Testament Survey (1 semester)
 
Music Appreciation and History
(1 semester)
Art Appreciation and History
(1 semester)
Eighth
Elements of Writing/Literature
 
Latin lB
(1 semester)
Algebra 1
Physical Science
U.S. History
New Testament Survey (1 semester)
Logic
(1 semester)
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Rochester, MN 55906
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