Cary Christian School

Academics

Equipping Students Spiritually, Academically, & Socially

As a Christian School, we eagerly seek to understand the world around us and how to live well in it, using the Bible as the foundation of knowledge.

As a classical school, we learn from the best stories and books passed on from previous generations. The historic Trivium inspires the names and emphases for each of our schools: Grammar (up to grade 5), Logic (grades 6-8), and Rhetoric (grades 9-12).

PHONICS SCHOOL | Grades K-2

In grades K-2 (the Phonics Stage), we are working with the way God has made students to want to learn and soak in foundational knowledge.  We use a Phonics based approach to reading.  Our school day is active and engaging, and we tap into the students’ natural desire for curiosity and wonder about the world around them.  The goal is to equip students with the foundational building blocks of education while their minds are most receptive to memorization and observation.

Phonics School Highlights:

  • Kindergarten students are reading by Christmas
  • Oral memory, repetition, recitation, songs and jingles
  • Encouraging curiosity and wonder
  • D’Nealian Penmanship, Cursive beginning in Second Grade
  • Fine Arts programs beginning in Kindergarten
  • Stage presentations/concerts at least twice each year for every grade level
  • On-Campus and Off-Campus Field Trips each quarter
  • Each classroom has a dedicated Teacher Assistant (1:11 ratio)
  • Two recesses each day
CURRICULUM
READING LISTS

GRAMMAR SCHOOL | Grades 3-5

In grades 3-5 (the Grammar Stage), we are laying a foundation of knowledge in age-appropriate ways that tap into the way God has designed students to want to learn.  The school day is active and engaging, incorporating classical tools of collections, models, recitation, drills, games, presentations, singing, dancing, and chanting. The foundation of the Phonics Stage is extended as students are becoming Readers, Writers, and Mathematicians.  This is a great time to introduce Latin, as students are equipped to think about patterns in language and finding derivatives.  Grammar School students are delighted by learning new and interesting information, relating their own experiences to units of study, and going on an adventure with great books.

Grammar School Highlights:

  • Oral memory, repetition, recitation, songs and jingles
  • Encouraging curiosity and wonder
  • Cursive Penmanship
  • Latin beginning in Third Grade
  • Reading classical children’s Literature
  • Veritas History and Bible timelines
  • Fine Arts programs
  • Stage presentations/concerts at least twice each year for every grade level
  • On-Campus and Off-Campus Field Trips each quarter
  • Two recesses each day
CURRICULUM
READING LISTS

LOGIC SCHOOL | Grades 6-8

We welcome you to Cary Christian School. Here in the Upper School, grades 6-12, students are busy contemplating important questions that direct them toward a better understanding and sharpening of their Christian worldview. We also work to help our students discern the alternative worldviews of the past and of the society they face today. As administrators and teachers, we strive to cultivate a desire for wisdom and godliness while working to nourish a spirit of inquiry and a love for learning.

Rhetoric School Highlights:

  • The classical subjects of Logic and Rhetoric are part of our core curriculum
  • Literature and History classes progress chronologically through the grades and are integrated to give proper context and depth of understanding to these subjects
  • Emphasis on application, synthesis, and communication of information
  • Students learn to articulate and defend their Christian worldview in Theology and Apologetics classes
  • Award-winning Fine Arts program
  • Student Leadership opportunities
CURRICULUM
ATHLETICS

RHETORIC SCHOOL | Grades 9-12

We welcome you to Cary Christian School. Here in the Upper School, grades 6-12, students are busy contemplating important questions that direct them toward a better understanding and sharpening of their Christian worldview. We also work to help our students discern the alternative worldviews of the past and of the society they face today. As administrators and teachers, we strive to cultivate a desire for wisdom and godliness while working to nourish a spirit of inquiry and a love for learning.

Rhetoric School Highlights:

  • The classical subjects of Logic and Rhetoric are part of our core curriculum
  • Literature and History classes progress chronologically through the grades and are integrated to give proper context and depth of understanding to these subjects
  • Emphasis on application, synthesis, and communication of information
  • Students learn to articulate and defend their Christian worldview in Theology and Apologetics classes
  • Award-winning Fine Arts program
  • Student Leadership opportunities
  • School Clubs
  • Seniors develop, present, and defend a thesis
CURRICULUM
COLLEGE COUNSELING
FINE ARTS
ATHLETICS

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