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BEFORE PURCHASING:

These are books we will be using in class. Not all books are required. Please see a member of the Director Team for a recommended list for your student's class.

This list is for the 2024-2025 school year. Subject to change. Check with a Director before purchasing.

PRIMARY

Claritas Cycle 4 Memory Work Guide

Language Arts (4-5th)

  • Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW) Adventures in Writing Student Workbook

 

Advanced Language Arts (4th-6th)

  • Institute for Excellence in Writing (IEW): Following Narnia Volume 1 Student Workbook (subject to change)

PREPARATORY A

1ST SEMESTER

Reasoning

  • Analogies for All of Us

Science 

  • Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics 

English

  • Lost Tools of Writing, 5th edition

  • The Lion the Witch & the Wardrobe by CS Lewis

  • Number the Stars by Lois Lowry

  • Carry On, Mr. Bowditch 

  •  Amos Fortune, Free Man

  • The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett

History

  • Atlas of your choice
     

2ND SEMESTER
 

Reasoning

  • The Fallacy Detective, workbook edition by Bluedorn

Science

  • Apologia Exploring Creation with Chemistry and Physics

English

  • Lost Tools of Writing, 5th edition

  • The Secret Garden by Frances Burnett

  • A Door in the Wall by Marguerite De Angeli 

  • Crispin, Cross of Lead by AVI

  • The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

History

  • Atlas of your choice

PREPARATORY B

1ST SEMESTER

Reasoning

  • Speech (Curriculum to be provided​ over Google Classroom)

Science

  • Apologia General Science textbook 3rd Edition

English

  • The Grammar of Poetry by Matt Whitling Student Book

History

  • Current Events (your own sources)

2ND SEMESTER

Reasoning

  • Debate (materials TBA​)

Science

  • Apologia General Science textbook 3rd Edition

English

  • Short Stories from Gutenburg.org* (Curriculum to be provided​ over Google Classroom)

History

  • The Mysteries History Holds (Curriculum to be provided​ over Google Classroom)

PREPARATORY 1

1ST SEMESTER

Reasoning

  • Speech (Curriculum will be provided​ over Google Classroom)

Science

  • Friendly Chemistry Student Textbook

English

  • Essay Writing (instruction will be provided via Google Classroom

  • The Old Man and the Sea by Hemingway

  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Twain

  • Fahrenheit 451 by Bradbury

  • The Giver by Lowery

  • The Best Christmas Pageant Ever by Robinson

  • The Outsiders by Hinton

History

  • Notgrass Exploring America 2019 edition Book 1

2ND SEMESTER
 

Reasoning

  • Debate (materials TBA​)

Science

  • Friendly Chemistry Student Textbook

English

  • APA Research Paper (instruction will be provided via Google Classroom) 

  • The Outsiders by Hinton

  • Up from Slavery by Washington

  • In His Steps by Sheldon

  • The Hiding Place by ten Boom 

History

  • Notgrass Exploring America 2019 edition Book 2

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