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.

Great Hearts 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 AlgebraGeometryPre-CalculusCalculus I and Calculus IICalculus III / Adv. Math Topics
ScienceNature of ScienceLife ScienceEarth ScienceBiologyChemistryPhysics IPhysics II
Foreign LanguageLatin ILatin IILatin IIILatin IVLatin VGreek IGreek II
Fine ArtsPoetry, Studio Art, Music & DramaMusic & Studio ArtPoetry, Studio Art & Drama
AthleticsCompetitive AthleticsCompetitive Athletics
OtherEconomicsSenior Thesis