Curriculum
We seek the best books for each subject, giving preference to primary source materials when possible. Curriculum sources include the Omnibus, World History Series by Susan Wise Bauer, Apologia and other Sciences, Classic literature authors include C.S. Lewis, Homer, Plato, Tolstoy, and Shakespeare. Modern books include works by Peter Kreeft, John Stott, Stephen Covey, and Thomas Friedman.
8th Grade
9th Grade
10th Grade
11th Grade
12th Grade
Classes include:
- World History overview
- World Literature overview
- Physical Science
- Pre-Algebra or Algebra 1
- Logic 1
- Bible (Focusing on understanding the bad news of the world and how Jesus Christ brings Good News that is historical, Christological,
personal, individual, and most of all, wonderful.)
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The Bronze Bow
- King Arthur and the Knights of the Round Table
- A Christmas Carol
- Carry on, Mr. Bowditch
- Amos Fortune, Free Man
- Number the Stars
- The Bible–gospel of Mark
- The Alpha program
The 9th grade curriculum focuses on the Ancient time period, from Creation to 30 AD to provide the students a basis of knowledge to progress through the rest of their time in highschool.
Classes include:
- Ancient World History
- Ancient World Literature and Composition
- Biology
- Algebra 1 or Geometry
- Spanish 1
- Logic 1
- Bible (Focusing on understanding that the heart of the Gospel is to love the Lord with our heart, mind, soul, and strength — but that it always
begins with the heart.)
- Gilgamesh
- The Landmark Herodotus
- The Chronicles of Narnia
- Homer, The Odyssey
- The Aeneid
- Plutarch’s Lives
- The Screwtape Letters
- The Bible–books of Exodus and the Gospel of John
The 10th grade curriculum will pick up where the 9th grade left off and bridge into the Medieval, Renaissance and Reformation time periods to continue with a natural flow of knowledge.
Classes include:
- Medieval History and Philosophy
- Medieval (British) Literature and Composition
- Chemistry
- Algebra 2 or Geometry
- Spanish 1 or 2
- Logic 1 or 2
- Bible (Focusing on discovering the personal and theological implications of the Gospel in transforming our hearts and minds so
we can live together in the Church, the body of Christ)
- Shakespeare: Julius Caeser, Macbeth
- Unveiling Islam
- Charlemagne
- Chaucer–The Canterbury Tales
- The Adventures of Robin Hood
- Portions of Dante’s Inferno
- The Scarlet Pimpernel
- Martin Luther Commentary on Galatians
The 11th grade curriculum will start where the 10th grade stopped at the Reformation and continue on to the Pre-Modern time period and US history.
Classes include:
- US History
- US Literature and Composition
- Physics
- Algebra 2, Geometry or Pre-Calculus
- Spanish 2 or 3
- Logic 2
- Bible (Focusing on understanding the cultural and transformation implications of the Gospel as sojourners and exiles)
- My Life by Benjamin Franklin
- Uncle Tom’s Cabin
- Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas
- The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
- Helen Keller The Story of My Life
- C.S. Lewis Letters in a Time of War
- American poetry and short stories
- Fahrenheit 451
- James Sire’s Worldview Catalog
- The Bible–1 & 2 Peter
The 12th grade curriculum will round out the studies of students at Hope Scholars Academy and our goal is to send them off as well rounded individuals, based in the gospel, and so the 12th grade curriculum finishes our travel through history moving from the Pre-Modern time period, through the Modern time period and into the Post-Modern time period, keeping a view of our unchanging identity in Christ through it all.
Classes Include:
- US Government in a World Government Context (1/2 year)
- Economics and Personal Finance (1/2 year)
- Pre-Calculus or Calculus
- Senior Capstone Humanities (Rhetoric, Theology, Post-Modern Literature and Philosophy) (2 credits)
- Internship or Senior Thesis
- Bible (Focusing on the Rhetoric of Love and Missionary Biographies)
We are still in process of deciding which books the 12th-grade class will be reading, but we hope to have the list soon!