Curriculum

While students will learn at different paces, we believe that true education is a matter of development over time and within a stable community. At Great Hearts, we give our students individualized attention, but always within a common, one-track curriculum. Please explore our reading lists and curriculum sequences.

Archway K-5 Curriculum Overview
Classes/YearK1st2nd3rd4th5th
EnglishPhonics, Spelling, & Vocabulary
EnglishReading & Literature
EnglishGrammar & Composition
HistoryCore Knowledge History & Geography
MathSingapore Math
ScienceCore Knowledge Science
Foreign LanguageSpanish, French, or Latin
Fine ArtsArt, Music Theory and Performance
AthleticsPhysical Education
Great Hearts 6-12 Curriculum Overview
Classes / Year6th7th8th9th10th11th12th
EnglishLiterature & CompositionHumane Letters: American TraditionHumane Letters: Modern EuropeHumane Letters: Ancient GreeceHumane Letters: Rome to Modernity
HistoryIntro to the American TraditionAncient HistoryMedieval HistoryHumane Letters: American TraditionHumane Letters: Modern EuropeHumane Letters: Ancient GreeceAmerican Rhetorical Tradition
MathPre-AlgebraIntermediate AlgebraAdvanced AlgebraGeometryAlgebra II / Pre-CalculusCalculus ICalculus II and Logic & Coding
SciencePhysical ScienceLife ScienceEarth ScienceBiologyChemistryPhysics IPhysics II
Foreign Language – Version 1Latin ILatin IILatin IIILatin IVLatin VGreek IGreek II
Foreign Language – Version 2Latin ILatin IILatin IIIMod. Lang. IMod. Lang. IIMod. Lang. IIIMod. Lang. IV
Fine ArtsMusic & DramaMusic & Studio ArtMusic & PoetryStudio Art & Drama
AthleticsPhysical EducationCompetitive AthleticsCompetitive Athletics
OtherEconomicsSenior Thesis