The writing process is taught and applied to the writing of book reports, encyclopedia reports, library research reports, and creative writing. Students also learn correct word usage and apply grammar rules to their speech. Through emphasizing creative writing, students learn to convey their thoughts and use their imaginations. The final culmination in the study of creative writing in sixth grade is the production of a class journal. The student is presented with the history and geography of the New World from a Christian perspective.
Students learn more about the people and places of their own land and neighboring countries.
A guided geography research project gives students an opportunity to focus on a specific region of the world. Students memorize key documents in our country's history, facts about our states and capitals, and our country's presidents. Science Students learn about a vast variety of invertebrates as they make an invertebrate zoo. They study the plant kingdom, learning to recognize many common trees and a number of plant families. As they delve into the wonders of the earth, they learn about such topics as magnetism, volcanoes, earthquakes, caves, and the formation and classification of rocks.