Core knowledge is a specific and sequenced plan of what to teach in Preschool through eighth grade.
The Saint Michael faculty has fully embraced the E.D. Hirch Core Knowledge Sequence curriculum, a specific content guide that provides a solid, coherent foundation of learning for students from Pre-Kindergarten to grade eight. The Core Knowledge Sequence specifies content for each grade level, in Language Arts, American and World History, Geography, Religion, Science, Mathematics, Visual Arts and Music. Based on extensive research, consensus building and experience, the sequence accounts for at least fifty percent of the classroom curriculum. Focus on teaching a coherent, specific, and shared sequence of knowledge. Have a common vision of what their students need to know and be able to do.