6th Grade
The 6th Grade experiences are designed to be both fun and engaging.
The curriculum, along with field trips, projects, activities, and games aims to enhance the ultimate learning experience, making education enjoyable and impactful for students!
Field Trips
- Hume Lake – Hume Lake is an incredible five day outdoor learning camp in Sequoia National Forest that focuses on finding God in the world around us. The camp offers thrilling games and evening chapel services that are inspiring and thought provoking. The engaging educational classes and fun activities make this camp an unforgettable 6th grade experience!
- Eldorado Canyon Gold Mine – The gold mine enhances students’ understanding of both science and history by providing an immersive experience into mining life. As they explore tunnels, students have the option to approach gated overlooks that offer a unique view into the depths of the mine. To help them appreciate the hard life of mining, the guide briefly turns out the lights allowing students to experience one of the many challenges miners faced - doing all that hard labor in the dark!
- Titanic Exhibit – We visit the Titanic Exhibit located at the Luxor, where students take on the identity of a former passenger. This experience allows them to see authentic artifacts, touch a simulated iceberg, pose for a photo in the Grand Staircase, and engage with other visual aids that help students gain a deeper historical understanding of life during that era and challenges passengers faced. At the end of the exhibit they find out whether or not they survived the disaster!
Do Something Days are volunteer events where students come together to serve the community.
*Field trips are subject to change.
Subject: Bible
Curriculum: Taming a Liger by Jeff Dunn and Adam Palmer
We begin the Bible curriculum watching Napoleon Dynamite on which our devotional, Taming a Liger, is based. This twenty-four chapter devotional gives funny and interesting examples from the movie to explain how we should live our lives as Christians. Each student applies the verse and lesson given in each chapter to their lives by writing a short response, first summarizing the lesson given and then giving an example when they failed or succeeded in the lesson’s particular area. After finishing Taming a Liger we have a viewing party of the film in Napoleon Dynamite's honor.
Curriculum: Deep Roots
This curriculum helps students find knowledge, wisdom, and understanding of a Biblical worldview from the Word of God. It is designed to help foster a love for Jesus, build Godly character, and cultivate critical thinking based on the Biblical foundation that they receive and their personal relationship with Jesus Christ.
The Bible grade for all quarters is based on class work, homework, memory verse tests, and projects.
Subject: English
Curriculum: Easy Grammar
Students will gain an understanding of how to write descriptive, narrative, expository, and persuasive essays, as well as book reports. Easy Grammar combines effective strategies with a prepositional approach through the use of daily guided grammar review, capitalization, punctuation, parts of speech, and other essential areas for both speaking and writing. The reinforced daily process promotes mastery of learning. Students will first perfect writing solid sentences with adjectives and adverbs, ensuring vocabulary is not repetitive. They will then learn to consolidate thoughts, hook readers, and transition smoothly between sub-topics and ideas. Students will close the year with strong paragraph essays. Students will be assessed through vocabulary tests, grammar evaluations, and various components of writing.
Subject: History
Curriculum: Abeka
Students will understand and appreciate the history, beauty, and variety of the countries of the “New World” including Canada, the United States, Mexico, Caribbean, Central America, and South America. Students will explore characteristics and geographical features of these regions, with an in-depth focus on the United States from early colonization to the significant events of the mid - 20th century.
Subject: Math
Curriculum: Abeka - Intermediate Mathematics
From arithmetic and geometry to statistics and algebra, students review concepts from previous years and jump into new ideas with Intermediate Mathematics. Intermediate Mathematics successfully bridges the gap between elementary and high school math and effectively prepares students for testing and for more advanced courses.
Subject: Reading
Curriculum: Abeka
Our goal is to ignite a passion for reading beyond academics by bringing stories to life, enhancing comprehension, exploring character development, predicting plot outcomes, and expanding vocabulary and genre knowledge. Students will engage with short stories from the Abeka series and four different novels throughout the year. They will answer comprehension questions and complete various reading activities, such as plot summaries and character analysis. Assessment will include weekly time reading assignments with multiple-choice questions, written responses, group discussions, and projects that evaluate their understanding and analytical skills.
Subject: Science
Curriculum: FOSS Next Generation-Full Option Science System
FOSS is built around firsthand exploration of phenomena, using classroom-proven theories and practices to engage all students. FOSS was designed from its roots to provide every child with the opportunity to develop their ability to think scientifically, fully integrate active investigation and multisensory learning for all learners regardless of prior knowledge.
The students will complete the following three modules during the year:
Diversity of Life: This course introduces students to the big picture of life on Earth. They discover that all living things share the same basic characteristics. Students then explore the relationship of organisms to their environment.
Human Systems Interactions: Students tackle big questions about body systems and the environmental factors that affect them.
Weather and Water: Focuses on Earth’s atmosphere, weather, and water. Students learn about atoms and molecules, density, wind, and energy transfer, then investigate phase change, the water cycle, ocean currents, and meteorology.
Subject: Life Skills
Curriculum: Friendzy/A Case for Christ Young Readers Edition
Through engaging resources like Friendzy and A Case for Christ: Young Readers Edition, students participate in activities that promote teamwork, strategic thinking, and empathy, ensuring they are well-prepared for what lies ahead. The program emphasizes effective identification and management of emotions and behaviors, including self-assessment and the importance of positive interactions with others. Students also build crucial academic skills, such as note-taking, study strategies, essential organization, and time management techniques. By integrating these skills, students learn how to think critically and engage effectively in group and individual work.