Grammar
Classical Christian Education is organized according to the “Trivium,” a three-phase approach to education, Grammar, Logic, and Rhetoric. Each of these three areas is specifically suited to the stages in a child's mental development. Classical Christian education seeks to tailor the curriculum subject matter to a child’s mental development.
Grammar Stage (K-6th grade): emphasizes the acquisition of basic facts in each subject. Young students enjoy absorbing information through songs, recitation, repetitious activities, and educational games.
During his early years a child studies the Grammar portion of the Trivium. Younger years children possess a great natural ability to memorize large amounts of material even though they may not understand its significance. This is the time to fill them full of facts, such as the multiplication table, geography, dates, events, plant and animal classifications; anything that lends itself to easy repetition and assimilation by the mind.
Latin is introduced at the 2nd grade level. Latin requires the child to spend a great deal of time learning and memorizing its vocabulary and grammatical structure. Latin expands the students vocabulary and helps students understand and think with greater depth about the world around them.
