The Waldorf School of Atlanta

Curriculum

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"[The WSA graduate is] a young man whose mind is critical but not contentious, whose disposition is humble but not weak, whose character is mature but still youthful."

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Though teachers modify the curriculum to meet the specific needs of their class, the following descriptions represent the typical curriculum for each grade at The Waldorf School of Atlanta.

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One	Five
Two	Six
Three	Seven
Four	Eight

Grade VI Curriculum
Sixth grade is the gateway to pre-adolescence and idealism. The curriculum serves to ground the students, to inspire them to venture out toward the unknown, and to offer an introduction to their quest in life. This year is both an ending and a beginning.

Main Lessons
History: Rome: Founding of Rome through the monarchy, republic, and empire. Famous and infamous individuals: Hannibal, Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, and Caesar Augustus. The life of Jesus. The decline of Rome and the Barbarian Migrations. Studies include maps, recitations in Latin, biographical portraits, debates. Emphasis on causal thinking. Medieval society: the cloister,
the castle and city. Arthurian legends. Monasticism and the rise of the church. Creation of Feudalism. The Crusades. Biographies may include Mohammed and Islam, Charlemagne, and William the Conqueror.

Literature: Tales of chivalry. Tom Sawyer. Poetry, ballads, scenes from medieval history.

English and Grammar: Speech work. Compositions and stories. Fine art of discussion and debate. Dictation. Conditional mood. Grammar review. Emphasis on sentence, paragraph and essay structures. Review eight parts of speech. Book reports. Class play.

Geography: Geography of Central America and South America. World Geography: the earth’s configuration and contrasts, landforms and oceans. Studies include individual reports, composition and creative writing and maps.

Science: Physics: demonstrations and experiments, with an emphasis on observation, investigating sound, light, heat, magnetism, static electricity. Geology: minerals and crystals of the Earth and their individual qualities; earthquakes and volcanoes. Astronomy: moon phases, solstice, eclipses, and equinox. Botany: introduction to horticulture.

Mathematics: Business Math: percentage, money, mathematical sentences, interest, profit and loss, ratio, proportion, exchange, estimation, equations.

Drawing, Painting, and Modeling: Geometric drawings and string designs. Emphasis on draftsmanship, exactness, and artistic composition of Euclidean forms. Bas-relief in Roman style. Painting: landscapes, color contrasts.